Jump to content

Windrush (TV series): Difference between revisions

Add links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous edit
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
mNo edit summary
Updated short description
Tags: Mobile edit Mobile app edit Android app edit
 
(33 intermediate revisions by 26 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{Short description|British TV documentary series}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2012}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}}
⚫
'''Windrush''' is a 4-part series of one hour television documentaries originally broadcast on [[BBC2]] in 1998 <ref>[http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/series/29646]</ref> to mark the 50th anniversary of the arrival in Britain of the [[Empire Windrush]], the ship which brought the first wave of post-war West Indian immigrants.
{{Infobox television
| italic_title =
⚫
| image =
| image_upright =
| image_size =
| image_alt =
| caption =
| alt_name =
| genre = [[Documentary]]
| creator =
| based_on = <!-- {{Based on|work|author}} -->
| developer =
| writer =
| director =
| creative_director =
| presenter =
| narrated =
| theme_music_composer =
| opentheme =
| endtheme =
| composer =
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
| num_seasons = 1
| num_episodes = 4
| list_episodes =
| executive_producer =
| producer =
| cinematography =
| editor = <!-- Film editors -->
| camera = <!-- Either Single-camera or Multi-camera -->
| runtime = <!-- Reliable source required -->
| company =
| budget =
| network = [[BBC Two]]
| released = <!-- {{Start date|df=yes|YYYY|MM|DD}} -->
| first_aired = {{Start date|df=yes|1998|05|30}}
| last_aired = {{End date|df=yes|1998|06|20}}
| related = <!-- To be used only for remakes, spin-offs, and adaptations -->
}}


⚫
'''''Windrush''''' is a four-part series of one-hour television documentaries originally broadcast on [[BBC Two]] in 1998<ref name=BFI>[https://web.archive.org/web/20081031044209/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/series/29646 "Windrush Season"], BFI Database.</ref> to mark the 50th anniversary of the arrival in Britain of the [[HMT Empire Windrush|HMT ''Empire Windrush'']], the ship that brought the first significant wave of post-war West Indian immigrants.
⚫
The series was produced and directed by [[David Upshal]]. Its Executive Producer was [[Trevor Phillips]]. It won the 1999 [[Royal Television Society Award]] for Best Documentary Series.<ref>[http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/series/29646?view=event Windrush Season, BFI.]</ref>


⚫
The series was produced and directed by [[David Upshal]], and its Executive Producer was [[Trevor Phillips]]. It won the 1999 [[Royal Television Society Award]] for Best Documentary Series.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110804033452/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/series/29646?view=event Related Events - Windrush Season], BFI.</ref>
⚫
Contributors include [[Lenny Henry]], [[Jazzy B]], [[Doreen Lawrence]], [[Valerie Amos]], [[Rosalind Howells]], [[Diane Abbott]], [[Paul Boateng]], [[Ben Bousquet]], [[Carroll Thompson]], [[Charlie Williams (comedian)|Charlie Williams]], [[Cy Grant]], Professor [[Stuart Hall (cultural theorist)|Stuart Hall]], [[Ken Livingstone]], [[Darcus Howe]], [[Linton Kwesi Johnson]], [[Columbus Deniston]], [[Ulric Cross]], [[Chris Blackwell]], [[Mike Phillips (writer)|Mike Phillips]].


⚫
Contributors include [[Lenny Henry]], [[Jazzie B]], [[Doreen Lawrence]], [[Valerie Amos]], [[Rosalind Howells]], [[Diane Abbott]], [[Paul Boateng]], Ben Bousquet, [[Carroll Thompson]], [[Charlie Williams (comedian)|Charlie Williams]], [[Cy Grant]], Professor [[Stuart Hall (cultural theorist)|Stuart Hall]], [[Ken Livingstone]], [[Darcus Howe]], [[Linton Kwesi Johnson]], Columbus Deniston, [[Ulric Cross]], [[Chris Blackwell]] and [[Mike Phillips (writer)|Mike Phillips]].
The four episodes were:<ref>[http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/series/29646 BFI.]</ref>
⚫
# "Arrival" (30/05/98)
⚫
# "Intolerance" (13/06/98)
⚫
# "A New Generation" (06/06/98)
⚫
# "A Very British Story" (20/06/98)


