Confirmed participants:

Sir Lenny Henry (Actor, Writer and TV Presenter)

Bev Skeggs (Professor of Sociology, Goldsmiths, University of London)

Dawn Foster (Writer on politics, social affairs and economics for The Guardian, London Review of Books, Independent and Times Literary Supplement)

Dr Rupa Huq (MP for Ealing Central and Acton)

chaired by Pat Younge (MD of Sugar Films; former BBC Chief Creative Officer)

Please email your questions in advance to Vana Goblot – v.goblot@gold.ac.uk

To book free tickets, please click here

Questions of diversity are at the centre of debates concerning the politics and performance of television in the UK. Public service television, in particular, is charged with representing  all the constituent parts of the population and when it doesn’t do this, we have to ask why. This ‘Question Time’ style event will hear from a range of experts and activists on how Britain is represented on TV and will be inviting questions from audience members in advance. The event is part of the Inquiry into the Future of Public Service Television chaired by Lord Puttnam. It has been set up to examine the roles and responsibilities of British television in a digital world and to make recommendations on how television can foster a more creative and robust role in the 21st century. The Inquiry is based in the Department of Media and Communications at Goldsmiths, University of London and project partners include the Guardian, BAFTA, Vice UK, the British Academy and the Hansard Society. The Inquiry is organising a series of events across the UK and will be producing a final Report at the end of june 2016. See www.futureoftv.org.uk for more details.

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Des Freedman