A Very British History

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A Very British History
GenreFactual
Presented by
No. of episodes4
Production
Executive producerTony Parker
Producers
  • Diana Hare
  • Adam Keelan
  • Ed Barlow
  • Richard Taylor
Running time60 minutes
Production companyBBC England Productions
Original release
Network
Release10 December 2018 (2018-12-10) 
4 March 2019 (2019-03-04)

A Very British History is a British documentary television series that was broadcast on BBC Four. [1] The four-part series explores migration to Britain in the 20th century and the shift in culture in various minority communities. [1]

Contents

Production

The series was commissioned by BBC Four Channel Editor Cassian Harrison and former Factual Commissioning Editor Clare Paterson. [1]

Episodes

Series 1
TitleEpisode
Romany Gypsies1 [2] [3]
The First Black Brummies2 [4]
The Jews of Leeds3 [5]
Ugandan Asians4 [6]
Series 2
TitleEpisode
The British Chinese1
Birmingham Irish I am2
British Bangladeshis3
Whatever Happened to the Boat People?4

Critical reception

The documentary series was praised for the engaging style of the presenters [7] alongside calls for a second series to be commissioned. The series also provided a first-hand glimpse into the racism faced by immigrants to Britain in the 20th century. [8] Additionally, it was noted that racism against minorities has not disappeared in the modern day. [9]

Broadcast

The series was originally broadcast on regional versions of BBC One.

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