Black on black

Magazine programme, covering topical matters of interest to black communities in Britain. Presented by Beverly Anderson.Items: Intro/”Windfall”: insert about insurance claims which may provide a windfall for middle aged blacks/”Moves”: studio, regular satirical monologue/”south African Trade Unions”: insert on the growing power of black Trades Unions in South Africa/”Woza Albert”: live performance and extract from award winning play about South Africa/”Musical Youth”: video.Black on black (with its Asian sister, Eastern Eye) is the first attempt on British television to create programming specifically for black viewers. It specifically sets out to address the priorities and interests of British blacks, mainly of West Indian extraction. It is probably the first such regular series, and certainly the first consistently to attract a high level of attention, and on occasion, controversy. The programme is generally regarded as successful and in a poll of blacks in London was voted best TV programme of 1983, ahead of DALLAS.