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Tariq Ali claims BFI has frozen him out of multicultural TV season
- Tariq Ali says the BFI has frozen him out of its new multicultural TV season, alleging exclusion from inclusion decisions.
- BFI says it intended to include Ali but contact delays and logistics affected guest confirmations.
- Bandung File, created in the 1980s, was praised for its international scope and investigative rigor.
- Ali argues Bandung File unified West Indian and South Asian communities while educating white viewers as well.
- Bandung File reportedly covered issues from apartheid to the Rushdie controversy and earned industry praise.
- Ali’s absence is part of broader conversations about representation in UK TV history.
- Bandung File’s legacy includes interviews with Rushdie amid The Satanic Verses controversy.
- Ali’s comment about today’s government permitting footage from Gaza questioned the current limits of programming.
- The BFI says the season includes contextual contributors and March screenings of Bandung File.
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