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  1. Reel to Real (5 Parts) (1994 Video)

    Subject
    Media studies
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 5 x 25 min., 1998 sale: info to come

    A series of forums on cinema-related issues, aiming to stimulate critical analysis about film and modern culture and how they affect each other. Each programme examines a different screen issue with a panel...

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  2. Edric Connor (1998 Television)

    Series
    Black Firsts

    Documentary profile of Edric Connor, who came to England in 1944 and took a job with the World Service. In 1958, he became the first black actor to appear with the Royal Shakespeare Company.

    Shakespeare Shakespeare Shakespeare productions Shakespeare productions To order To order

  3. Robert Townsend on film and racial stereotypes (1988)

    Genre
    Interview

    Robert Townsend’s film, Holywood Shuffle opens in London this week. Syd Burke talked to its co-writer, star actor, director and producer when Townsend visited London recently. They discuss the...

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  4. Black Firsts (1998 Television)

    Series
    Windrush Season
    Producer
    Joanna Burge

    A series of short programmes transmitted as part of the BBC WINDRUSH season made to mark 50 years since the Windrush ship brought black immigrants to Britain. Black people who broke down barriers for others...

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  5. Mislike Me Not for My Complexion! (1984 Radio)

    Producer
    Penny Gold

    Radio programme on the state of ‘black theatre’ in Great Britain written and presented by Alby James. Includes interviews with black actors and writers and extracts from Henry IV. Part 1 and The Merchant...

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  6. Newsnight [14/04/1981] (1981 Television)

    aka: Black Actors

    Series
    Newsnight

    Television current affairs series. Includes an item (c 9min) in which Fran Morrison reports on London’s National Theatre production of Measure for Measure, directed by Michael Rudman, which is set in the...

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  7. The Negro Tragedian (2009 Radio)

    Producer
    Cecile Wright

    Radio documentary by Kwame Kwei-Armeh tracing the life and work of nineteenth century black British actor Ira Aldridge. Undeterred by the racial hostility of the press, Aldridge pursued his acting career to...

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  8. Past Uncovered, The: Shakespeare, Black Actors, And Whiteness (2020 Video)

    aka: Episode 20

    Series
    Shakespeare Hour Live!

    Video podcast hosted by Drew Lichtenberg and LeeAnét Noble. This episode looks at the stories of black actors performing Shakespeare and implicit biases that have hindered their work. Guests include Dr....

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  9. Black Tragedian, The (2004 Television)

    Television documentary first shown on the digital Community Channel. Documentary recording the life of Ira Aldridge, a 19th-century black American Shakespearean actor who also worked in Britain, taking his...

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  10. Atv Today [07/02/1979] (1979 Television)

    aka: Black Actor Don Warrington Plays Mark Antony

    Series
    Atv Today

    Regional television news item. Black actor Don Warrington is playing Mark Antony at the Nottingham Playhouse. The MACE catalogue entry states this is the first time a black actor has played the role. There...

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