The Battle for Brixton

The Battle for Brixton

Crime and Deviance | BBC Two | 2006 | 58'42''

April 1981: unprecedented violence erupts on south London streets, as thousands of local residents fight a pitched battle with the capital's police in...

05: George’s Last Ride | Boys from the Blackstuff

05: George’s Last Ride | Boys from the Blackstuff

History | BBC Two | 1982 | 1'07'34''

After his operation, George Malone walks out of hospital in his pyjamas. Chrissie, Loggo and George's sons return him...

04: Yosser’s Story | Boys from the Blackstuff

04: Yosser’s Story | Boys from the Blackstuff

History | BBC Two | 1982 | 1'07'32''

After his wife leaves him, Yosser Hughes struggles to hold his family together. But with no work and the police and socia...

03: Shop Thy Neighbour | Boys from the Blackstuff

03: Shop Thy Neighbour | Boys from the Blackstuff

History | BBC Two | 1982 | 59'50''

Chrissie and his wife Angie are driven to despair by money problems and hounding by the Department of Employment investigat...

02: Moonlighter | Boys from the Blackstuff

02: Moonlighter | Boys from the Blackstuff

History | BBC Two | 1982 | 57'13''

Dixie Dean, working at night in the port as a security guard, is strongarmed into accepting bribes for allowing the removal of goo...

01: Jobs for the Boys | Boys from the Blackstuff

01: Jobs for the Boys | Boys from the Blackstuff

History | BBC Two | 1982 | 54'01''

Drama series about life in recession-hit Britain in the Thatcher era. Chrissie, Dixie, Yosser, Loggo and George sign on befo...

02: Black Britons 2 | Primary History

02: Black Britons 2 | Primary History

History | CBBC | 2005 | 19'07''

The history of black people in Britain, from the abolition of the slave trade to the end of World War II. Education for seven- to 11-ye...

Black Power: A British Story of Resistance

Black Power: A British Story of Resistance

Empire, Slavery and Race | BBC Two | 2021 | 1'29'16''

An examination of the Black Power movement in the late 1960s in the UK, surveying both the individuals and the cultural forces tha...

Episode 2 | Slavery: Scotland’s Hidden Shame

Episode 2 | Slavery: Scotland’s Hidden Shame

Empire, Slavery and Race | BBC Two Scotland | 2018 | 58'45''

David Hayman presents the second of a two-part documentary exploring Scotland's role in the transatlantic slave trade.

Episode 1 | Slavery: Scotland’s Hidden Shame

Episode 1 | Slavery: Scotland’s Hidden Shame

Empire, Slavery and Race | BBC Two Scotland | 2018 | 58'55''

David Hayman presents the first of a two-part documentary exploring Scotland's role in the transatlantic slave trade.

Episode 2 | Lenny Henry’s Caribbean Britain

Episode 2 | Lenny Henry’s Caribbean Britain

History | BBC Two | 2022 | 58'59''

Lenny looks back on his coming of age and explores how he and other second and third-generation British-born Caribbean kids...

Episode 1 | Lenny Henry’s Caribbean Britain

Episode 1 | Lenny Henry’s Caribbean Britain

History | BBC Two | 2022 | 58'48''

Lenny Henry is joined by a host of famous faces as he celebrates his Caribbean-British heritage and explores how his cultur...

West Indians in the UK | Panorama

West Indians in the UK | Panorama

History | BBC | 1956 | 12'06''

West Indian residents in the UK and their experience of applying for UK jobs and colour bars they encounter. Also interviews with white UK ...

1: 1910-1939 | George Alagiah: Mixed Britannia

1: 1910-1939 | George Alagiah: Mixed Britannia

History | BBC HD | 2011 | 59'16''

A history of Britain's mixed-race community. George Alagiah tells how Britain escaped laws preventing interracial marriage and...

Making the Midlands | Living in ’66

Making the Midlands | Living in ’66

Geography | BBC One West Midlands | 2016 | 29'03''

Adrian Chiles uses rarely seen archive film and talks some of those who were newly arrived in the west Midlands about the racism th...

Glasgow Girls

Glasgow Girls

Citizenship | BBC Three | 2014 | 59'03''

The compelling story of a group of teenagers with a cause in a musical drama based on the true story of the Glasgow Girls. What started as a grassroots petitio...

Farage Fans & UKIP Lovers

Farage Fans & UKIP Lovers

Economic growth | Channel 5 | 2015 | 45'12''

Documentary looking at those who support UKIP, from fishermen who say that their livelihoods are being destroyed by EU legislation to those wh...

The Windrush Years (Part 1) | The Slot

The Windrush Years (Part 1) | The Slot

History | Channel 4 | 1998 | 37'56''

A collection of short snippets of stories from the Windrush generation.

4: Literature and Arts | The Learning Zone

4: Literature and Arts | The Learning Zone

History | BBC Two | 1998 | 1'56'59''

This programme looks at the contributions made by black people from literature and the arts.

