Malcolm X gave his first British television interview in 1963 for the current affairs program This Week, where he discussed the Nation of Islam's platform of Black separatism and self-defense. This rare appearance introduced his radical views and compelling rhetorical style to a broad international audience shortly before his assassination. Credit: British Film Institute | History In Pictures

ON THIS DAY in 1977 the British sitcom THE RAG TRADE first aired on ITV 📺 after transferring from BBC where it was first broadcast between 1961 and 1963. Although a comedy, it shed light on gender, politics and the "class war" on the factory floor. The scripts were written by partners Chesney and Wolfe, who later wrote Wild, Wild Women, Meet the Wife and On the Buses. Wild, Wild Women was a period variation of The Rag Trade. The series starred many well known actors and actresses including the