When Grenfell Tower caught fire in June 2017, the disaster revealed a deep division between rich and poor in this part of west London. Now, residents of the community around the tower tell the extraordinary story, 150 years in the making, of how their borough became the most unequal place in Britain.
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When Grenfell Tower caught fire in June 2017, the disaster revealed a deep division between rich and poor in this part of west London. Now, residents of the community around the tower tell the extraordinary story, 150 years in the making, of how their borough became the most unequal place in Britain.
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Black and British Episode 1 - First Encounters
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David Olusoga
Historian David Olusoga explores the enduring relationship between Britain and people whose origins lie in Africa.
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Historian David Olusoga explores the enduring relationship between Britain and people whose origins lie in Africa.
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Black Firsts - Series 1
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BBC
Profiles of black achievers who broke down barriers for others.
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Profiles of black achievers who broke down barriers for others.
A profile of Savile Row tailor Andrew Ramroop.
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A profile of Savile Row tailor Andrew Ramroop.
A profile of Brenda Edwards, who won a place at the London School of Contemporary Dance at 17 and became artistic director of London Festival Ballet. She later returned to her contemporary roots, becoming a teacher and choreographer.
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A profile of Brenda Edwards, who won a place at the London School of Contemporary Dance at 17 and became artistic director of London Festival Ballet. She later returned to her contemporary roots, becoming a teacher and choreographer.
A profile of Carlton Duncan, Britain's first black secondary school headmaster.
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A profile of Carlton Duncan, Britain's first black secondary school headmaster.
Edric Connor came to England in 1944 and took a job with the World Service. In 1958, he became the first black actor to appear with the Royal Shakespeare Company.
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Edric Connor came to England in 1944 and took a job with the World Service. In 1958, he became the first black actor to appear with the Royal Shakespeare Company.
A profile of Olympic sprinter Emmanuel McDonald Bailey, who set a British 100m mark that stood for over a quarter of a century.
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A profile of Olympic sprinter Emmanuel McDonald Bailey, who set a British 100m mark that stood for over a quarter of a century.
Born in Kingston, Jamaica, in 1920, Gloria Cumper became the first black female law graduate of Girton College, Cambridge, and was instrumental in setting up the University of the West Indies.
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Born in Kingston, Jamaica, in 1920, Gloria Cumper became the first black female law graduate of Girton College, Cambridge, and was instrumental in setting up the University of the West Indies.
A profile of Karlene Davis, who became the first black woman to head the Royal College of Midwives.
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A profile of Karlene Davis, who became the first black woman to head the Royal College of Midwives.
Clive Lloyd, former West Indies cricket captain, looks at the life of Learie Constantine, the Trinidad-born cricketer who fought against injustice and discrimination.
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Clive Lloyd, former West Indies cricket captain, looks at the life of Learie Constantine, the Trinidad-born cricketer who fought against injustice and discrimination.
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Black Nurses: The Women who saved the NHS
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Victor Chimara
Documentary which tells the story of the thousands of Caribbean and African women who answered the call 70 years ago to come to the UK to save the then ailing health service. It's a tale of a struggle to overcome racism, their fight for career progression and their battle for national recognition.
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Documentary which tells the story of the thousands of Caribbean and African women who answered the call 70 years ago to come to the UK to save the then ailing health service. It's a tale of a struggle to overcome racism, their fight for career progression and their battle for national recognition.
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Blair & Brown: The New Labour Revolution
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Katharine English
The story of two powerful personalities at the heart of a political phenomenon. Tony Blair, Gordon Brown and their closest allies chart the rise and difficult legacy of New Labour.
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The story of two powerful personalities at the heart of a political phenomenon. Tony Blair, Gordon Brown and their closest allies chart the rise and difficult legacy of New Labour.
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Bobby
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Ron Scalpello
A deeply personal portrait of a football icon who died tragically young, with rare archive footage and contributions from his family, friends and fans.
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A deeply personal portrait of a football icon who died tragically young, with rare archive footage and contributions from his family, friends and fans.
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Britain's Forgotten Slave Owners - Part 1 - Profit and Loss
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James Van Der Pool
Documentary about the abolition of slavery. Huge sums of money were paid out in compensation, not to slaves, but to slave owners.
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Documentary about the abolition of slavery. Huge sums of money were paid out in compensation, not to slaves, but to slave owners.
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Britain's Forgotten Slave Owners - Part 2- The Price of Freedom
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James Van Der Pool
Documentary. David Olusoga traces the bitter propaganda war waged between the pro-slavery lobby and the abolitionists.
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Documentary. David Olusoga traces the bitter propaganda war waged between the pro-slavery lobby and the abolitionists.
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British History's Biggest Fibs - Series 1
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Lucy Worsley
Lucy Worsley explores how British history is a concoction of fibs and stories manipulated by whoever was in power at the time.
