This is highly unlikely, if only because such hiring practices would be unlawful in Britain in almost all cases. You can use diversity as a tie-breaker, and yo

This is highly unlikely, if only because such hiring practices would be unlawful in Britain in almost all cases. You can use diversity as a tie-breaker, and you can actively try to persuade people from various under-represented groups to apply, but you can't specifically state that you only take Black candidates (source: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads%2Fattachment_data/file/85014/positive-action-recruitment.pdf https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/...) The BBC is a large centralised organisation with a hefty HR team and a lot of people who like to beat on it. They're the last people I would expect to be advertising illegal hiring practices.