Identity area
Reference code
BBC MR-RT-134
Title
Life Under Apartheid Collection
Date(s)
- 1964 (Accumulation)
Level of description
Collection
Extent and medium
2 items relates direclty to the Rivonia Trial ; Moving images, Text-based documents
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The programmes and documents in this collection illustrate what life was like for ordinary South Africans under Apartheid, as well as documenting key political moments.
Items related directly to the Rivonia Trial:
- BBC Television programme: Panorama: Race Problems Around the World. The documentary deals with the growth of racial tension in the Britain and the USA as Mandela is imprisoned for life. This programme was first broadcast on 15 June 1964. 50 minutes, 25 seconds in length. Contains a report by Robin Day from Pretoria where Mandela and others have been sentenced in the Rivonia Trial. Includes interviews with those who condemn the trial and sentencing: Helen Suzman, Alan Paton, Winnie Mandela.
- Letter from a cameraman about "Panorama" programme (28 June 19964). This letter was sent by Ernest Christie to the series producer David Wheeler on South African press reaction to Robin Day's segment in the "Panorama: Race Problems Around the World" which he had filmed.
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Available online. Archive not open directly to the public.
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Collections and these items available online - http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive