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Factual TV’s Diversity Problem Highlighted by BAFTA TV Nominations, Says Industry Org We Are Doc Women
Tim Dams The lack of diversity in factual television has been highlighted by BAFTA’s Television Awards nominations, according to industry network We are Doc Women, which has called for “swift, definitive action” from TV companies to tackle the issue.Announced last week, the nominations for the BAFTA TV factual director category was an all-male affair. For the second year in succession, not a single woman was nominated in the category.In an open letter to the industry this week, We are Doc Women noted that no woman has ever won and no Black, Asian or Ethnic Minority (BAME) woman has even been nominated in the entire 13-year history of BAFTA’s factual director category.We Are Doc Women is a U.K.