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Series 4, Episode 4: Babita Sharma: Anchoring on Social History
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Babita Sharma is a broadcaster, journalist and author. A well-known anchor for BBC News, Babita was born the daughter of first-generation immigrant shopkeepers in Reading, Berkshire.
Her family’s story was the starting point for her critically-acclaimed documentary Booze, Beans & Bhajis: The Story of the Corner Shop which aired on BBC Four in 2016. She has since published a book on the social history of the corner shop in Britain (which was a Between the Covers pick on BBC Two) and will soon get to work on a children’s picture book series. Babita is a big believer in unblocking barriers to progression for diverse groups and was a mentor on a programme which EW Group designed for the BBC in 2014.
We chat about her career so far, class, representation and finding a platform for her very personal story.
Follow Babita on Twitter @BabitaTV
Stay up to date with EW Group news by signing up to our monthly newsletter and by following us on Twitter and LinkedIn.
68 episodes
Manage episode 289565660 series 2288596
Babita Sharma is a broadcaster, journalist and author. A well-known anchor for BBC News, Babita was born the daughter of first-generation immigrant shopkeepers in Reading, Berkshire.
Her family’s story was the starting point for her critically-acclaimed documentary Booze, Beans & Bhajis: The Story of the Corner Shop which aired on BBC Four in 2016. She has since published a book on the social history of the corner shop in Britain (which was a Between the Covers pick on BBC Two) and will soon get to work on a children’s picture book series. Babita is a big believer in unblocking barriers to progression for diverse groups and was a mentor on a programme which EW Group designed for the BBC in 2014.
We chat about her career so far, class, representation and finding a platform for her very personal story.
Follow Babita on Twitter @BabitaTV
Stay up to date with EW Group news by signing up to our monthly newsletter and by following us on Twitter and LinkedIn.
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