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Rivers of Blood[14/04/2008] (Original title)
Date: 14 April 2008 (Television)

Country: United Kingdom

Director: James Newton

Synopsis: First part of selected slot featuring Enoch Powell's controversial speech.Synopsis: First of four shorts considering Enoch Powell's infamous anti-immigrant "rivers of blood " speech made forty years ago and asking people in the Midlands what it means to them today. Delroy, a black British regular at a predominantly white pub, tries to reconcile the past and the present.

Subject:
Politics

Series title:

TV Transmissions
Date: 14 April 2008Broadcast channel: Channel FourCountry: United KingdomTransmission time: 19:55-20:00Slot duration: 5 minsNetwork - Language: English - Colour - Sound - Stereo
Date: 14 April 2008not specified

Credits (3)
Production Company: Quark Films, Producer: Anna Higgs