Broadcasting and Britishness: Why churches, like the media, must tell everyone’s story
By 
Paul Kerensa2021-09-21T09:05:00
The BBC’s I May Destroy You won two Emmy awards, but was missed off ex-media minister John Whittingdale’s list of quintessentially ’British’ TV shows. Instead of trying to legislate for Britishness, says Paul Kerensa, perhaps we need to work harder at telling the stories of every community
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