The impact of extreme heat, we ask why Nigerias Oil Industry is making the effects of Climate Change even worse. And surfing china style. Well reveal why catching a wave there has never been so popular. Its eight in the morning in singapore, and two oclock in the morning in geneva, where at an emergency aid conference, more than A Billion dollars has been pledged to help afghanistan. The country is facing a major humanitarian crisis, with the impact of Fighting And Drought made worse by instability following the Talibans Takeover last month. The Un Secretary general, antonio guterres, said one in three afghans did not know where their next meal would come from. The people of afghanistan need a lifeline. After decades of war, suffering and insecurity, they face perhaps their most perilous hour. Now is the time for the international community to stand with them, and let us be clear, this conference is not simply about what we will give to the people of afghanistan. It is about what we ow
So there is a real problem in terms of disabled people being employed within the industry. The second thing, and related to that is the stories that are told about disability are few and far between. That i can only think of a handful of shows in my lifetime and it is very hard to get those disabled stories told. Ive been trying for years to tell disabled stories on conventional drama budgets, and every time ive been able to tell a disabled story on tv, its been with a reduced budget because thats the only way of doing it. And we need to be elevated and we need to be put into the mainstream, and the reason why, and this was i think the reason why this speech belonged this year, is that i think that what covid showed beyond anything else is the ableism is rife in our country and the fact that disabled people were shut out of conversations and ignored in the statistics as to how many deaths were put into different columns, how many disabled deaths, those with underlying Health Conditions
Hello this is bbc news. The headlines. Emma raducanu makes history at the us open, beating Leylah Fernandez to become the first british woman to win a Grand Slam singles final in 44 years. The queen is among those congratulating the teenager following her stunning victory in new york, just months after finishing her a levels. The Uks Health Secretary says the Government Wont introduce Vaccine Passports in england, ahead of plans to protect the nhs from rising covid cases this winter. The Trade Union Congress warns that up to 660,000 jobs could be at risk, if the uk fails to reach net zero Carbon Emissions as quickly as other countries. The Anti Immigration Hungarian prime minister, viktor 0rban, meets Pope Francis in budapest. Now on bbc news. It s The Media Show, with ros atkins. Hello. Welcome to The Media Show. In a moment, were going to talk about Channel 4. Its new headquarters in Leeds Havejust opened, and the Governments Consultation on whether to privatise it is into the final
On his dark materials, shameless and skins among many others. and at this year s edinburgh tv festival he gave mctaggart lecture, which is one of the most high profile moments for the tv industry, and in that, jack thorne was blunt, telling the audience tv has failed disabled people utterly and totally. jack, welcome to the media show. i wonder if you could explain to us in more detail why you came to that stark conclusion about the state of the tv industry? primarily because it s true. and i think that the argument must be broken down into three parts. one is that if you look at figures for representation, disabled people are chronically underrepresented. you know, 20% of our population are disabled and yet only 8.2% of on screen talent are disabled. 5.4% of people working behind the screens, and if you look at the executive level, it goes right down to 3.6%,
And at this year s edinburgh tv festival he gave mctaggart lecture, which is one of the most high profile moments for the tv industry, and in that, jack thorne was blunt, telling the audience tv has failed disabled people utterly and totally. jack, welcome to the media show. i wonder if you could explain to us in more detail why you came to that stark conclusion about the state of the tv industry? primarily because it s true. and i think that the argument must be broken down into three parts. one is that if you look at figures for representation, disabled people are chronically underrepresented. you know, 20% of our population are disabled and yet only 8.2% of on screen talent are disabled. 5.4% of people working behind the screens, and if you look at the executive level, it goes right down to 3.6%,