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Fable (TV Play)
''Fable'' is a British television play, shown on 27 January 1965 as an episode of ''The Wednesday Play'' series on BBC 1. Written by John Hopkins, the play is set in a parallel totalitarian Britain where those in authority are black people, and white people are their social underdogs - a reversal of the situation in contemporary apartheid South Africa. It was directed by Christopher Morahan and produced by James MacTaggart. Cast *Eileen Atkins - Joan *Ronald Lacey - Len *Thomas Baptiste - Mark * Barbara Assoon - Francesca *Carmen Munroe - Lala *Keith Barron - Narrator *Rudolph Walker - Policeman *Leo Carera - Editor *Bari Johnson - Deputy Editor *Dan Jackson - Overseer *Sally Lahee - Lilian *George Roderick - Laughton * Trevor D. Rhone - Assistant Editor *John Rapley - Michael *André Dakar - Head Of State *Frank Singuineau - Minister *Charles Hyatt - Newsreader *Thor Pierres - Secretary *Kenneth Gardnier - Interrogator Commentary Hopkins had anti-racist intentions in writing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Hopkins (screenwriter)
John Richard Hopkins (sometimes credited as John R. Hopkins; 27 January 1931 – 23 July 1998) was an English film, stage, and television writer. Biography Born in southwest London, Hopkins was educated at Raynes Park High School, Raynes Park County Grammar School, then completed his Conscription in the United Kingdom#After 1945, National Service in the Army from 1950 to 1951. He read English Literature at St Catharine's College, Cambridge and joined BBC Television as a studio manager on graduation. Hopkins began his writing career in radio, writing episodes of the BBC serial ''Mrs Dale's Diary'' for eighteen months. An attempt to become a trainee television director at the commercial television franchise holder ITV Granada, Granada Television was unsuccessful. The company did accept his first play, ''Break Up'' (1958), about the end of the marriage of a young couple, although it was only shown in the Granada region. He established himself as a writer beginning when his then fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trevor D
Trevor ( Trefor in the Welsh language) is a common given name or surname of Welsh origin. It is an habitational name, deriving from the Welsh ''tre(f)'', meaning "homestead", or "settlement" and ''fawr'', meaning "large, big". The Cornish language equivalent is Trevorrow and is most associated with Ludgvan. Trevor is also a reduced Anglicized form of the Gaelic ''Ó Treabhair'' (descendant of Treabhar), which may derive from the original Welsh name. As a surname People *Claire Trevor (1910–2000), American actress *Hugh Trevor (1903–1933), American actor *John Trevor (other), various people *William Trevor (1928–2016), Irish writer *William Spottiswoode Trevor (1831–1907), recipient of the Victoria Cross Fictional characters *Steve Trevor, in the DC Comics, 1970s television series and 2017 film ''Wonder Woman'' As a given name People *Trevor Ariza (born 1985), American basketball player *Trevor Bailey, English cricketer *Trevor Bauer, American baseball player * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alternate History Television Series
Alternative or alternate may refer to: Arts, entertainment and media * Alternative (''Kamen Rider''), a character in the Japanese TV series ''Kamen Rider Ryuki'' * ''The Alternative'' (film), a 1978 Australian television film * ''The Alternative'', a radio show hosted by Tony Evans * ''120 Minutes'' (2004 TV program), an alternative rock music video program formerly known as ''The Alternative'' *''The American Spectator'', an American magazine formerly known as ''The Alternative: An American Spectator'' * Alternative comedy, a range of styles used by comedians and writers in the 1980s * Alternative comics, a genre of comic strips and books * Alternative media, media practices falling outside the mainstreams of corporate communication * Alternative reality, in fiction * Alternative title, the use of a secondary title for a work when it is distributed or sold in other countries Music * ''Alternative'' (album), a B-sides album by Pet Shop Boys * ''The Alternative'' (album), an a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alternate History Television Episodes
