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This unfortunate lad couldn’t get to the audition, he was off in Africa playing Prince Dabulamanzi kaMpande of the Zulu kingdom

Check out the BBC's cast members for a show about the Norman conquest of England in 1066 AD

Here are two of them:

Jason Forbes will be playing a fictional character Thane Thomas.

Elander Moore will play the real historical figure of Morcar, who battled against Viking and Norman invaders.

Historian Martyn Whittock asked if it would be right for a white person to play a historic African king, and if not, why this scenario is different.

The @BBC casts 'diverse' actors in historical docudrama on the Battle of Hastings, where almost 100% were historically White Anglo Saxons.🤣 pic.twitter.com/tC5A2wZl6l

— Mark Lewis (@Maga4liberty) July 9, 2024