Michels, Eckard (2008) Geschichtspolitik im Fernsehen. Die WDR-Dokumentation "Heia Safari” von 1966/67 über Deutschlands Kolonialvergangenheit. Vierteljahrshefte für Zeitgeschichte 56 (3), pp. 467-492. ISSN 0042-5702.
Abstract
In October 1966 the public broadcaster WDR (Westdeutscher Rundfunk) screened the TV documentary “Heia Safari”, written by the journalist Ralph Giordano. It caused one of the greatest TV scandals in the Federal Republic during the 1960s. The program painted a very gloomy picture of Germany's colonial presence in Africa. It also attacked the unbroken positive memories of this chapter of Germany's imperial past which still prevailed half a century after the loss of the colonies. The documentary also attests to the artistic freedom journalists enjoyed with public-owned TV stations during the mid-1960s and to a culture of provocation favoured by publicists such as Giordano, who aimed at stirring up discussions and promoting their own careers. A comparison with other historical TV documentaries produced by WDR during this period reveals parallels in the reactions of the audience.
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| Item Type: | Article |
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| Additional Information: | English title: The politics of history on television: the 1966/67 WDR-documentary "Heia Safari" about Germany's colonial past |
| School: | Birkbeck Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences > School of Creative Arts, Culture and Communication |
| Depositing User: | Administrator |
| Date Deposited: | 12 Apr 2013 14:23 |
| Last Modified: | 09 Aug 2023 12:32 |
| URI: | https://eprints.bbk.ac.uk/id/eprint/6461 |
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