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Lucy Worsley explores how British history is a concoction of fibs and stories manipulated by whoever was in power at the time.
Lucy debunks the foundation myth of one of our favourite royal dynasties, the Tudors.
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Lucy debunks the foundation myth of one of our favourite royal dynasties, the Tudors.
In this episode, Lucy debunks another of the biggest fibs in British history - the 'Glorious Revolution'.
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In this episode, Lucy debunks another of the biggest fibs in British history - the 'Glorious Revolution'.
In the final episode, Lucy debunks the fibs that surround the 'jewel in the crown' of the British Empire - India. Travelling to Kolkata, she investigates how the Raj was created following a British government coup in 1858.
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In the final episode, Lucy debunks the fibs that surround the 'jewel in the crown' of the British Empire - India. Travelling to Kolkata, she investigates how the Raj was created following a British government coup in 1858.
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Empire with David Olusoga
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Francis Welch
How did a small island once rule over a quarter of the world's population? This shared history still shapes us today - and billions of people are part of its story.
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How did a small island once rule over a quarter of the world's population? This shared history still shapes us today - and billions of people are part of its story.
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Empire with David Olusoga - Episode 1
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Francis Welch
David Olusoga tells the story of the British Empire, from its origins under Elizabeth I to the establishment of colonies in America, the Caribbean and India.
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David Olusoga tells the story of the British Empire, from its origins under Elizabeth I to the establishment of colonies in America, the Caribbean and India.
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Empire with David Olusoga - Episode 2
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Francis Welch
David Olusoga reveals how the loss of the American colonies led to the colonisation of Australia and how the Indian indenture system was established.
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David Olusoga reveals how the loss of the American colonies led to the colonisation of Australia and how the Indian indenture system was established.
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Empire with David Olusoga - Episode 3
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Francis Welch
David Olusoga reveals how the Empire reached its maximum size after the First World War but within a generation had begun to collapse, as he uncovers the story of decolonisation.
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David Olusoga reveals how the Empire reached its maximum size after the First World War but within a generation had begun to collapse, as he uncovers the story of decolonisation.
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Grenfell
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Ben Anthony
This documentary from Bafta-winning director Ben Anthony brings together multiple stories from the Grenfell Tower fire tragedy - the most devastating tower block fire in British history, and is made over the course of one year, with filming starting on the day after the fire.
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This documentary from Bafta-winning director Ben Anthony brings together multiple stories from the Grenfell Tower fire tragedy - the most devastating tower block fire in British history, and is made over the course of one year, with filming starting on the day after the fire.
Horizon reveals how new archaeological discoveries are painting a different picture of the very first native Britons. For centuries it's been thought that these hunter-gatherers lived a brutal, hand-to-mouth existence. But extraordinary new evidence has forced scientists to rethink who these people were, where they came from and what impact they had on our early history.
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Horizon reveals how new archaeological discoveries are painting a different picture of the very first native Britons. For centuries it's been thought that these hunter-gatherers lived a brutal, hand-to-mouth existence. But extraordinary new evidence has forced scientists to rethink who these people were, where they came from and what impact they had on our early history.
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How the Celts Saved Britain
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BBC
Provocative two-part documentary in which Dan Snow blows the lid on the traditional Anglo-centric view of history and reveals how the Irish saved Britain from cultural oblivion during the Dark Ages.
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Provocative two-part documentary in which Dan Snow blows the lid on the traditional Anglo-centric view of history and reveals how the Irish saved Britain from cultural oblivion during the Dark Ages.
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Our NHS: A Hidden History
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Tim Kirby
David Olusoga meets nurses, doctors and health workers from overseas who have transformed the NHS in spite of hostility and discrimination.
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David Olusoga meets nurses, doctors and health workers from overseas who have transformed the NHS in spite of hostility and discrimination.
2018 marks 100 years since the first women over the age of 30, who owned property, were allowed to vote in the UK. The fight for the vote was about much more than just the Pankhurst family or Emily Davidson's fateful collision with the king's horse. In this film, Lucy is at the heart of the drama, alongside a group of less well known, but equally astonishing, young working-class suffragettes who decided to go against every rule and expectation that Edwardian society had about them.
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2018 marks 100 years since the first women over the age of 30, who owned property, were allowed to vote in the UK. The fight for the vote was about much more than just the Pankhurst family or Emily Davidson's fateful collision with the king's horse. In this film, Lucy is at the heart of the drama, alongside a group of less well known, but equally astonishing, young working-class suffragettes who decided to go against every rule and expectation that Edwardian society had about them.
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Thatcher: A Very British Revolution - Series 1
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James House
The irresistible rise and dramatic downfall of Margaret Thatcher. Her inner circle reveal how a political outsider won power and dominated British life through a turbulent decade.
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The irresistible rise and dramatic downfall of Margaret Thatcher. Her inner circle reveal how a political outsider won power and dominated British life through a turbulent decade.