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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"

The Kishan family, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Ritu Arya, Aysha Kala and Arian Nik, sat holding hands on the floor in The Split Up.

"British Asianness isn’t the motor for the story – it could be any family," The Split Up stars say of new series

Ritu Arya as Aria, Arian Nik as Kav, Sanjeev Bhaskar as Dhruv in The Split Up walking up a street with a temple in the background, speaking.

Pass the MicThe Split Up's creator on "responsibility" of representation and joy of creating "deliciously messy" British Asian characters

Nicholas Pinnock as Kingsley & Anita-Joy Uwajeh, as Cebella 'CeCe' Marshall & Charles Babalola, as Zeek Marshall cheering on the sidelines of a boxing match, all sitting down.

Pass the MicFightland stars explain why series is breaking new ground for UK TV

Anthony Njuguna and Faith Musembi stand next to the film vehicle rigged with the GSS camera, ready to set off in search of the pride.

Pass the MicMeet the Kenyan filmmaker opening doors for a new generation

Gugu Mbatha-Raw standing in a crowd of people wearing colourful costumes, looking confused as she walks through.

Pass the MicPossession writer on importance of showcasing African spirituality: "I didn’t want a Hollywood voodoo trope"

Gugu Mbatha-Raw standing in a room, wearing a blue blouse and her hair is slicked back into a bun. She's got a serious expression on her face as she stares out of the window.

Possession writer on how "guilt" and "cultural inheritance" helped form supernatural thriller

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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