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TV tonight: how safe are Britain’s universities for its students of colour?

In Is Uni Racist, Linda Adey questions whether the systems put in place to deal with racism are adequate. Plus: Paul O’Grady: For the Love of Dogs. Here’s what to watch this evening

Linda Adey presents this documentary, aiming to examine how safe Britain’s universities are for its students of colour. Beginning in Manchester, Adey meets a 19-year-old student who claims he was harassed by university staff who thought he was a drug dealer, while at Oxford’s Christ Church college she hears from students who have also alleged racist incidents from other alumni. Adey questions whether the systems put in place to deal with racism are adequate, as students keep quiet rather than face potentially dissatisfying consequences. Ammar Kalia

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