Star Trek: America's first interracial TV kiss
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Star Trek: America's first interracial TV kiss

B2Upper-intermediateSeptember 4, 202610 min
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In 1968, American television boldly went where it had never gone before, broadcasting what's claimed to be the country's first interracial kiss in a TV programme. The moment of passion was between Captain Kirk of the starship USS Enterprise and communications officer Lieutenant Uhura, in Star Trek. Nichelle Nichols played Uhura in the cult series, and she was one of the first black women to be featured on American TV in a non-subservient role. Through archive BBC interviews, Nichelle explains the story behind that famous scene. Produced and presented by Reena Stanton-Sharma. ...

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This BBC podcast is supported by ads outside the UK. Hello, this is Witness History from the BBC World Service, with me, Rina Staunton-Shama. If you're a regular listener, you can skip the next few seconds. But if you're new here, Welcome to the show. We're the podcast that brings history to life by hearing from those

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claimed to be the country's first interracial kiss in a TV programme. The locking of lips was between Captain Kirk of the Starship USS Enterprise and Communications Officer Lieutenant Ahura in Star Trek. Set on board a space exploration vessel, the crew were on a mission to explore strange

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