All Black

Synopsis

7 (producers Bea Freeman and Lucy Pilkington): Looks at black perceptions of the police, following the death of Joy Gardner after being restrained by police prior to deportation, and other events that reinforce the view that the polic are racist. A survey reveals the depth of black distrust of the police.

Language

English

Medium

Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 7 x 30 min.

Year of production

1993

Availability

Sale; 1996 sale: £245.00 (+VAT +p&p) series

Notes

A series investigating issues of particular significance to the black community in Britain.

Subjects

Sociology

Keywords

black and Asian people; black communities; race relations; schizophrenia

Credits

Producer

Bea Freeman; Bob Mullan; Colette Casey; Lucy Pilkington; Niall J Sookoo; Roy Francis

Contributor

Charles Bruce

Sections

Title

Boys on the game

Synopsis

1 (producer Bea Freeman): Growing numbers of young black men are turning to prostitution, apparently outnumbering white male prostitutes in central London. They talk about their work and the dangers they face, including violence and HIV infection.

Title

Sons and lovers

Synopsis

2 (producer Bob Mullan): With half of British Afro-Caribbean families single-parent led, black women speak out about male irresponsibility. The programme explores the clash of attitudes over macho men and absent fathers.

Title

Bullet business

Synopsis

3 (producer Lucy Pilkington) : Looks at the alarming rise of black-on-black violence and the myths and realies of the yardies in the UK and Jamaica.

Title

Bad behaviour

Synopsis

4 (producer Colette Casey): Black students are excluded from school four times as often as others. Asks if the education of Afro-Caribben students is being compromised as schools fight for a high rating in government league tables, and whether all-black s

Title

Broken poets

Synopsis

5 (producer Roy Francis): Looks at schizophrenia and the black community, with more and more black patients experiencing the coercive side of mental health care.

Title

Migrant misery

Synopsis

6 (producer Niall J Silkoo: Looks at the extent of the market for illegal labour. Worker risk deportation if they are caught, but employers are seldom prosecuted and appear all too ready to exploit a labour source that is unlikely to complain about pay an

Title

Talking blues

Synopsis

7 (producers Bea Freeman and Lucy Pilkington): Looks at black perceptions of the police, following the death of Joy Gardner after being restrained by police prior to deportation, and other events that reinforce the view that the polic are racist. A survey

Production Company

Name

BBC Television

Distributor

Name

BBC Active Video for Learning - now BBC Learning

Contact

Carolina Fernandez Jeremy Wilcox (CF - for educational enquiries JW - channel sales manager)

Email

BBCStudiosLearning@bbc.com

Web

https://www.bbcstudioslearning.com/ External site opens in new window

Phone

+44 (0) 20 8433 1009

Address

BBC Studios Limited
Television Centre
101 Wood Lane
London
W12 7FA
UK

Notes

The BBC Active company has now been absorbed within BBC Learning, a division of BBC Studios. It was originally a joint venture between BBC Worldwide and Pearson Education. Formerly known as ‘BBC Worldwide Learning Studies’ and before that as ‘Videos for Education & Training’