I think the BBC was guilty of a prime time fumble last night. Actor David Harwood asked the question "Why Is Covid Killing Black People ?" in a commission announced last August by Jack Bootle, Head of Science and Natural History, and Sreya Biswas, Commissioning Editor.
It was an hour-long 'journey' for David, shepherded by a production team of freelances employed by Twenty Twenty. This indie has brought us First Dates, The Choir and A House Through Time, and is part of Warner Brothers. It climaxed in a very poor Zoom interview with Kemi Badenoch, Treasury & Equalities Minister which David himself described as 'frustrating'.
If this had been conducted by a ring-savvy interviewer, my shared frustration would have been eased. A real missed opportunity.
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