Synopsis
The first black professor in Scotland talks about his heritage.
- Programme: Black and Scottish
- Channel: BBC Scotland
- Broadcast year: 2022
- PSHE | People, past events and societies
Licence: ERA Licence required
Free to watch for UK schools, colleges and universities with an ERA Licence
UK only
Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
Cannot be adapted
Add Notes
More clips from Black and Scottish
Accent and identity | Black and Scottish
Accent and identity | Black and Scottish
The interviewees discuss what accents mean to them and how that can shape identity.
Being mixed-race | Black and Scottish
Being mixed-race | Black and Scottish
The interviewees talk about what it means to be mixed-race and how it can be difficult to find a sense of belonging.
Being Scottish | Black and Scottish
Being Scottish | Black and Scottish
The interviewees reflect on how Scottish they feel but the importance of remembering their roots.
Black and Scottish
Black and Scottish
What does it mean to be black and Scottish? Director Stewart Kyasimire seeks out a range of black Scots of different ages and from diverse backgrounds to ...
Fitting in | Black and Scottish
Fitting in | Black and Scottish
The interviewees recall growing up and often being the only black child in their peer group.
Hair | Black and Scottish
Hair | Black and Scottish
The interviewees discuss how people reacted to their hair and what some of them did to "fit-in".
Racism | Black and Scottish
Racism | Black and Scottish
The interviewees discuss their different and difficult experiences of racism living in Scotland.
Recognising Scottish colonial past | Black and Scottish
Recognising Scottish colonial past | Black and Scottish
SNP councillor Graham Campbell talks about recognising an often forgotten part of Scottish history and the Scots cont...
Rwandan-Scottish | Black and Scottish
Rwandan-Scottish | Black and Scottish
Sex Education star, Ncuti Gatwa details his journey from Rwandan refugee to being a Scotsman.
The Cutkelvins | Black and Scottish
The Cutkelvins | Black and Scottish
The X-Factor semi-finalists describe their family history and how being on the show encouraged a lot of support from the black-Scottish c...
More resources about Twentieth century migration to Britain
02: Homes for Highland Heroes | Scotland: The Promised Land
02: Homes for Highland Heroes | Scotland: The Promised Land
A look at the problems facing the Highlands following World War I.
Accent and identity | Black and Scottish
Accent and identity | Black and Scottish
The interviewees discuss what accents mean to them and how that can shape identity.
Being mixed-race | Black and Scottish
Being mixed-race | Black and Scottish
The interviewees talk about what it means to be mixed-race and how it can be difficult to find a sense of belonging.
Being Scottish | Black and Scottish
Being Scottish | Black and Scottish
The interviewees reflect on how Scottish they feel but the importance of remembering their roots.
Black and Scottish
Black and Scottish
What does it mean to be black and Scottish? Director Stewart Kyasimire seeks out a range of black Scots of different ages and from diverse backgrounds to ...
Hair | Black and Scottish
Hair | Black and Scottish
The interviewees discuss how people reacted to their hair and what some of them did to "fit-in".
Recognising Scottish colonial past | Black and Scottish
Recognising Scottish colonial past | Black and Scottish
SNP councillor Graham Campbell talks about recognising an often forgotten part of Scottish history and the Scots cont...
Rwandan-Scottish | Black and Scottish
Rwandan-Scottish | Black and Scottish
Sex Education star, Ncuti Gatwa details his journey from Rwandan refugee to being a Scotsman.
Fitting in | Black and Scottish
Fitting in | Black and Scottish
The interviewees recall growing up and often being the only black child in their peer group.
Racism | Black and Scottish
Racism | Black and Scottish
The interviewees discuss their different and difficult experiences of racism living in Scotland.
The Cutkelvins | Black and Scottish
The Cutkelvins | Black and Scottish
The X-Factor semi-finalists describe their family history and how being on the show encouraged a lot of support from the black-Scottish c...
Episode 1 | Back in Time for Birmingham
Episode 1 | Back in Time for Birmingham
The Sharma family experience life as a South Asian family in 50s Britain, from hard factory shifts to adapting their cooking to suit ...
The Unwanted: The Secret Windrush Files
The Unwanted: The Secret Windrush Files
How black immigrants who made Britain their home came face to face with the government's 'hostile environment'. David Olusoga exposes...
Finding My Family - Windrush | Newsround Specials
Finding My Family - Windrush | Newsround Specials
Seventy years since the Windrush's UK arrival, two kids head to the Caribbean to discover why their grandparents left for a...
01: Arrival | Windrush (2008)
01: Arrival | Windrush (2008)
Series tracing the changes to British national life brought about by the first major influx of people from the Caribbean in 1948. The initial w...
Episode 1 | Back in Time for Brixton
Episode 1 | Back in Time for Brixton
Documentary following a family who give up their modern lives for one summer to experience what life was like for Caribbeans who immigra...
02: Intolerance | Windrush (2008)
02: Intolerance | Windrush (2008)
The 1959 Notting Hill riots and the first racial killing.
Episode 1 | Lenny Henry's Caribbean Britain
Episode 1 | Lenny Henry's Caribbean Britain
Lenny Henry is joined by a host of famous faces as he celebrates his Caribbean-British heritage and explores how his culture has ...
05: Age of Nations | Story of Ireland
05: Age of Nations | Story of Ireland
This concluding part covers the dramatic history of Ireland throughout the 20th century. Presented by Fergal Keane.
The Windrush Years (Part 1) | The Slot
The Windrush Years (Part 1) | The Slot
A collection of short snippets of stories from the Windrush generation.