‘The Great Debate’ Host Trevor Phillips Talks Racism, ‘Gogglebox’ and Nicki Minaj Ahead of New Sky Show Launch
has achieved the rare distinction of becoming both a national treasure and something of a provocateur in the U.K.
Despite this, from Monday Phillips will be appearing on Sky viewers’ televisions not once but twice a week: on the weekends presenting “Trevor Phillips on Sunday” and then hosting a new current affairs show called “The Great Debate” on Mondays. Phillips has always been a curious figure in British public life. He speaks out passionately about both racism and what he has described as oversensitivity about race; he chaired the U.K.’s Equality and Human Rights Commission from 2007 to 2012 and has made documentaries with titles like “Has Political Correctness Gone Mad?” His views have, inevitably, annoyed people on both the right and the left of the political divide. “Story of my life,” he says.
However, in light of current concerns about people with zero expertise being given equal prominence alongside those with decades of know-how , is Phillips worried about hosting a show that deliberately pits laypeople alongside eminent figures in their fields? “This is not a show for nutwhacks,” Phillips says firmly. “It is not a show in which we are going to be exploring ludicrous conspiracy theories.
Phillips is, however, vocal in his condemnation of the U.K.’s public service broadcasters, especially when it comes to their lack of diversity. In 2016 he called BBC 2 Britain’s “whitest TV station” and, ofthat “People should not be distracted by gimmicks. For example, having a day of all-Black programming. Fine. Okay. But actually, who’s really in charge?”
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