BBC Told to Avoid Token Characters and Preachy Storylines
The BBC has been urged to rethink color-blind casting "tokenism" and "preachy" storylines about the UK's colonial history in scripted series, according to a major study commissioned by the broadcaster.
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Creative freedom? Ha! Any freedom? Double Ha!
#1 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-02-01 09:23 PM | Reply
People have been complaining about this since the BBC started doing it about ten years ago, as result of a new policy. They apparently didn't even care that stuff like this helped people like Trump get elected twice. It was only after they got sued and had to pony up for legal fees that they even bothered to look into it.
#2 | Posted by sentinel at 2026-02-02 08:07 AM | Reply
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