Alternative or alternate may refer to: Arts, entertainment and media * Alternative (''Kamen Rider''), a character in the Japanese TV series ''Kamen Rider Ryuki'' * ''The Alternative'' (film), a 1978 Australian television film * ''The Alternative'', a radio show hosted by Tony Evans * ''120 Minutes'' (2004 TV program), an alternative rock music video program formerly known as ''The Alternative'' *''The American Spectator'', an American magazine formerly known as ''The Alternative: An American Spectator'' * Alternative comedy, a range of styles used by comedians and writers in the 1980s * Alternative comics, a genre of comic strips and books * Alternative media, media practices falling outside the mainstreams of corporate communication * Alternative reality, in fiction * Alternative title, the use of a secondary title for a work when it is distributed or sold in other countries Music * ''Alternative'' (album), a B-sides album by Pet Shop Boys * ''The Alternative'' (album), an a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1965 In British Television
This is a list of British television related events from 1965. Events January *January – The BBC collaborates with Ireland's RTÉ on a television broadcast as Irish Taoiseach Seán Lemass and Prime Minister of Northern Ireland Terence O'Neill meet for the first time in Belfast. *2 January – '' World of Sport'' premieres on ITV with Eamonn Andrews as its first presenter. *9 January – Sketch comedy show '' Not Only... But Also'', featuring Peter Cook and Dudley Moore, debuts on BBC2. *12 January – '' Doctor Who'' begins premiering in Australia on the ABC by first being shown in Perth. It will later start airing for the first time in several states; including Sydney, Adelaide, Brisbane and Melbourne during January and the next two months. February *No events. March *26 March – Border Television begins broadcasting to the Isle of Man. April *7 April – BBC1 airs ''Three Clear Sundays'', a ''Wednesday Play'' about the events leading to a man's conviction for capital mur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1965 Television Plays
Events January–February * January 14 – The Prime Minister of Northern Ireland and the Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland meet for the first time in 43 years. * January 20 ** Lyndon B. Johnson is Second inauguration of Lyndon B. Johnson, sworn in for a full term as President of the United States. ** Indonesian President Sukarno announces the withdrawal of the Indonesian government from the United Nations. * January 30 – The Death and state funeral of Winston Churchill, state funeral of Sir Winston Churchill takes place in London with the largest assembly of dignitaries in the world until the 2005 funeral of Pope John Paul II. * February 4 – Trofim Lysenko is removed from his post as director of the Institute of Genetics at the Russian Academy of Sciences, Academy of Sciences in the Soviet Union. Lysenkoism, Lysenkoist theories are now treated as pseudoscience. * February 12 ** The African and Malagasy Republic, Malagasy Common Organization ('; OCA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malorie Blackman
Malorie Blackman is a British writer who held the position of Children's Laureate from 2013 to 2015. She primarily writes literature and television drama for children and young adults. She has used science fiction to explore social and ethical issues. Her critically and popularly acclaimed ''Noughts and Crosses'' series uses the setting of a fictional dystopia to explore racism. Blackman has been the recipient of many honours for her work including, most recently, the 2022 PEN Pinter Prize. Early life Malorie Blackman was born in Clapham, London, and grew up in Bromley, one of five siblings. Her parents were both from Barbados and had come to Britain as part of the "Windrush generation"; her father was a bus driver and her mother worked in a pyjama factory. At school, Malorie wanted to be an English teacher, but she grew up to become a systems programmer instead. She earned an HNC at Thames Polytechnic and is a graduate of the National Film and Television School. Author B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noughts And Crosses (TV Series)
''Noughts + Crosses'' is a British drama television series based on the ''Noughts & Crosses'' novel series by Malorie Blackman. The series is set in an alternative history where black "Cross" people rule over white "Noughts". The first episode aired on BBC One on 5 March 2020, and the remaining episodes premiered on BBC iPlayer on the same day. In May 2021, the BBC announced that a second series had been commissioned. The series differs from the book in several respects. Callum and Sephy are older than in the novels. Also, Callum and Jude's sister, Lynette McGregor, does not have a role. Synopsis The BBC synopsis reads: "Against a background of prejudice, distrust and powerful rebellion mounting on the streets, a passionate romance builds between Sephy and Callum which will lead them both into terrible danger". Setting The series takes place in present-day London in an alternative history where 700 years prior, several nations in (what is in our world known as) West Afric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White Man's Burden (film)
