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The Rupes Nigra ("Black Rock"), a phantom island, was believed to be a black rock located at the Magnetic North Pole or at the geographic North Pole itself. Described by Gerardus Mercator as 33 French miles in size, it provided a supposed explanation for why all compasses point to this location.
Inventio Fortunata (also Inventio Fortunate, Inventio Fortunat or Inventio Fortunatae), "Fortunate, or fortune-making, discovery", is a lost book, probably dating from the 14th century, containing a description of the North Pole as a magnetic island (the Rupes Nigra) surrounded by a giant whirlpool and four continents.
Today was Thames Television's first regional news magazine programme, shown in the London area from 1968 to 1977. It was hosted by Eamonn Andrews, Bill Grundy and others. [1] For nine months, the programme featured Barbara Blake Hannah, the first Black reporter on British television, who was eventually driven off-air by racist complaints. [2] [3]
The Netflix series is a breath of fresh air in the Black TV canon thanks to it not being afraid to embrace queer characters and having a plus-size actress maintain an exciting on-screen love life ...
Pages in category "Black British television shows" The following 27 pages are in this category, out of 27 total. ... (TV series) Black Ops (TV series) Blouse and ...
The Kenny Everett Television Show; M. The Men's Room; Mongrels (TV series) N. Not the Nine O'Clock News; Q. ... Category: British black comedy television shows.
No Problem! was the first sitcom to be broadcast on Britain's new Channel 4 TV station. It was also the first comedy series specifically to address the lifestyle of the British black community. [5] The show's producers made a conscious decision to focus on comedy rather than "race issues", which drew some criticism.
Black and British: A Forgotten History is a four-part BBC Television documentary series, written and presented by David Olusoga and first broadcast in November 2016, [1] [2] and a book of the same title written by Olusoga to accompany the series. [3] [4] [5]