Representation of Women on Multicultural TV

Across multicultural television there were layered and, at times, insufficient portrayals of the lives of women.

  • Total running time 80min

Gharbar

BBC 1987. Asian Unit Presentation. 25min. Digital. With English subtitles

Black Bag: Women Out of Prison

Channel 4 1996. Director Rakha Singh. 26min. Digital

East: Suffering in Silence

BBC 2000. Director Geeta Gupta. 29min. Digital

Programmes focusing on the lives of Asian Women initially looked at the domestic sphere, before more serious investigations centred on domestic violence and self-harm. Despite Black women having prominent roles in production and presenting across multicultural shows, there was relatively little coverage of issues affecting Black women. This 1996 episode of Black Bag is a rare exception.