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Series of thought-provoking talks on topics that affect culture and society.

Series of thought-provoking talks in which the speakers air their thinking on the trends, ideas, interests and passions that affect culture and society

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Four Thought: Writing Myself into the Script

Bola Agbaje

26/08/2015

Writing Myself into the Script

BBC Radio 4 - Four Thought, Writing Myself into the Script

Playwright Bola Agbaje on why black women are still under-represented on British TV.

The playwright Bola Agbaje on why black women are still under-represented on British TV. 

"If people don't see people like me, how will they understand me?" she says. "I quit drama school to pursue writing because I wanted to write myself into a script."

Producer: Sheila Cook.

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