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Access All Areas

The Diversity Manifesto for TV and Beyond

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Access All Areas

By: Lenny Henry, Marcus Ryder
Narrated by: Lenny Henry
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About this listen

Sir Lenny Henry rang up the Office for National Statistics to confirm something he'd been thinking about for a long time. They told him that only 29.5% of the United Kingdom's population is made up of white, heterosexual, able-bodied men; so, he wonders, why do they still make up the vast majority of people we see in our media?

Joining forces with the former Chair of the Royal Television Society's Diversity Committee Marcus Ryder, he draws on decades of experience to reveal why recent efforts to diversify media have been thus far ineffective, and why they are simply not enough. With wit, humour and unflinching gravitas they analyse the flaws of current diversity initiatives, point out the structural and financial imbalances working against the cause, and provide clear solutions to get the media industry back on track.

Access All Areas is an urgent, actionable manifesto that will dramatically shift the debate around diversity and the media.

©2021 Lenny Henry (P)2021 Faber & Faber Politics & Government Racism & Discrimination Social Policy Social Sciences Discrimination Funny

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A smart, funny exploration of Equality and Diversity that exposes the resistance to real change at its core.

Refreshing!

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Would have got 5 stars but uses ableist language (feel free to find it yourself)

Would have got 5 stars but…

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rather than just being a book about the difference they've made,
it lists the step by step actions they took to achieve them, allowing listeners with similar aims to follow suit

really enjoyable and informative

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An honest account of the British media, its influence and its potential. Lenny entertains the reader and highlights the tokenism still present in how the industry and society as a whole addressses the inequalities and injustices of race.

Thought provoking and entertaining!

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This is essential reading. A call to arms for everyone working in the media. It's no longer enough to wait for "someone to sort it out", everyone in the media business needs to be working for the 96.9%.

Lenny's reading made it even more engaging.

Essential

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