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- Northern Ireland
African Weekender
24/11/2017
- 24/11/2017
Birmingham
Alfred Hitchcock Community Cinema
11/05/2017
- 11/05/2017
Leyton
Arts Picturehouse
25/06/2017
- 29/06/2017
Excluded Dates: 26,27,28
Cambridge
Arts Picturehouse
18/01/2018
- 18/01/2018
Cambridge
Barbican Centre
08/10/2017
- 08/10/2017
City of London,
London
Bedford Central Library
12/10/2018
- 12/10/2018
Bedford
Black Arts Forum / VOWS
01/10/2017
- 01/10/2017
Black Country Living Museum
05/10/2017
- 05/10/2017
Dudley
Black Country Touring
03/11/2017
- 03/11/2017
West Bromwich
Black Country Touring
02/02/2018
- 02/02/2018
West Bromwich
Black History Studies
18/03/2017
- 18/03/2017
Tottenham
Black History Studies
05/10/2017
- 05/10/2017
Tottenham
Black History Studies
08/10/2017
- 08/10/2017
Tottenham
Broadway Cinema
16/07/2017
- 16/07/2017
Nottingham
Bruce Castle Museum
24/06/2019
- 24/06/2019
London
Cambridge City Council
14/10/2018
- 14/10/2018
(Screening hosted by Cambridge Caribbean Association)
Cambridge
Cameo Cinema
25/06/2017
- 25/06/2017
Edinburgh
Chapter
21/07/2017
- 25/07/2017
Excluded Dates: 22,23,24
Cardiff
Chichester Cinema at New Park
07/10/2017
- 07/10/2017
Chichester
Cinema City
25/06/2017
- 25/06/2017
Norwich
City Screen Picturehouse
25/06/2017
- 25/06/2017
York
Clapham Library
20/10/2017
- 20/10/2017
Lambeth,
London
Clapham Picturehouse
25/06/2017
- 25/06/2017
Lambeth,
London
Clapham Picturehouse
31/10/2017
- 31/10/2017
(Educational screening)
Lambeth,
London
Crouch End Picturehouse
25/06/2017
- 25/06/2017
Haringey,
London
Curzon Cinema & Arts
17/09/2017
- 17/09/2017
Clevedon
Depot
12/10/2018
- 19/10/2018
Excluded Dates: 17th
Lewes
Duke of York's Picturehouse
25/06/2017
- 25/06/2017
Brighton
Ealing Libraries
10/10/2019
- 10/10/2019
Ealing
East Dulwich Picturehouse & Cafe
25/06/2017
- 25/06/2017
Southwark,
London
East Dulwich Picturehouse & Cafe
17/10/2017
- 17/10/2017
Southwark,
London
East Staffordshire Borough Council
04/10/2018
- 04/10/2018
Burton-on-Trent
Eden Court Theatre
13/05/2017
- 14/05/2017
Exeter Picturehouse
25/06/2017
- 25/06/2017
Exeter
Faith and Minority Ethnic Network
18/10/2017
- 18/10/2017
London
Film Africa
20/10/2017
- 20/10/2017
Westminster,
London
Films at Shadforth
18/06/2017
- 18/06/2017
Shadforth
Friends of The National Archives
16/05/2018
- 16/05/2018
Richmond
Gate Picturehouse
25/06/2017
- 25/06/2017
Kensington and Chelsea,
London
Glasgow Film Theatre
27/06/2017
- 27/06/2017
Glasgow
Greenwich Picturehouse
25/06/2017
- 25/06/2017
Greenwich,
London
Hackney Picturehouse
25/06/2017
- 25/06/2017
Hackney,
London
Harbour Lights Picturehouse
25/06/2017
- 25/06/2017
Southampton
HOME
15/08/2017
- 15/08/2017
Manchester
Ideas Test
11/11/2017
- 11/11/2017
Sittingbourne
