The Alternative MacTaggart: Jameela Jamil
Edinburgh TV Festival 2020
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49m
The British star of award-winning comedy The Good Place and founder of I Weigh, is also well
known as a powerful voice on feminism, body positivity and inclusivity, and will deliver the
Alternative MacTaggart Lecture, sharing her experiences of working in television in UK and
US, dealing with online trolling and using her platform to campaign for ‘radical inclusivity’.
Jamil will be joined by journalist and documentary maker, Afua Hirsch in conversation
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