Britain on Film: Black Britain (2017)

12A 04/01/2017 (GB) DocumentaryHistory 1h 31m
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Featuring footage spanning from 1901 to 1985, this little-seen footage has been found from all across the UK. This programme allows an exploration into stories of migration, community and also the struggle against inequality, while also providing the opportunity to celebrate black British culture and life on screen. Films in the programme include: Miners Leaving Pendlebury Colliery (1901), Hull Fair (1902), For the Wounded (1915), From Trinidad to Serve the Empire (1916), Hello! West Indies (1943), Mining Review 2nd Year No. 11 (1949), To the Four Corners (1957), Black Special Constable (1964), Black Police Officers (1966), Cold Railway Workers (1964), Nigerian Wedding in Cornwall (1964), Coloured School Leavers (1965), London Line No. 373 (1971), African Student Families (1975), Liverpool 8 (1972), Blood Ah Go Run (1982), The Jah People (1981) and Grove Carnival (1981)

  1. Menelik Shabazz

    Director

  2. Imruh Bakari

    Director

  3. James Kenyon

    Director

  4. Sagar Mitchell

    Director

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  1. Paul Robeson

    Paul Robeson

    Self (segment "Mining Review 2nd Year No. 11")

  2. Learie Constantine

    Self

  3. Reg Harcourt

    Self

  4. Albert Sedgwick

    Self (segment "Miners Leaving Pendlebury Colliery")

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Britain on Film: Black Britain
Britain on Film: Black Britain

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Original Language English

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