In the 1980s, there were only 63 Black films by, for, or about Black Americans. But in the 1990s, that number quadrupled, with 220 Black films making their way to cinema screens nationwide. What sparked this “Black New Wave?” Who blazed this path for contemporaries like Ava DuVernay, Kasi Lemmons and Jordan Peele? And how did these films transform American culture as a whole? Presenting The Class of 1989, a new limited-run series from pop culture critics Len Webb and Vincent Williams, hosts ...
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Talking TV #77: BBC Worldwide; Caitlin Moran
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BBC Worldwide’s expanding indie empire and the cancellation of Channel 4’s working class comedy Raised By Wolves take centre stage on this week’s Talking TV. Joining host Peter White are Paul Sandler, former Objective managing director and co-founder of ITV-backed production group Cats on the Roof Media and Kerfuffle founder Steven D Wright. As well as lifting the lid on BBC Worldwide’s latest indie investments, including stakes in Tessa Ross and Juliette Howell’s House Productions and Mark Raphael and David Glover’s 72 Films, the pair address a lack of female directors, laud ITV’s return to comedy and discuss the debut linear slate from the pulled pork munching hipsters at Vice. Caitlin Moran joins Talking TV to discuss the cancellation of her Big Talk-produced sitcom Raised By Wolves and explains her “fucking gigantic” plan to stick two fingers up to Channel 4. Finally, there are previews of BBC1’s Scottish crime drama One Of Us and ITV Studios daytime format Yes Chef.
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BBC Worldwide’s expanding indie empire and the cancellation of Channel 4’s working class comedy Raised By Wolves take centre stage on this week’s Talking TV. Joining host Peter White are Paul Sandler, former Objective managing director and co-founder of ITV-backed production group Cats on the Roof Media and Kerfuffle founder Steven D Wright. As well as lifting the lid on BBC Worldwide’s latest indie investments, including stakes in Tessa Ross and Juliette Howell’s House Productions and Mark Raphael and David Glover’s 72 Films, the pair address a lack of female directors, laud ITV’s return to comedy and discuss the debut linear slate from the pulled pork munching hipsters at Vice. Caitlin Moran joins Talking TV to discuss the cancellation of her Big Talk-produced sitcom Raised By Wolves and explains her “fucking gigantic” plan to stick two fingers up to Channel 4. Finally, there are previews of BBC1’s Scottish crime drama One Of Us and ITV Studios daytime format Yes Chef.
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