They'd need a writer like....Ayub Khan-Din's calibre.
BBC's New Writing Initiatives Page 6
Quote: Griff @ August 24 2010, 10:51 PM BST*presses BCG panic button*
Perhaps in the circumstances you shouldn't have pressed any buttons.
Djinn and Chronic.
An Islamic demon and a west coast rapper in a crazy flatshare.
Quote: Griff @ August 24 2010, 9:59 PM BSTIt's possible that the great Muslim sitcom which becomes the 21st century classic national treasure the BBC are hoping and praying for could be written by some atheistic ginge from the Isle Of Wight, who's looked up all about Muslims on funnyforeigners.com. But I think more likely to come from someone writing from their own life experience.
I think I'll write one which revolves around around a Muslim whose had his spine severed by a Saudi doctor by way of punishment.
Wheelchairs. Islam. Science.
What more could the BBC want?
I think I'll call it spineless
And what about the Chinese/Vietnamese/Koreans/Italians/French/Polish/Australian/Canadians....did I forget any?
Quote: bushbaby @ August 24 2010, 11:18 PM BSTAnd what about the Chinese/Vietnamese/Koreans/Italians/French/Polish/Australian/Canadians....did I forget any?
I think, bushbaby, that you are making the mistake of thinking diversity is about appealing to checklists.
Quote: Badge @ August 24 2010, 11:20 PM BSTI think, bushbaby, that you are making the mistake of thinking diversity is about appealing to checklists.
I suspect that would put her well in with the BBC.
Quote: Timbo @ August 24 2010, 11:21 PM BSTI suspect that would put her well in with the BBC.
I think you are making the same mistake.
Quote: Griff @ August 24 2010, 11:22 PM BSTCzechs! That's another one we forgot.
>_<
Quote: Badge @ August 24 2010, 11:23 PM BSTI think you are making the same mistake.
Having worked n the HR department of a large public sector organisation I have come to think of diversity in terms of checklists and quotas. But I am sure those creative types at the BBC are nothing like that.
Quote: Timbo @ August 24 2010, 11:28 PM BSTHaving worked n the HR department of a large public sector organisation I have come to think of diversity in terms of checklists and quotas. But I am sure those creative types at the BBC are nothing like that.
I'm fairly confident the creative types are nothing like that. I wouldn't be quite as confident about managers.
It's about multi culture, isn't it?
Anyway - let's not forget there's a cbeebies competition as well.
I've got high hopes for this with my hilarious courtroom-based sitcom where Jesus prosecutes Richard Dawkin after it turns out Dawkin is responsible for global-warming because he ripped the burkha of a muslim woman and threw a bacon sarnie at a jew.
The kids'll love it!
Quote: Frantically @ August 24 2010, 11:38 PM BSTAnyway - let's not forget there's a cbeebies competition as well.
I am unable to write for that as I am outside the target demographic.
Quote: bushbaby @ August 24 2010, 11:34 PM BSTIt's about multi culture, isn't it?
Is that where you grow tomatoes as well as cucumbers?
Quote: Timbo @ August 24 2010, 11:44 PM BSTIs that where you grow tomatoes as well as cucumbers?
Now that's too British, Timbo. Perhaps add, French onions, Chillies, Kiwis......