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Ambassadors for the Race

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4 Extra Debut. Burt Caesar explores how British film and television drama has portrayed post war African-Caribbean immigrants. From March 2009.

Burt Caesar presents two programmes exploring how British film and television drama from the 1950s to the 1970s portrayed the lives of African-Caribbean immigrants.

1: Ambassadors for the Race
Powerful screen dramas such as A Man from the Sun, Fable, Pool of London, Flame in the Streets and Jemima and Johnny first introduced British audiences to a new generation of black actors such as Cy Grant, Earl Cameron and Mona Hammond.

Producer Mukti Jain Campion
A Culture Wise Production for 成人快手 Radio 4.

30 minutes

Last on

Thu 9 Jun 2016 01:30

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  • Tue 31 Mar 2009 11:30
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