Black on Black (TV series)
Black on Black was a British television programme on Channel 4 between 1982 and 1985. "Black on Black", aimed at British African-Caribbean people, was a magazine programme that aired every other week. History. "Black on Black", commissioned and aired on Channel 4, was produced by London Weekend Television. It was directed by Trevor Hampton. The programme had the first team of black television journalists in Britain, including Julian Henriques, Simi Bedford, Kim Gordon, Elaine Smith and Victor Romero Evans. The programme's producer, Trevor Phillips, articulated what he saw as the programme's contribution  in 1982: "Black on Black" was presented by Beverly Anderson and (for the 1985 season) Pauline Black. In 1984, Darcus Howe did an unsuccessful screen test to be a presenter. Special feature programmes included "Ethiopia Special" (1983), on the 1983–1985 famine in Ethiopia, and "After the Invasion" (1983), on the aftermath of the US invasion of Grenada.