Independent Cinema MK
08/09/2017
- 08/09/2017
Milton Keynes
Into Film Festival
23/11/2017
- 23/11/2017
London
Into Film Festival
24/11/2017
- 24/11/2017
London
JW3
17/10/2017
- 17/10/2017
Camden,
London
Little Theatre Cinema
25/06/2017
- 25/06/2017
Bath
mac
16/08/2017
- 16/08/2017
Birmingham
mac
01/03/2018
- 01/03/2018
Birmingham
Magdalen College - Racial Equity Committee
28/10/2019
- 28/10/2019
Oxford
Manchester Central Library
30/10/2017
- 30/10/2017
Manchester
Mental Fight Club
15/10/2018
- 15/10/2018
London
Mo's MOJO
17/10/2017
- 17/10/2017
Barking
National Maritime Museum Cornwall
17/10/2018
- 17/10/2018
Falmouth
National Science & Media Museum
25/06/2017
- 25/06/2017
Bradford
New Black Film Collective
20/10/2017
- 20/10/2017
London
New Black Film Collective
22/10/2017
- 22/10/2017
London
Norsaca Community Centre
18/10/2019
- 18/10/2019
Hanley
Northampton Filmhouse
04/07/2017
- 04/07/2017
Northampton
Norwich Theatre Royal
10/10/2018
- 10/10/2018
Norwich
Ofcom
11/07/2017
- 11/07/2017
London
Peckhamplex
13/10/2017
- 19/10/2017
Southwark,
London
Phoenix Picturehouse
25/06/2017
- 25/06/2017
Oxford
Picturehouse @ FACT
25/06/2017
- 25/06/2017
Liverpool
Picturehouse Central
25/06/2017
- 25/06/2017
Westminster,
London
Portsmouth Film Society
17/10/2019
- 17/10/2019
Portsmouth
Queen's Film Theatre
20/06/2017
- 20/06/2017
Belfast
Reading Central Library
18/10/2019
- 18/10/2019
Reading
Rio Cinema
17/05/2017
- 17/05/2017
London
Salisbury Arts Centre
07/02/2018
- 07/02/2018
Salisbury
Screen25
07/06/2017
- 07/06/2017
Croydon,
London
Sheffield University Film Unit
19/10/2019
- 19/10/2019
Sheffield
Showroom Workstation
05/10/2017
- 05/10/2017
Sheffield
SOAS, University of London Students Union
25/10/2017
- 25/10/2017
London
SOAS, University of London Students Union
04/11/2019
- 04/11/2019
London
South Yardley Library
11/10/2018
- 20/10/2018
Excluded Dates: 12th-19th
Birmingham
Stratford East Picturehouse
25/06/2017
- 25/06/2017
Newham,
London
Streatham Free Film Festival
22/09/2019
- 22/09/2019
The Keep Archives
11/10/2018
- 11/10/2018
Brighton
The Leyburn Arts Centre Ltd
05/10/2018
- 05/10/2018
Leyburn
The Next Chosen Generation
07/10/2017
- 07/10/2017
Basildon
The Roses Theatre
10/09/2017
- 14/09/2017
Excluded Dates: 11th,13th
Tewkesbury
The Watermark
01/06/2017
- 01/06/2017
Ivybridge
Town Hall Arts - Trowbridge
28/10/2017
- 28/10/2017
Trowbridge
Waltham Library
14/09/2018
- 14/09/2018
Waltham
Watershed
29/05/2017
- 01/06/2017
Bristol
Watershed
26/10/2017
- 26/10/2017
Bristol
Women of Keele Educate (WOKE)
10/10/2019
- 10/10/2019
Newcastle-Under-Lyme
York University Students Union - BAME Network
29/10/2017
- 29/10/2017
York
African Weekender
24/11/2017
- 24/11/2017
Birmingham
Alfred Hitchcock Community Cinema
11/05/2017
- 11/05/2017
Leyton
