Pass the Mic

From rising talent to well-known names both in front of and behind the camera, Pass the Mic is the Radio Times brand championing Black, Asian and under-represented communities. Why is racial diversity so important in British TV and film?

Dig into our latest exclusive interviews, comment pieces and news articles to find out what those in the industry have to say about a topic we should all be speaking about.

Poppy Jay in Young, British and Anti-Abortion, holding a camera while standing in the middle of an empty road.

Director and podcaster Poppy Jay: "I think South Asian women are so starved of content"

Alvin Yu, Jingan Young, Joanne Lau and Jenny Takahashi Stark standing on a rooftop and smiling as they stand closely together.

Screenwriter John Jackson: "Why is there a lack of BESEA representation within British TV?"

Ashley Walters in Adolescence, wearing a grey t-shirt and stood in the middle of a police station office.

Adolescence duo's upcoming film tipped to surprise viewers as Ashley Walters makes "beautiful" directorial debut

Ronkę Adékoluęjo and Ann Akinjirin in Dreamers lying on a sofa, illuminated by orange light.

Dreamers director Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor: "In cinema, after you come out, it's like you stop existing"

Travis Jay sitting against a dark grey background, wearing an all black outfit and smiling with glasses.

Rum Punch's Travis Jay: "I've got a right to grab the attention of someone who's like me"

Akinola Davies Jr wearing a green jacket and white t-shirt against a white backdrop.

Akinola Davies Jr on My Father's Shadow: "We don't see enough nuanced representations of fatherhood, especially Black fatherhood"

Olaide Sadiq against a white backdrop with a house cut-out, wearing a green skirt and black top.

Grenfell: Uncovered's Olaide Sadiq – "I wanted to honour the victims but also make people angry"

Comment and opinion

Mark Rylance in Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light and Michaela Coel in I May Destroy You.

Morgan CormackWhy the UK scripted show 'crisis' could spell disaster for many TV fans

Staz Nair as Harry Virdee, standing in a meeting room at the police station and looking serious.

Morgan CormackVirdee achieves what countless other detective dramas attempt – with a marked difference

Sharon D Clarke as DCI Ellis getting out of her car, wearing a black jumper and jacket.

Morgan CormackEllis is the British detective drama that the genre has been crying out for

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