Colour Strike Colour Strike The Colour Strike was an industrial action by technicians at all ITV companies from 13 November 1970 to 8 February 1971 (although some shows made during this period in black and white were having their first transmission as late as December 1971) who, due to a pay dispute with their management, refused to work with colour television equipment. At that time ITV had recently switched to colour transmissions, requiring the individual companies to invest heavily in new equipment. Early colour television studio cameras consisted of four tubes to relay the picture: three were receptive to colour (red, green
Colour Blind (film) is a white British liberal who does not have any black friends, and Dan (Wil Johnson) is a black Briton who understands that he lives in a white society and needs to engage with it to succeed. The film initially follows the viewpoint of John, showing how cultural references and shared experiences impact on how he sees Dan's skin colour. Through a mundane conversation about work, girlfriends and friendships John gradually watches Dan's skin colour go from a dark black to almost white, as he discovers that they have a lot in common. By the end of the film John