Bedford Central Library
12/10/2018
- 12/10/2018
Bedford
Black Arts Forum / VOWS
01/10/2017
- 01/10/2017
Black Country Living Museum
05/10/2017
- 05/10/2017
Dudley
Black Country Touring
03/11/2017
- 03/11/2017
West Bromwich
Black Country Touring
02/02/2018
- 02/02/2018
West Bromwich
Black History Studies
18/03/2017
- 18/03/2017
Tottenham
Black History Studies
05/10/2017
- 05/10/2017
Tottenham
Black History Studies
08/10/2017
- 08/10/2017
Tottenham
Bruce Castle Museum
24/06/2019
- 24/06/2019
London
Cambridge City Council
14/10/2018
- 14/10/2018
(Screening hosted by Cambridge Caribbean Association)
Cambridge
Clapham Library
20/10/2017
- 20/10/2017
Lambeth,
London
Duke of York's Picturehouse
25/06/2017
- 25/06/2017
Brighton
Ealing Libraries
10/10/2019
- 10/10/2019
Ealing
East Staffordshire Borough Council
04/10/2018
- 04/10/2018
Burton-on-Trent
Faith and Minority Ethnic Network
18/10/2017
- 18/10/2017
London
Films at Shadforth
18/06/2017
- 18/06/2017
Shadforth
Friends of The National Archives
16/05/2018
- 16/05/2018
Richmond
Ideas Test
11/11/2017
- 11/11/2017
Sittingbourne
Independent Cinema MK
08/09/2017
- 08/09/2017
Milton Keynes
Into Film Festival
23/11/2017
- 23/11/2017
London
Into Film Festival
24/11/2017
- 24/11/2017
London
Magdalen College - Racial Equity Committee
28/10/2019
- 28/10/2019
Oxford
Manchester Central Library
30/10/2017
- 30/10/2017
Manchester
Mental Fight Club
15/10/2018
- 15/10/2018
London
Mo's MOJO
17/10/2017
- 17/10/2017
Barking
National Maritime Museum Cornwall
17/10/2018
- 17/10/2018
Falmouth
New Black Film Collective
20/10/2017
- 20/10/2017
London
New Black Film Collective
22/10/2017
- 22/10/2017
London
Norsaca Community Centre
18/10/2019
- 18/10/2019
Hanley
Norwich Theatre Royal
10/10/2018
- 10/10/2018
Norwich
Ofcom
11/07/2017
- 11/07/2017
London
Phoenix Picturehouse
25/06/2017
- 25/06/2017
Oxford
Picturehouse @ FACT
25/06/2017
- 25/06/2017
Liverpool
Reading Central Library
18/10/2019
- 18/10/2019
Reading
Rio Cinema
17/05/2017
- 17/05/2017
London
Salisbury Arts Centre
07/02/2018
- 07/02/2018
Salisbury
SOAS, University of London Students Union
25/10/2017
- 25/10/2017
London
SOAS, University of London Students Union
04/11/2019
- 04/11/2019
London
South Yardley Library
11/10/2018
- 20/10/2018
Excluded Dates: 12th-19th
Birmingham
Streatham Free Film Festival
22/09/2019
- 22/09/2019
The Keep Archives
11/10/2018
- 11/10/2018
Brighton
The Next Chosen Generation
07/10/2017
- 07/10/2017
Basildon
The Roses Theatre
10/09/2017
- 14/09/2017
Excluded Dates: 11th,13th
Tewkesbury
Town Hall Arts - Trowbridge
28/10/2017
- 28/10/2017
Trowbridge
Waltham Library
14/09/2018
- 14/09/2018
Waltham
Women of Keele Educate (WOKE)
10/10/2019
- 10/10/2019
Newcastle-Under-Lyme
York University Students Union - BAME Network
29/10/2017
