Nicky and Pippa sat down to chat with Diane Louise Jordan, the first black presenter of Blue Peter. They discuss some key points of her life story from childhood, to becoming the single parent to her two-year-old niece, to getting the role at Blue Peter and onwards to her current project, The Making of Black Britain, a landmark cross-media history project.
For more information and to get involved in ‘The Making of Black Britain’ please visit the website https://themakingofblackbritain.org/
This interview touches on issues of racism* which some viewers may find distressing. For further support around any of the topics covered in today’s service, please visit htb.org/further-support
*We aspire to be a vibrant multi-cultural, multi-ethnic, and multi-racial church with a leadership team, staff team, and congregation which is reflective of London. While recognising that we still have a very long way to go, we are committed to pursuing Gospel-centred racial justice and racial equality. For more information, please visit https://www.htb.org/racialdiversity