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Film & Video Catalogue: Item Detail

Film Number

7568

Title

MEETING WITH CHANNEL 4'S COMMISSIONING EDITOR, ALAN FOUNTAIN - 2

Producer

WFA

Date

1983

Gauge

U-matic LB

Colour

colour

Sound

sound

Running Time

7 mins 00 secs

Description

A meeting with Alan Fountain at WFA with a panel including Gus John, Fred Coker and Gareth Richards and an audience of mixed ages, gender and ethnic groups to discuss the successes and failures of Channel 4's remit to address the concerns of the black community through such programmes as Black on Black and Eastern Eye. A disabled woman asks Alan Fountain about ratings and Elouise Edwards (a black community activist) speaks about a racist programme she had seen on TV.

[Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011]

 

 



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