George Alagiah “Mixed Race Britannia”

[nanila]

Two posts in one day is unprecedented, I think, but I thought that members of this community might be interested in a series that will be airing on BBC2 in the UK starting at 9 PM on Thursday, 6 October. It’s called “Mixed Race Britannia” and it will be hosted by George Alagiah, who is Sri Lankan-British and in a mixed-race marriage.



Guardian interview with George Alagiah
BBC article by George Alagiah on mixed-race marriage

Persons outside the UK may be able to view the series through the BBC iPlayer using a browser that can feign a UK location. I don't, of course, suggest that anyone attempt this. *hands in pockets, whistling*

Comments

[ironed_orchid]

Oooh, fascinating.

I remember back in 2006-2007 some USian Doctor Who fans thought that there was some subversive agenda to show mixed-race romances (Rose and Mickey, Martha and any white male character), whereas most of the UK fans seemed to think it was just showing regular people in regular situations.

[nanila]

I hope it's good.

That's so weird, considering that the UK is still very much majority white, while the US is not. I wonder if there was a split in views among UK fans was in London vs. the rest of the UK...?

[ironed_orchid]

I have no idea, but I wonder if it had more to do with mainstream US tv trends than anything else.

The problem with threads like that is that even though it's stuck in my memory, finding it again would be tricky.