Synopsis
The Sharmas' time-travels enter the 1970s. Opening a shop, they join an explosion of South Asian entrepreneurship in Birmingham - from building businesses to creating new beats.
- Programme: Back in Time for Birmingham
- Episode: 2
- Channel: BBC Two
- Broadcast year: 2022
- History | Migration & Empire
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