Liberation Struggles

Multicultural television traced and covered liberation struggles through the lens of non-aligned politics.

  • Total running time 108min

Black on Black Special: The Caribbean after the Invasion

Channel 4 1983. Director Lincoln Browne. 41min. Digital

Bandung File

Channel 4 1986. Directors Christopher Spencer, Holly Aylett. 40min. Digital

Black Bag: Suicide Warriors

Channel 4 1996. Director Sabiha Sumar. 27min. Digital

From the battle for Tamil self-determination in Sri Lanka to Apartheid in South Africa, multicultural programming often stood on the front lines of international issues. These editions give an insight into battles being fought globally. Regular updates from Bandung File ranged from the harrowing impact of Apartheid on the lives of children to politics in Pakistan, while the documentary series Black Bag shone a light on the female members of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam.