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Then, Now, Next · Yesterday · 46 min

7. Power & Authorship

On 25 May 2020, the murder of George Floyd shook the world, and the British media industry was no exception. In the weeks that followed, broadcasters lined up to make pledges: more Black talent on screen, more Black people behind the camera, more Black-owned companies getting commissions. Six years on, how many of those promises were kept? We put that question to two production company founders who’ve lived it. Andy Mundy-Castle of Doc Heart talks about why ownership isn’t enough without authorship, and how White Nanny, Black Child, his BAFTA-winning documentary, changed the course of his career. Luti Fagbenle of Osun Group traces his path from actor to music video producer to taking Blue Therapy from YouTube to Channel 4 and then to Netflix. He’s also one of the few to benefit directly from a broadcaster pledge, through Channel 4’s Black to Front programming, so in this episode we explore what changed, what didn’t, and who gets to tell our stories next. Then, Now, Next traces seven decades of Black British life on screen, shaped by the people who made it both in front of and behind the camera. Host Annika Allen Gray (All3Media's Head of Diversity) talks to the presenters, producers and commissioners, who fought for space on the small screen, and the ones now building their own platforms instead of waiting for a green light. Each episode moves through a different chapter: the fight to be seen, the fight to be heard, and the fight to own the story. You can watch the interviews with the contributors in full in the Black Leaders in TV YouTube Channel. For more information visit blackleadersintv.com/ and follow us on Instagram @blackleadersintv Then, Now, Next is funded by the Royal Television Society's Shiers Trust Award. Hosted by Annika Allen Gray (@annikaallen) and produced by Leanne Alie (@leannealie). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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On 25 May 2020, the murder of George Floyd shook the world, and the British media industry was no exception. In the weeks that followed, broadcasters lined up to make pledges: more Black talent on screen, more Black people behind the camera, more Black-owned companies getting commissions. Six years on, how many of those promises were kept?


We put that question to two production company founders who’ve lived it. Andy Mundy-Castle of Doc Heart talks about why ownership isn’t enough without authorship, and how White Nanny, Black Child, his BAFTA-winning documentary, changed the course of his career. Luti Fagbenle of Osun Group traces his path from actor to music video producer to taking Blue Therapy from YouTube to Channel 4 and then to Netflix. He’s also one of the few to benefit directly from a broadcaster pledge, through Channel 4’s Black to Front programming, so in this episode we explore what changed, what didn’t, and who gets to tell our stories next.


Then, Now, Next traces seven decades of Black British life on screen, shaped by the people who made it both in front of and behind the camera.


Host Annika Allen Gray (All3Media's Head of Diversity) talks to the presenters, producers and commissioners, who fought for space on the small screen, and the ones now building their own platforms instead of waiting for a green light. Each episode moves through a different chapter: the fight to be seen, the fight to be heard, and the fight to own the story.


You can watch the interviews with the contributors in full in the Black Leaders in TV YouTube Channel.


For more information visit blackleadersintv.com/ and follow us on Instagram @blackleadersintv


Then, Now, Next is funded by the Royal Television Society's Shiers Trust Award.


Hosted by Annika Allen Gray (@annikaallen) and produced by Leanne Alie (@leannealie).

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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