Novels That Shaped Our World | The Empire Writes Back

Based on The Lonely Londoners by Sam Selvon

A look at how the novel has marched in lock step with the rise, decline and fall of the British Empire.

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  • Type: Analysis
  • Channel: BBC Two
  • Duration: 59'13''
  • Broadcast date: 2019
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UK only
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