The Black & White Minstrel Show Christmas Special (25/12/71)

[@mica412]

Even the trailers are a joy to watch😊

[@michaelhill-ck6ue]

I was only 4 weeks old when this show was broadcast on the BBC

[@NikkisNosh]

You didn't miss much. I was 17 then and sitting through that awful singing, let alone the blacking up, was enough to turn anyone's stomach.

[@MissMarceline-wp6oq]

I was only a year old when this was shown. Thank god we dont have anything like this on tv in 2024.

[@PM-oq8dg]

Morecambe and Wise showing up was a great surprise!

[@guybaker2876]

the singing and dancing, this is very good. Enjoy the show.

[@annoldham3018]

I used to like when they jumped and changed costume.

[@delladog]

I would love to know what they used to achieve the black face, it appears creamy smooth on the face and they dont sweat

[@Aeonterbor]

It was a concoction known as "Pancake Mix" created by makeup artist Toni Chapman, she made it in the early 60's to replace the real Greasepaint you can see in the surviving 1959 episode which was too dark and shiny.

[@annoldham3018]

Dai Francis reminds me of Ron Moody .

[@Comfortzone99]

Missed the premiere now catching up- I wonder what they would have done with a wheelie bin these days?Much as I miss Tony as the bass box I think Andy was a great replacement,

[@annoldham3018]

Tony sadly died in 1973. I don't remember him or the original tenor John Boulter. But I remember Ted Darling very well.

[@kevinbill9574]

I thought it would be an idea to bring this back with white guys blacked up as Gangsta rappers doing stuff like 'Straight Outta Compton' but the white chicks still done up like southern belles in lace dresses and twirling parasols

[@stevestheboy1]

looks like arsenal and thier wags

[@maxwellfan55]

Great entertainment, they should bring it back.

[@porlcooper7073]

Wouldn't it be great if they just sang tho rather than took the piss outta black folk?

[@maccagrabme]

@@porlcooper7073 ???

[@annoldham3018]

​@@porlcooper7073it was naive but never intended to be offensive or mocking. It was also tried without the makeup but the ratings apparently dropped.