BBC faces criticism for ‘ghettoised’ black and Asian output

By Matthew Hemley in The Stage:

BBC Radio has come under fire for its “token” commissioning of dramas by and featuring black and Asian artists, with both the Writers’ Guild of Great Britain and Equity criticising the lack of diversity in the Corporation’s output.

Both unions took the opportunity to highlight their concerns in individual responses to a review being carried out into BBC Radio 3, BBC Radio 4 and BBC 7 by the BBC Trust.