The four episodes were:<ref name=BFI />
⚫
The series was also accompanied by the book ''[[Windrush: The Irresistible Rise Of Multi-Racial Britain]]''.<ref>[http://www.amazon.co.uk/Windrush-Irresistible-Rise-Multi-Racial-Britain/dp/0006530397]</ref> The book was written by [[Mike Phillips]], based on the extensive interviews conducted by producer/director [[David Upshal]] for the television series. ''[[The Independent]]'' newspaper described it as being "One of the most important books ever to have been published on the black British experience".<ref>[http://www.amazon.co.uk/Windrush-Irresistible-Rise-Multi-Racial-Britain/dp/0006530397]</ref>
# "Arrival" (30 May 1998)
⚫
# "A New Generation" (6 June 1998)
⚫
# "Intolerance" (13 June 1998)
⚫
# "A Very British Story" (20 June 1998)

⚫
The series was accompanied by the book ''Windrush: The Irresistible Rise Of Multi-Racial Britain'', written by [[Mike Phillips (writer)|Mike Phillips]] with Trevor Phillips, based on the extensive interviews conducted by producer/director [[David Upshal]] for the television series.<ref name=Amazon>[https://www.amazon.co.uk/Windrush-Irresistible-Rise-Multi-Racial-Britain/dp/0006530397 Trevor Phillips and Mike Phillips, ''Windrush: The Irresistible Rise of Multi-Racial Britain''], London: HarperCollins, 2009. {{ISBN|978-0006530398}}.</ref> ''[[The Independent]]'' newspaper described it as being "One of the most important books ever to have been published on the [[Black British]] experience".<ref name=Amazon />


==References==
==References==
Line 18: Line 60:


==External links==
==External links==
* {{BBC programme}}
*[http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/series/29646]
*{{IMDb title|id=3605642|title=Windrush}}.
*[http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/series/29646?view=event]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20081031044209/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/series/29646 "Windrush Season"], BFI Database.
*[http://www.amazon.co.uk/Windrush-Irresistible-Rise-Multi-Racial-Britain/dp/0006530397]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110804033452/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/series/29646?view=event "Related Events - Windrush Season"], BFI.


[[Category:1998 British television series debuts]]
[[Category:1998 British television series endings]]
[[Category:BBC television documentaries]]
[[Category:BBC television documentaries]]
[[Category:British documentary television series]]
[[Category:1990s British documentary television series]]
[[Category:Works about human migration]]
[[Category:Works about immigration to Europe]]
[[Category:Windrush]]
[[Category:British English-language television shows]]

Latest revision as of 21:44, 12 July 2024

Windrush
GenreDocumentary
Country of originVereinigtes Königreich
Original languageEnglisch
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes4
Original release
NetworkBBC Two
Release30 May (1998-05-30) –
20 June 1998 (1998-06-20)

Windrush is a four-part series of one-hour television documentaries originally broadcast on BBC Two in 1998[1] to mark the 50th anniversary of the arrival in Britain of the HMT Empire Windrush, the ship that brought the first significant wave of post-war West Indian immigrants.

The series was produced and directed by David Upshal, and its Executive Producer was Trevor Phillips. It won the 1999 Royal Television Society Award for Best Documentary Series.[2]

Contributors include Lenny Henry, Jazzie B, Doreen Lawrence, Valerie Amos, Rosalind Howells, Diane Abbott, Paul Boateng, Ben Bousquet, Carroll Thompson, Charlie Williams, Cy Grant, Professor Stuart Hall, Ken Livingstone, Darcus Howe, Linton Kwesi Johnson, Columbus Deniston, Ulric Cross, Chris Blackwell and Mike Phillips.

The four episodes were:[1]

  1. "Arrival" (30 May 1998)
  2. "A New Generation" (6 June 1998)
  3. "Intolerance" (13 June 1998)
  4. "A Very British Story" (20 June 1998)

The series was accompanied by the book Windrush: The Irresistible Rise Of Multi-Racial Britain, written by Mike Phillips with Trevor Phillips, based on the extensive interviews conducted by producer/director David Upshal for the television series.[3] The Independent newspaper described it as being "One of the most important books ever to have been published on the Black British experience".[3]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b "Windrush Season", BFI Database.
  2. ^ Related Events - Windrush Season, BFI.
  3. ^ a b Trevor Phillips and Mike Phillips, Windrush: The Irresistible Rise of Multi-Racial Britain, London: HarperCollins, 2009. ISBN 978-0006530398.
[edit]
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Windrush_(TV_series)&oldid=1234157429"