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The Black Safari

  • TV comedy
  • BBC Two
  • 1972
  • 1 episode

An affectionate parody of explorers and exploration films with Yemi Ajibade, Merdelle Jordine, Bloke Modisane, Horace Ové and Douglas Botting.

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Press clippings

It's far easier to write about poor programmes than good ones, just as it's easier to make them. The temptation to trampoline up and down on "The Black Safari" (BBC2) is almost irresistible, but that is precisely where the programme went wrong.

Nancy Banks-Smith, The Guardian, 24th November 1972

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