Robert Beckford
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Robert Beckford is a British academic, theologian and filmmaker based at the University of Birmingham. Beckford presented Radio WM's African Caribbean programme, and now presents a show on the same station combining a blend of news, interviews and chat around religious and ethical issues. [1]
In 2006, Beckford made the film "Ghetto Britain" for the television station More 4. Through the course of the documentary, Dr Beckford composes a manifesto of change that he plans to put before the Commission for Racial Equality. Beckford has also made films for the BBC analysing religion and Britain's colonial history, focusing on the role of Britain's African Caribbean community.[2]