''White Man's Burden'' is a 1995 American Drama (film and television), drama film about racism, set in an alternative America where the social and economic positions of Black people and White people are reversed. The film was written and directed by Desmond Nakano. The film revolves around Louis Pinnock (John Travolta), a white factory worker, who kidnaps Thaddeus Thomas (Harry Belafonte), a black factory owner for firing him over a perceived slight. The title is a well-known phrase inspired by the The White Man's Burden, famous poem of the same title by Rudyard Kipling. Plot At dinner, wealthy black CEO Thaddeus Thomas discusses White Americans, white people and claims they are "genetically inferior" because their children grow up without fathers. Trying to improve himself, white candy factory worker Louis Pinnock offers to deliver a package to Thomas after his shift. Pinnock is let into the property by a white servant at the security gate point in front of the Thomas residenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BabaKiueria
''Babakiueria'' (also known under the video-title ''Babakiueria (Barbeque Area)'') is a 1986 Australian satirical film on relations between Aboriginal Australians and European Australians. Synopsis ''Babakiueria'' revolves around a role-reversal, whereby it is Aboriginal Australians who have invaded and colonised the fictitious country of Babakiueria, a land that has long been inhabited by white natives, the Babakiuerians. The opening scene depicts a group of Aboriginal Australians in military uniforms coming ashore in a land they have not previously been to. In this land, they discover a number of European Australians engaged in stereotypical European Australian activities. The Aboriginal Australian explorers approach the group and the expedition's leader asks them, "What do you call this place"? One of the Europeans replies, "Er... 'Barbecue Area'". After around 200 years of Aboriginal occupation, white Australians have become a minority. Aboriginal people have assumed power, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Times
''The Times'' is a British daily national newspaper based in London. It began in 1785 under the title ''The Daily Universal Register'', adopting its current name on 1 January 1788. ''The Times'' and its sister paper ''The Sunday Times'' (founded in 1821) are published by Times Newspapers, since 1981 a subsidiary of News UK, in turn wholly owned by News Corp. ''The Times'' and ''The Sunday Times'', which do not share editorial staff, were founded independently and have only had common ownership since 1966. In general, the political position of ''The Times'' is considered to be centre-right. ''The Times'' is the first newspaper to have borne that name, lending it to numerous other papers around the world, such as ''The Times of India'', ''The New York Times'', and more recently, digital-first publications such as TheTimesBlog.com (Since 2017). In countries where these other titles are popular, the newspaper is often referred to as , or as , although the newspaper is of nationa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1965 Leyton By-election
The 1965 Leyton by-election was a parliamentary by-election held on 21 January 1965 for the British House of Commons constituency of Leyton in east London. The seat had become vacant when the constituency's long-serving Labour Member of Parliament (MP), Reginald Sorensen, was made a life peer on 15 December 1964. An MP for over thirty years, his elevation to the peerage was intended to create a vacancy in a safe seat for the Foreign Secretary, Patrick Gordon Walker, who had been defeated in a shock result in the 1964 general election in his Smethwick constituency. The result of the contest was not as planned: the Conservative Party candidate, Ronald Buxton, won with a majority of 205 votes, a swing from Labour of 8.7%. Gordon-Walker resigned as Foreign Secretary but regained the seat for Labour at the 1966 general election. Votes See also *Leyton (UK Parliament constituency) *Leyton *List of United Kingdom by-elections The list of by-elections in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
