03: Gandhi | Primary History

01: Black Britons 1 | Primary History

An introduction to the history of black people in Britain, from the Romans to the slave trade. Schools programme for seven- to 11-year-...

The beginnings of the British slave trade | Britain's Forgotten Slave Owners

David Olusoga investigates the beginnings of the British slave trade in Barbados.

Charles Wootton | Black and British: A Forgotten History

David Olusoga discusses racial violence in Liverpool.

Slave plantation system | Britain's Forgotten Slave Owners

David Olusoga discusses the slave plantation system in the Caribbean.

Where did the slavery compensation money end up? | Britain's Forgotten Slave Owners

David Olusoga explains how the profits of slavery shaped the world we know today.

Implements of torture | Britain's Forgotten Slave Owners

David Olusoga views the implements of torture that slave owners used to enforce the slave plantation system.

Slave Owner Compensation Commission | Britain's Forgotten Slave Owners

David Olusoga introduces the slave owner compensation records.

John Blanke | Black and British: A Forgotten History

David Olusoga discusses Catherine of Aragon's black servants.

Morant Bay Rebellion | Black and British: A Forgotten History

David Olusoga discusses the legacy of the slave trade in Jamaica in the decades after abolition.

Bunce Island | Black and British: A Forgotten History

David Olusoga visits Bunce Island, where the first slave fortress was built in the 17th century.

First English traders in West Africa | Black and British: A Forgotten History

David Olusoga investigates the first English traders in West Africa.

Slave owner compensation arguments | Britain's Forgotten Slave Owners

David Olusoga discusses the arguments used by slave owners when fighting for compensation.

Slave owner propaganda tactics | Britain's Forgotten Slave Owners

David Olusoga discusses the tactics used by slave owners against the abolitionist.

First slave society in Barbados | Britain's Forgotten Slave Owners

David Olusoga discusses the first slave society in Barbados.

African Roman soldiers in Northern England | Black and British: A Forgotten History

David Olusoga visits Hadrian's Wall and discusses the Roman history of black soldiers.

Bill Richmond | Black and British: A Forgotten History

Davis Olusoga investigates the Bill Richmond black boxer who took Georgian Britain by storm.

Revolution of African-American slaves | Black and British: A Forgotten History

David Olusoga investigates American Independence and the revolution of the African slaves.

Slave Codes | Black and British: A Forgotten History

David Olusoga discusses the slave codes that stripped black people of all their rights.

Slave inheritance | Britain's Forgotten Slave Owners

David Olusoga explains how slaves were passed down through families in inheritance.

The end of the British Slave Trade | Angellica: Time Traveller

In the final part of this journey Angellica Bell meets one of the descendants of William Wilberforce who helpe...