Abstract
‘I'm South Asian. I'm gay. I'm a drag queen. I represent the LGBT community. I identify as Muslim. And I'm also partially sighted. When God was making me he pushed the diversity button very, very hard … And I might be idealistic, I might come across as deluded or unrealistic. But if something like Muslim Drag Queens can be broadcast in Britain and to the entire world, in the times that we're going through right now, then the reality is that anything can be commissioned. We just need to be much, much bolder.’
— Asifa Lahore, at a Channel 4 conference
‘If this was a five-day Test match, I think we're halfway through the first morning. It's much too early for anyone to be declaring victory. 9
— Adam Crozier, ITV chief, at the same event
‘People in the TV world often aren't the same as people in the real world. And there's an even bigger gap between people who make TV, and people who watch TV. I should know, I live in the TV world. And although there's a lot of reality TV, TV hasn't caught up with reality … Change is coming, but it's taking its sweet time.’
— Idris Elba, speaking at Westminster
‘ITV News apologises for the error broadcast in the lunchtime news package today regarding Sir Lenny Henry's knighthood at the palace. This was the result of an error in the production process in a piece intended to celebrate Sir Lenny's significant achievements in British entertainment.’
— Apology for using footage of Ainsley Harriott in an item about Sir Lenny Henry
‘Media organisations have for decades recruited from a pool of work experience people working in offices for free, and, unfortunately, this free labour invariably comes from the friends and offspring of individuals who already have contacts in media. No one else stands much of a chance.’
— Sathnam Sanghera, in Management Today