A history of Britain's mixed-race community. George Alagiah tells how Britain escaped laws preventing interracial marriage and...
Series tracing the changes to British national life brought about by the first major influx of people from the Caribbean in 1948. The initial warm rece...
The true story of the Mangrove restaurant, a lively community hub in London's Notting Hill that was the subject of relentless police raids during the...
First episode of a groundbreaking BBC drama series from 1967 about the experience of the West Indian community in Birmingham, featuring E...
George Alagiah tells the story of the GI babies labelled war casualties, the boom in mixed-race couples following mass migrati...
The 1959 Notting Hill riots and the first racial killing.
Lovers Rock tells a fictional story of young love at a blues party in 1980. The film is an ode to the romantic reggae genre called lovers rock, an...
Dr Yasmin Khan reveals stories of passengers coming to Britain from Bombay in the late 40s following Independence, including Anglo-Ind...
Second episode of a groundbreaking BBC drama series from 1967 about the experience of the West Indian community in Birmingham, featuring Err...
George Alagiah tells the story of couples facing violence on the streets during the 70s, how adoption became a battleground an...
Third episode of a groundbreaking BBC drama series from 1967 about the experience of the West Indian community in Birmingham, featuring Er...
Focusing on the education of black children, their search for an identity through their music and lifestyle, and the tragedy of the New Cross ...
Dr Yasmin Khan unearths the stories of those travelling on the great ocean liner the Batory, in the 1950s.
The 1990s saw the emergence of a new black British identity, with black peers in the House of Lords and black celebrities in sport, entertainme...
Forth episode of a groundbreaking BBC drama series from 1967 about the experience of the West Indian community in Birmingham, featuring ...
This programme looks at the contributions made by black people from literature and the arts.
This concluding part covers the dramatic history of Ireland throughout the 20th century. Presented by Fergal Keane.
When 12-year-old Kingsley is transferred to a special-needs school, a group of West Indian women uncover an unofficial segregation policy preventing...
Sixth episode of a groundbreaking BBC drama series from 1967 about the experience of the West Indian community in Birmingham, featuring Er...
The interviewees discuss what accents mean to them and how that can shape identity.
Documentary following a family who give up their modern lives for one summer to experience what life was like for Caribbeans who immigrated to Brita...
The interviewees talk about what it means to be mixed-race and how it can be difficult to find a sense of belonging.
The interviewees reflect on how Scottish they feel but the importance of remembering their roots.
What does it mean to be black and Scottish? Director Stewart Kyasimire seeks out a range of black Scots of different ages and from diverse backgrounds to ...
Shifting attitudes towards immigration in Britain.
The sounds of riots outside bring up confusing and upsetting memories for Cyrus.
Cyrus tells the story of how he met and fell in love with Eunice.
Yvonne confronts her emotions about the death of the biological father that left her mother when she was pregnant.
Malcolm and David consider how their different upbringings have shaped their lives today.
The Sharma family experience life as a South Asian family in 50s Britain, from hard factory shifts to adapting their cooking to suit ...
Lenny Henry is joined by a host of famous faces as he celebrates his Caribbean-British heritage and explores how his cultur...
The Sharmas' time-travels enter the 1970s. Opening a shop, they join an explosion of South Asian entrepreneurship in Birmingham - fro...
The Irwins learn how a new generation of black Britons forged their way through the 70s, 80s and 90s.
Lenny looks back on his coming of age and explores how he and other second and third-generation British-born Caribbean kids...
The kids dance at a daytimer and get language lessons, while mum and dad work hard to turn a profit, and the whole family start to re...
The Sharma family reflect on their time-travelling journey through British Asian history and discover what has changed for second and...
Evans-Gordon's immigration policies and the history of fear about immigrants.
Kev talks about his relationships with this family and the experience of being the only black mechanic at his work.
Seventy years since the Windrush's UK arrival, two kids head to the Caribbean to discover why their grandparents left...
The first black professor in Scotland talks about his heritage.
The interviewees recall growing up and often being the only black child in their peer group.
The interviewees discuss how people reacted to their hair and what some of them did to "fit-in".
Michaela explains the importance of valuing her black heritage and understanding the struggles that her family have been through.
An interview with the controversial, far-right political commentator Katie Hopkins.
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