1: Media Portrayal | The Learning Zone

1: Media Portrayal | The Learning Zone

History | BBC Two | 1998 | 1'56'05''

This programme looks at experience of Caribbean/Black community of Britain and their cultural heritage.

2: Black Women | The Learning Zone

2: Black Women | The Learning Zone

History | BBC Two | 1998 | 1'55'13''

This programme looks at experiences of Black women, growing up and working in Britain.

3: Carnival and Food | The Learning Zone

3: Carnival and Food | The Learning Zone

History | BBC Two | 1998 | 1'57'10''

Programme looking at the culture, music, food and dress that make Caribbean carnival special.

2: Intolerance | Windrush

2: Intolerance | Windrush

History | BBC Four | 2008 | 58'57''

The 1959 Notting Hill riots and the first racial killing.

Windrush: Love in Black and White

Windrush: Love in Black and White

History | BBC Four | 1998 | 48'21''

Contains racially insensitive language. Stories of interracial marriages are told by women who have crossed the racial divide in and explor...

1: Arrival | Windrush

1: Arrival | Windrush

History | BBC Four | 2008 | 57'50''

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...

3: A New Generation | Windrush

3: A New Generation | Windrush

History | BBC Four | 2008 | 58'55''

Focusing on the education of black children, their search for an identity through their music and lifestyle, and the tragedy of the New Cross ...

4: A British Story | Windrush

4: A British Story | Windrush

History | BBC Four | 2008 | 59'05''

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...

Finding My Family – Windrush | Newsround Specials

Finding My Family – Windrush | Newsround Specials

History | CBBC | 2018 | 27'13''

Seventy years since the Windrush's UK arrival, two kids head to the Caribbean to discover why their grandparents left...

The Unwanted: The Secret Windrush Files

The Unwanted: The Secret Windrush Files

History | BBC Two | 2019 | 58'55''

How black immigrants who made Britain their home came face to face with the government's 'hostile environment'. David Olusoga exposes...

5: Education | Small Axe

5: Education | Small Axe

Citizenship | BBC One | 2020 | 1'03'02''

When 12-year-old Kingsley is transferred to a special-needs school, a group of West Indian women uncover an unofficial segregation policy preventing...

4: Alex Wheatle | Small Axe

4: Alex Wheatle | Small Axe

Citizenship | BBC One | 2020 | 1'05'47''

The true story of award-winning writer Alex Wheatle, who spent his childhood in a mostly white institutional care home and was jailed after the B...

3: Red, White and Blue | Small Axe

3: Red, White and Blue | Small Axe

Citizenship | BBC One | 2020 | 1'20'31''

After seeing his father assaulted by police officers, a young black man is driven to join the force, with hopes of changing racist attitud...

2: Lovers Rock | Small Axe

2: Lovers Rock | Small Axe

Citizenship | BBC One | 2020 | 1'09'53''

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...

1: Mangrove | Small Axe

1: Mangrove | Small Axe

History | BBC One | 2020 | 2'07'20''

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...

The Toxteth Riots | A House Through Time

The Toxteth Riots | A House Through Time

History | BBC Two | 2018 | 5'43''

In July 1981 riots broke out in Liverpool, following longstanding tensions between police and the black community. David Olusoga inv...

Heritage | Soon Gone: A Windrush Chronicle

Heritage | Soon Gone: A Windrush Chronicle

History | BBC Four | 2019 | 4'03''

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

Windrush project | Soon Gone: A Windrush Chronicle

Windrush project | Soon Gone: A Windrush Chronicle

History | BBC Four | 2019 | 5'04''

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

Confused memories | Soon Gone: A Windrush Chronicle

Confused memories | Soon Gone: A Windrush Chronicle

History | BBC Four | 2019 | 4'47''

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

University | Soon Gone: A Windrush Chronicle

University | Soon Gone: A Windrush Chronicle

History | BBC Four | 2019 | 4'35''

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

Different upbringings | Soon Gone: A Windrush Chronicle

Different upbringings | Soon Gone: A Windrush Chronicle

History | BBC Four | 2019 | 4'34''

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

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

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

History | BBC Four | 2019 | 4'34''

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

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

History | BBC Four | 2019 | 4'51''

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

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

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

History | BBC Four | 2019 | 3'52''

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

Death | Soon Gone: A Windrush Chronicle

Death | Soon Gone: A Windrush Chronicle

History | BBC Four | 2019 | 3'57''

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

The New Cross Fire | Soon Gone: A Windrush Chronicle

The New Cross Fire | Soon Gone: A Windrush Chronicle

History | BBC Four | 2019 | 6'07''

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

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

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

History | BBC Four | 2019 | 3'33''

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

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

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

History | BBC Four | 2019 | 5'53''

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

Cyrus 1951: Part 1 | Soon Gone: A Windrush Chronicle

Cyrus 1951: Part 1 | Soon Gone: A Windrush Chronicle

History | BBC Four | 2019 | 4'34''

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