The Black and White Minstrel Show (series)

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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]

Crossover

Alpha Centauri on The Black and White Minstrel Show.

On 5 March 1972, 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.

Production connections

The series was broadcast on BBC1.

Footnotes

  1. David Hendy (≤11 Mar 2020). The Black and White Minstrel Show. Archived from the original on 29 August 2024. Retrieved on 29 August 2024.