Paving the Empire Road: BBC television and Black Britons

La 4e de couverture indique : "Paving the Empire Road is a unique study of the BBC Television Service and its efforts to create programmes addressing the arrival of West Indian immigrants in Britain. Beginning in the 1930s and continuing into the 2000s, Darell M. Newton provides an historical analysis of the policies and practices introduced by the Service in its attempts to assist white Britons in understanding African-Caribbeans and their assimilation into Britishness. He explores key developments such as the launch of ITV and BBC2 in the 1950s and 1960s, the introduction of scientific studies into race relations and the efforts of West Indian community groups to influence BBC programming. He also provides analysis of such popular productions as Rainbow City, Empire Road, Babyfather and Small Island. Based on extensive archival research, the book also features original interviews with figures such as Empire Road writer Michael Abbensetts, producer Peter Ansorge, former BBC Director of Multicultural Programming Jan Oliver and Professor Stuart Hall."