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Shadow World Podcast

Gripping stories from the shadows - BBC investigations from across the UK. Katie Razzall reveals what happened when a prize-winning author was accused of racism.

In Shadow World: Anatomy of a Cancellation, the BBC's Culture Editor Katie Razzall revisits a story that rocked the UK's publishing industry in 2021. It led to what some saw as the unjustified cancellation of a prize-winning writer and teacher - but to others, was a long overdue reckoning for the world of publishing. It grew into a culture war about race, class, and who has the right to say what.

Gripping stories from the Shadows - BBC investigations from across the UK.

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