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'''''The Black and White Minstrel Show''''' was a television series created by {{w|George Mitchell}} and aired on [[BBC1]], beginning on [[14 June (releases)|14 June]] [[1958]] and ending on [[21 July (releases)|21 July]] [[1978 (releases)|1978]]. It has garnered such controversy for its racist content and premise that it has been cited as "arguably the [[BBC]]'s most glaring failure to understand the damage it could do when it traded in out-dated stereotypes".<ref>{{cite web | '''''The Black and White Minstrel Show''''' was a television series created by {{w|George Mitchell (Scottish musician)|George Mitchell}} and aired on [[BBC1]], beginning on [[14 June (releases)|14 June]] [[1958]] and ending on [[21 July (releases)|21 July]] [[1978 (releases)|1978]]. It has garnered such controversy for its racist content and premise that it has been cited as "arguably the [[BBC]]'s most glaring failure to understand the damage it could do when it traded in out-dated stereotypes".<ref>{{cite web | ||
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== Crossover == | == Crossover == | ||
[[file:The Black and White Minstrel Show.jpg|thumb|left|[[Alpha Centauri (The Curse of Peladon)|Alpha Centauri]] on ''The Black and White Minstrel Show''.]] | [[file:The Black and White Minstrel Show.jpg|thumb|left|[[Alpha Centauri (The Curse of Peladon)|Alpha Centauri]] on ''The Black and White Minstrel Show''.]] | ||
On [[5 March (releases)|5 March]] [[1972 (releases)|1972]], an episode of the show [[crossed over]] with ''[[Doctor Who]]'', featuring an appearance by [[Alpha Centauri (The Curse of Peladon)|Alpha Centauri]]. | On [[5 March (releases)|5 March]] [[1972 (releases)|1972]]<ref>{{cite web | ||
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}}</ref>, an episode of the show [[crossed over]] with ''[[Doctor Who]]'' in {{cs|untitled (The Black and White Minstrel Show TV story)|an untitled sketch}}, featuring an appearance by [[Alpha Centauri (The Curse of Peladon)|Alpha Centauri]]. | |||
== Production connections == | == Production connections == | ||
Latest revision as of 21:37, 29 August 2024
The Black and White Minstrel Show was a television series created by George Mitchell and aired on BBC1, beginning on 14 June 1958 and ending on 21 July 1978. It has garnered such controversy for its racist content and premise that it has been cited as "arguably the BBC's most glaring failure to understand the damage it could do when it traded in out-dated stereotypes".[1]
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Alpha Centauri on The Black and White Minstrel Show.
On 5 March 1972[2], an episode of the show crossed over with Doctor Who in an untitled sketch [+]Loading...["untitled (The Black and White Minstrel Show TV story)","an untitled sketch"], featuring an appearance by Alpha Centauri.
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The series was broadcast on BBC1.
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- ↑ David Hendy (≤11 Mar 2020). The Black and White Minstrel Show. Archived from the original on 29 August 2024. Retrieved on 29 August 2024.
- ↑ From the Vaults: Jon Pertwee Era (≤5 October 2021). Archived from the original on 29 August 2024. Retrieved on 29 August 2024.
