Critical Writing Index

Dreams, Memories, Realities: Recent Black Video and Television from Britain

by Karen Alexander and Ben Gibson

1988 American Film Institute Video Festival, 1988, pp. 32-35

A catalogue article for a three part program entitled Dreams, Memories, Realities: Recent Black Video and Television from Britain. The article looks at the history of black representation on British television during the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. Each of the three programs are briefly discussed, followed by descriptions of each of the films, videos and television programs that are included.

ITEM 1988.078 – available for viewing in the Research Centre

Videos, Artworks and Artists Cited

Dreaming RiversMartina Attille

Coffee Coloured ChildrenAngela Onwurah

Measures of DistanceMona Hatoum

Salman Rushdie: OpinionSalman Rushdie

Riots and Rumours of RiotsImruh Caesar

Tiger Bay is My HomeColin Prescod

TerritoriesIsaac Julien

Here to StaySurinder Puri