Basically Black

Basically Black
Genre Sketch comedy
Directed by Nicholas R. Parsons
Starring
Country of origin Australia
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 1 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s) Alan Morris
Producer(s) Bill Munro
Running time 28 minutes
Distributor Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Release
Original network ABC
Original release 7 July 1973 (1973-07-07)

Basically Black is a 1973 Australian television comedy program, notable as the first television program written and created by Indigenous Australians.

A single half-hour of sketch comedy, the program was based on a satirical political revue of the same name by the National Black Theatre. It premiered on 7 July 1973 as part of a series of ABC comedy pilots, 'The Comedy Game'.[1] Some elements of the original script had been censored by the ABC.[2]

References

  1. "Lively Russian dancers in TCN9 special". The Australian Women's Weekly. 40, (50). Australia, Australia. 16 May 1973. p. 10. Retrieved 17 July 2016 via National Library of Australia.
  2. "Five trail-blazing indigenous TV shows that paved the way for Cleverman | Daily Review: Film, stage and music reviews, interviews and more.". Daily Review: Film, stage and music reviews, interviews and more. 2016-06-30. Retrieved 2016-07-17.

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