- 29/10/2017
York
Arts Picturehouse
25/06/2017
- 29/06/2017
Excluded Dates: 26,27,28
Cambridge
Arts Picturehouse
18/01/2018
- 18/01/2018
Cambridge
Chichester Cinema at New Park
07/10/2017
- 07/10/2017
Chichester
Cinema City
25/06/2017
- 25/06/2017
Norwich
Depot
12/10/2018
- 19/10/2018
Excluded Dates: 17th
Lewes
Harbour Lights Picturehouse
25/06/2017
- 25/06/2017
Southampton
Barbican Centre
08/10/2017
- 08/10/2017
City of London,
London
Clapham Picturehouse
25/06/2017
- 25/06/2017
Lambeth,
London
Clapham Picturehouse
31/10/2017
- 31/10/2017
(Educational screening)
Lambeth,
London
Crouch End Picturehouse
25/06/2017
- 25/06/2017
Haringey,
London
East Dulwich Picturehouse & Cafe
25/06/2017
- 25/06/2017
Southwark,
London
East Dulwich Picturehouse & Cafe
17/10/2017
- 17/10/2017
Southwark,
London
Film Africa
20/10/2017
- 20/10/2017
Westminster,
London
Gate Picturehouse
25/06/2017
- 25/06/2017
Kensington and Chelsea,
London
Greenwich Picturehouse
25/06/2017
- 25/06/2017
Greenwich,
London
Hackney Picturehouse
25/06/2017
- 25/06/2017
Hackney,
London
JW3
17/10/2017
- 17/10/2017
Camden,
London
Peckhamplex
13/10/2017
- 19/10/2017
Southwark,
London
Picturehouse Central
25/06/2017
- 25/06/2017
Westminster,
London
Screen25
07/06/2017
- 07/06/2017
Croydon,
London
Stratford East Picturehouse
25/06/2017
- 25/06/2017
Newham,
London
Broadway Cinema
16/07/2017
- 16/07/2017
Nottingham
mac
16/08/2017
- 16/08/2017
Birmingham
mac
01/03/2018
- 01/03/2018
Birmingham
Northampton Filmhouse
04/07/2017
- 04/07/2017
Northampton
Cameo Cinema
25/06/2017
- 25/06/2017
Edinburgh
Eden Court Theatre
13/05/2017
- 14/05/2017
Glasgow Film Theatre
27/06/2017
- 27/06/2017
Glasgow
Chapter
21/07/2017
- 25/07/2017
Excluded Dates: 22,23,24
Cardiff
City Screen Picturehouse
25/06/2017
- 25/06/2017
York
HOME
15/08/2017
- 15/08/2017
Manchester
National Science & Media Museum
25/06/2017
- 25/06/2017
Bradford
Sheffield University Film Unit
19/10/2019
- 19/10/2019
Sheffield
Showroom Workstation
05/10/2017
- 05/10/2017
Sheffield
The Leyburn Arts Centre Ltd
05/10/2018
- 05/10/2018
Leyburn
Curzon Cinema & Arts
17/09/2017
- 17/09/2017
Clevedon
Exeter Picturehouse
25/06/2017
- 25/06/2017
Exeter
Little Theatre Cinema
25/06/2017
- 25/06/2017
Bath
Portsmouth Film Society
17/10/2019
- 17/10/2019
Portsmouth
The Watermark
01/06/2017
- 01/06/2017
Ivybridge
Watershed
29/05/2017
- 01/06/2017
Bristol
Watershed
26/10/2017
- 26/10/2017
Bristol
Queen's Film Theatre
20/06/2017
- 20/06/2017
Belfast
The third programme from Britain on Film on Tour explores the vital history of Black Britain throughout the 20th century.
Bringing together films spanning 1901 to 1985 and taken from many different regions of the UK, it offers rare, little-seen and incredibly valuable depictions of Black British life on screen.
