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Ambassadors for the Race

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Last broadcast on Mon, 21 Sep 2009, 23:30 on BBC Radio 4 (see all broadcasts).

Synopsis

Burt Caesar's series exploring how British film and television drama portrayed post-war African-Caribbean migrants and created opportunities for pioneering black actors such as Earl Cameron, Cy Grant and Mona Hammond.

How the first generation of African-Caribbean immigrants were portrayed in early British television and film dramas.

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  1. Tue 31 Mar 2009
    11:30
  2. Mon 21 Sep 2009
    23:30

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