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The rapper Akala has noticed something. There are lots of TV shows set in the past - but most of them are about very rich people, such as kings and queens.

If you want to find a show where the charactersPeople in a TV show, book or film. are working classUsually used to mean those on lower incomes, working in less skilled jobs, historically in manufacturing industry but now less so. or Black or both, you might find it very hard.

Kingslee James McLean Daley grew up in London in a working class area. His mother was from Scotland and his father was from Jamaica. His stepfather worked at a theatre and he met lots of Black musicians and thinkers.

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He also sometimes saw violence in the area that he lived. When he became a rapper, taking on the name Akala, he often rapped about race and class. He wants people to understand the challenges that many young, Black people face.

In 2018 he became an author too. His first book is about race, class and his memories.

He has also written a fictionThings that are fictional are made up. book for young people. It tells the story of Henry, a 15-year-old Black, working class boy - who lives in the same time as the writer William ShakespeareAn English playwright and poet who is often called the greatest writer in the English language. .

Yes! Often TV shows tell the same stories about the same people. Everybody should be able to see people like themselves on screen - and so we need more shows about people from different backgrounds.

No! Television today includes more people from different backgrounds than ever before, and new stories. And today it is also possible to find lots of programmes online.