Basically Black
| Basically Black | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Sketch comedy |
| Directed by | Nicholas R. Parsons |
| Starring |
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| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 1 ( ABC |
| Release | 7 July 1973 |
Basically Black is a 1973 Australian television comedy program, notable as the first television program written and created by Indigenous Australians. It was produced as one of a series of pilot programs called The Comedy Game.
A single half-hour of
It premiered on 7 July 1973 as part of a series of ABC Television comedy pilots, The Comedy Game.[3] Some elements of the original script had been censored by Australian Broadcasting Corporation,[4] and it was described by Gary Foley as a "politically watered-down" version of the stage show.[1]
The pilot was deemed a success, but the ABC did not proceed with creating a series from it.[1]
See also
References
- ^ The Koori History Website. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
- The Koori History Website.
- ^ "Lively Russian dancers in TCN9 special". The Australian Women's Weekly. Vol. 40, no. 50. 16 May 1973. p. 10. Retrieved 17 July 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Five trail-blazing indigenous TV shows that paved the way for Cleverman". Daily Review. 30 June 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
External links
- Basically Black on YouTube(28 mins)
- Basically Black on Vimeo