Episodes
| Title | First Broadcast | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Genome: [r4 Bd=19960229] | Saying "Yes, sir" when you wanted so bad to say" No, sir": American actor and performer Clarke Peters celebrates the achievements of black actors such as Stepin Fetchit, Hattie McDaniel and Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, who had to struggle against degrading stereotypes in the hostile film industry of the thirties and forties. Written by Nana Anto-Awuakye Producer Pam Fraser Solomon | |
| Genome: [r4 Bd=19960229] | Unknown: Clarke Peters Unknown: Hattie McDaniel Written By: Nana Anto-Awuakye Producer: Pam Fraser Solomon | |
| Programme Catalogue - Details: 29 February 1996 | 19960229 | Producer: P. FRASER-SOLOMON Description Saying "Yes, Sir" when you wanted so bad to say "No, Sir". Grinning when you wanted so bad to frown. Clarke PETERS looks at the clowning tradition established in Hollywood for black actors. Produced by Pam Fraser SOLOMON. Subject Categories films (programmes about) (genre) hollywood film industry black actors Broadcast history 29 Feb 1996 19:20-20:00 (RADIO 4) Contributors Clarke Peters Nana Anto-Awuakye (Author) Pam Solomon (Producer) Donald Bogle (Speaker) Thelma Carpenter (Speaker) Buster Brown (Speaker) Gil Noble (Speaker) Edna Harris (Speaker) Delia Jackson (Speaker) Gertrude Jeanette (Speaker) Ed Mapp (Speaker) Thomas Cripps (professor (spkr)) (Speaker) Lou Simms (Speaker) Tadd Boyd (Speaker) Recorded on 1996-02-08. |