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Walking on Coals: the White Tribe of Africa
First transmitted in 1980, David Dimbleby follows the stories of some of the people he interviewed for his earlier programme on the Afrikaners.
First transmitted in 1980, David Dimbleby follows the stories of some of the people he interviewed for his earlier programme on the Afrikaners, 'The White Tribe of Africa'. Despite great wealth for some, and a booming economy, he finds severe hardship in the homelands of South Africa. There is also increasing anger about inequalities and police brutality, which the Panorama team were on hand to witness.
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Sun 28 Sep 1986
20:15
±«Óãtv Two except East, South East & Yorkshire
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Did You Know?
Afrikaners are descended from white European settlers, mainly from the Netherlands, who came to South Africa from the 17th century onwards. They are sometimes known as Boers, and in the 19th Century they developed a nationalist identity based on a shared language and way of life known as Afrikaans. The Afrikaans political movement grew in strength in the aftermath of the Boer War in the early 20th Century.
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Mon 14 Jul 1980 20:10- Sun 28 Sep 1986 20:15±«Óãtv Two except East, South East & Yorkshire
Apartheid in South Africa Collection
This programme is available online as part of the Apartheid in South Africa Collection.
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