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BBC Content Director Charlotte Moore Issues Diversity Warning To UK Biz, Broadcaster Talks ‘Strictly’ In Covid-Era — Edinburgh
Tara Conlan BBC content director Charlotte Moore has warned that unless diversity is prioritized in the UK TV industry, the sector will not survive.Speaking today at the Edinburgh TV Festival, Moore unveiled new programs including an investigation into the impact of race on coronavirus by actor David Harewood and a spin off of World On Fire writer Peter Bowker’s hit series The A Word written by disabled writers. These shows will be among those to spearhead BBC1’s line-up next season.Moore also highlighted Mangrove, the first film in Steve Macqueen’s series Small Axe, which will air this autumn.
