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'I have won, I have beaten all the challenges': TV legend Floella Benjamin on conquering racism
Baroness Floella Benjamin will be given the BAFTA Fellowship at the glittering TV Awards tonight after a 50-year TV career that has seen her battle racism and fight for diversity
The iconic presenter, 74, will accept her well-earned accolade at the glittering event held at London’s Royal Festival Hall on May 12, and hosted by Rob Beckett and Romesh Ranganathan. Read MoreRelated Articles BAFTA TV Awards host Rob Beckett reveals suicide horror and mental health struggles Can we have some Black and Asian and Chinese faces?’ And she said to me, ‘Oh, we hadn’t noticed.’ I got them to notice, and I take credit for children’s programmes being so diverse because I was there to speak out and say, ‘This has got to change.’”
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