From the acclaimed JoJo and Gran Gran to Our Family, children’s TV is at last celebrating the richness of cultures and backgrounds that make our country special
Last year, just six of 50 kids’ shows had a BAME lead. It’s not a great state of affairs in a country that has long prided itself on having a diverse population. JoJo and & Gran Gran has added to those numbers. It arrived last month on CBeebies, with black
British Gran Gran, who hails from Saint Lucia, teaching her four-year-old granddaughter JoJo about their Caribbean heritage during their days out.