A Very British History

A Very British History (2019-2020)

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A Very British History explores key moments in the 20th century for minority communities across Britain - including the stories of Romany Gypsies around the Home Counties, the Jewish community in Leeds, Afro-Caribbeans in Birmingham, and Ugandan Asians in Leicester and beyond.

Fronted by presenters from those communities, the series explores the highs and lows that many faced when making their home in modern Britain. We hear their untold stories and follow emotional journeys back in time. Each film is a quest to discover more about the history of communities in multi-cultural Britain.

Network
Scheduleevery Wednesday at 21:00 (60 min)

Last Episode

Whatever Happened to the Boat People?
Season 2Episode 460 min

Whatever Happened to the Boat People?

Therapist Rachel Nguyen tells the story of the Vietnamese Boat People who came to Britain in the 70s and 80s. British-born Rachel, whose parents fled post-war Vietnam, discovers how a new community came to exist in Britain when Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher eventually agreed to take in 10,000 Vietnamese refugees. Scattered around the country following a controversial ‘dispersal policy', the new community became almost invisible – even to this day many in the UK might not realise Britain has a Vietnamese community. Through meeting people who lived through these events and by accessing rare archive footage and government papers, Rachel learns more about the community she was brought up in and the country into which her parents and the other Boat People arrived. Whilst they faced huge difficulties, there was also kindness from local people. She goes on to explore how life in Britain has changed for Vietnamese people of her generation.
Mar 4, 2020

Recent Episodes

EpisodeNameAirdate
S02E04Whatever Happened to the Boat People?Mar 4, 2020
S02E03British BangladeshisFeb 26, 2020
S02E02The British ChineseFeb 19, 2020
S02E01Birmingham Irish I AmFeb 12, 2020
S01E04Ugandan AsiansMar 4, 2019
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