Synopsis

Malcolm and David consider how their different upbringings have shaped their lives today.

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The sounds of riots outside bring up confusing and upsetting memories for Cyrus.

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Cyrus tells the story of how he met and fell in love with Eunice.

Cyrus 1951: Part 2 | Soon Gone: A Windrush Chronicle

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Cyrus tells the story of how he met and fell in love with Eunice.

Cyrus 1951: Part 3 | Soon Gone: A Windrush Chronicle

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Cyrus tells the story of how he met and fell in love with Eunice.

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Cyrus tells the story of how he met and fell in love with Eunice.

Death | Soon Gone: A Windrush Chronicle

BBC Four | 2019 | 3'57''

Yvonne confronts her emotions about the death of the biological father that left her mother when she was pregnant.

Family and work | Soon Gone: A Windrush Chronicle

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Kev talks about his relationships with this family and the experience of being the only black mechanic at his work.

Heritage | Soon Gone: A Windrush Chronicle

BBC Four | 2019 | 4'03''

Michaela explains the importance of valuing her black heritage and understanding the struggles that her family have been through.

Love | Soon Gone: A Windrush Chronicle

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Cyrus tells the story of how he met and fell in love with Eunice.

Michael | Soon Gone: A Windrush Chronicle

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Eunice tells the story of how she met an Englishman called Michael and how he left her with a baby.

New Room | Soon Gone: A Windrush Chronicle

BBC Four | 2019 | 2'33''

Having just moved to England, Eunice discusses the other people that live in her building.

Racism | Soon Gone: A Windrush Chronicle

BBC Four | 2019 | 5'30''

Kev talks about the everyday racism he experiences as a black man living in England.

Samantha 1993: Part 1 | Soon Gone: A Windrush Chronicle

BBC Four | 2019 | 3'52''

Samantha talks about the experience of being the only white person in her husband's family.

Samantha 1993: Part 2 | Soon Gone: A Windrush Chronicle

BBC Four | 2019 | 4'51''

Samantha talks about the experience of being the only white person in her husband's family.

Samantha 1993: Part 3 | Soon Gone: A Windrush Chronicle

BBC Four | 2019 | 4'34''

Samantha talks about the experience of being the only white person in her husband's family.

The New Cross Fire | Soon Gone: A Windrush Chronicle

BBC Four | 2019 | 6'07''

Yvonne explains how attitudes towards her have changed in the aftermath of the New Cross Fire.

University | Soon Gone: A Windrush Chronicle

BBC Four | 2019 | 4'35''

A visit to David's university bar unlocks a secret that Malcolm has tried to repress.

Windrush project | Soon Gone: A Windrush Chronicle

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Michaela introduces herself and her family in a sociology project about her heritage and the windrush generation.

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