Post by John Green on Feb 8, 2019 0:27:40 GMT
As part of their Forgotten Black TV Drama season,the BFI have announced
"The Day of the Fox (10 December 1961) features Sammy Davis Jnr as Beppo, a proud but disillusioned revolutionary who aims to destroy the remnants of white colonial rule in a new African nation. He wants to overthrow his brother-in-law, President Rajan (Zia Mohyeddin), who he believes has assimilated the white man’s politics. Beppo advocates ‘black power’ and wants to incite a violent revolution among the black population. The political themes explored in the play remain incredibly relevant 58 years later.
Until relatively recently it was thought that no copy of The Day of the Fox had survived, but a negative of the original telerecording was discovered to reside in the BFI National Archive and we are delighted to be able to screen the play for the first time since it was broadcast in 1961." forgottentelevisiondrama.wordpress.com/2019/02/07/forgotten-black-tv-drama-at-bfi-southbank-the-big-pride-1961-the-day-of-the-fox-1961/
Thanks to Billy Smart for passing this info on.
"The Day of the Fox (10 December 1961) features Sammy Davis Jnr as Beppo, a proud but disillusioned revolutionary who aims to destroy the remnants of white colonial rule in a new African nation. He wants to overthrow his brother-in-law, President Rajan (Zia Mohyeddin), who he believes has assimilated the white man’s politics. Beppo advocates ‘black power’ and wants to incite a violent revolution among the black population. The political themes explored in the play remain incredibly relevant 58 years later.
Until relatively recently it was thought that no copy of The Day of the Fox had survived, but a negative of the original telerecording was discovered to reside in the BFI National Archive and we are delighted to be able to screen the play for the first time since it was broadcast in 1961." forgottentelevisiondrama.wordpress.com/2019/02/07/forgotten-black-tv-drama-at-bfi-southbank-the-big-pride-1961-the-day-of-the-fox-1961/
Thanks to Billy Smart for passing this info on.