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February 3, 2008

BBC admits job ad for ‘zany Asian’ was ‘inappropriate’

By paulmcnally

The BBC has been accused of breaching the Race Relations Act by advertising for a “young, zany Oriental or Asian person” to present a new science documentary series on BBC2.

The corporation has told the Mail on Sunday that it will launch an inquiry into the ad, which was sent to a number of talent agencies.

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