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Black Lives Matter: Trisha Goddard on racism, diversity in TV and Bo' Selecta

TV presenter Trisha Goddard talks to Newsnight's Emma Barnett about being a black broadcaster, the racist abuse she has received and the Bo’ Selecta portrayal of her between 2002-2004.

The League of Gentlemen, Little Britain, Come Fly with Me, The Mighty Boosh and Bo’ Selecta have all been removed this week from some streaming services - including the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ iPlayer and Netflix - because of their use of blackface.

This follows two statues of slave traders coming down in Britain after a wave of Black Lives Matter protests around the world in the wake of George Floyd's death at the hands of a US police officer.

TV presenter Trisha Goddard - one of the people impersonated in Channel 4's Bo’ Selecta between 2002-2004 by white comedian Leigh Francis - is interviewed by Emma Barnett.

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