“Dana, we’re getting pushback from Cairo. The Minister is calling the documentary ‘colonial archeology.’ We’d like you to do a follow-up interview. A rebuttal.”
“Then what do you want?”
The flickering light of the editing bay illuminated Dana’s face. On the screen was a freeze-frame of her own eye, mid-blink, caught under the harsh glare of a BBC documentary light. The title card read: “The Lost Queens of the Nile.” Video Title- Egyptian Dana Vs BBC
Dana sipped her tea. “No.”
The BBC issued the apology. It was short, buried in the “Corrections” page, but it was there. Dana’s series got greenlit. The first episode aired on both the BBC and her YouTube channel simultaneously. “Dana, we’re getting pushback from Cairo
She slid a folder across the table. Inside was a proposal for a co-production: a five-part series called “Nile: The Original Code.” Full editorial control to Egyptian scholars. A permanent seat for an Egyptian producer in their London office. And a public apology on the BBC’s website. On the screen was a freeze-frame of her