See Black miners in the collieries of Edwardian Lancashire and Yorkshire, and soldiers from across the British Empire joining the services to fight for England in World War I; rare colour footage of multi-racial communities in ’50s Cardiff, a Nigerian family wedding in Cornwall in 1964, and touching interviews with Black school leavers in 1965. Our programme explores racism on a Liverpool housing estate, the Black community’s response to the 1981 New Cross Fire, and jubilant Carnival celebrations on the streets of Notting Hill.
Exploring a century of turbulent social change in the UK, Britain on Film: Black Britain is not just an important educative tool, offering audiences the chance to explore stories of migration, community and the struggles against racism and inequality, but also an opportunity to celebrate vivid Black British life, history and culture on screen.
Films in the programme
Miners Leaving Pendlebury Colliery (1901) & Hull Fair (1902)
These rare films from Yorkshire and Lancashire feature two of the earliest representations of Black people on screen, reminding us that Black immigration into Britain did not begin with the arrival of the Empire Windrush in 1948.
For the Wounded (1915) & From Trinidad to Serve the Empire (1916)
During World War One, Black men from Britain and across the Empire joined the armed services to fight for the King and ‘mother country’. These are two of very few available films depicting Black servicemen in early British newsreels.
Hello! West Indies (1943)
Cricketing legend Learie Constantine, the first Black man to sit in the House of Lords, introduces this extract highlighting civilian jobs undertaken by West Indian workers in Britain during World War Two.
Mining Review 2nd Year No. 11 (1949)
American actor and singer Paul Robeson visits Woolmet Colliery near Edinburgh. Robeson had long been something of a hero to the British mining community, ever since he starred in the film The Proud Valley, and was a renowned left-wing political activist. In 1938 he was voted one of the top 10 most popular British film stars.
To the Four Corners (1957)
This extract of rare colour footage of multiracial Cardiff is the obvious highlight of this travelogue of Britain’s four nations. Look out for the newsstand promoting local rising star Shirley Bassey, who had recently enjoyed her first UK hit single.
Black Special Constable (1964) & Black Police Officers (1966)
In these two television clips from the Midlands, Reg Harcourt investigates attitudes towards what was then a controversial issue: ethnicity within the police force.
Cold Railway Workers (1964)
As temperatures plummeted during the Big Freeze of 1963, local TV reporter visits a group of railway workers in the Midlands to see how they’re coping. All the interviewees are West Indian, and the questions assume that they are unused to cold weather, which might explain some of the droll, monosyllabic responses.
Coloured School Leavers (1965)
Recent Black school leavers talk about their career ambitions and how racism may prevent them achieving their goals in this extract from current affairs TV programme ‘This Week’.
London Line No. 373 (1971)
Weekly TV programme London Line follows Ghanaian student Barbara, currently in her second year at the London College of Fashion and Clothing Technology, who hopes to ‘set the world of fashion alight’.
African Student Families (1975)
A television report investigating the support available for African overseas students, this is also a moving depiction of the work of the Commonwealth Students Children’s Society as they explain how their services operate and the different attitudes to fostering among British and African parents.
Liverpool 8 (1972)
This Week visits the Falkner housing estate in Liverpool to investigate recent incidents of racially motivated violence and tension between communities. In this extract, local Black and white youths relate encounters with one another, police discrimination and social deprivation.
Blood Ah Go Run (1982)
This prescient documentary by Menelik Shabazz was made in the aftermath of the New Cross Fire in January 1981, in which thirteen young Black people were killed. The bungled police investigation outraged the Black community and eventually led to a massive day of action and demonstration that is the subject of this short film.
The Jah People (1981)
Central Television magazine programme Here and Now reports from the Rastafari community in Handsworth. This extract presents interviews with a range of passionate and dedicated members of the religion, revealing a community like many others in search of roots, self-discovery and a spiritual homeland.
Grove Carnival (1981)
One of the world’s largest street festivals, the Notting Hill Carnival has taken place annually since 1966. This kaleidoscopic record from the 1980 event invites audiences both into and above the busy streets, taking in the diversity of the crowd and echoing the event’s relaxed yet ecstatic rhythm.