Broadcasters must address the position of women across TV, not just on panel shows, presenter Mary Beard has said. Danny Cohen, the BBC's director of television, has vowed to end all-male panel shows, saying that the absence of female guests was "not acceptable". Professor Beard, 59, told the Radio Times that she gave "two hearty cheers" to Cohen's promise but she added: "It's not just about panel shows." She criticised the "niche roles for women in sitcoms" and females being placed "next to the...
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