Reggae takes over BBC Four

Last year, OBV held talks with BBC Directors regarding the lack of Black content as well as the lack of prominent Black faces in the larger BBC family.

We are still in negotiations regarding a mentoring scheme and other projects.

However, there has been an increase in diverse programming recently including Dotun Adebeyo's 'Young, Muslim and Black series on Radio Four; 1968 Olympics: Black Power Salute on BBC Four; and Blues music and the railroads, again on Radio Four.

This week BBC Four steps in to reggae's UK roots with a range of programmes and a collaborative concert with the Barbican.

The channel will spotlight some of the genre's most influential and greatest artists with two new documentaries, Reggae Britannia and Toots And The Maytals – Reggae Got Soul, a specially filmed Reggae Britannia At The Barbican concert and Reggae At The BBC, a choice compilation showcasing a range of archive content.

You can find a full list of the programmes for the week here