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Reclaiming Our Image

Episode 2 of 2

Burt Caesar explores how a new generation of black writers and film-makers challenged stereotypes in the 1970s. From April 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.

2: Reclaiming Our Image
Burt Caesar charts the landmark screen dramas such as Pressure, Empire Road and Burning an Illusion which presented an alternative view of black lives in Britain during the 1970s.

Producer Mukti Jain Campion
A Culture Wise Production for BBC Radio 4.

30 minutes

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Fri 10 Jun 201601:30
BBC Radio 4 Extra

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  • Tue 7 Apr 200911:30
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  • Mon 28 Sep 200923:30
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  • Thu 9 Jun 201606:30
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  • Thu 9 Jun 201613:30
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  • Thu 9 Jun 201620:30
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  • Fri 10 Jun 201601:30
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