Wales and Slavery – The Untold Story

01: A People Stolen | Enslaved with Samuel L Jackson

Samuel L Jackson and a team of journalists and divers explore 400 years of slavery. What happened to the 12 million ensl...

Black Peoples of the Americas: 03: Resistance, Rebllion and Abolition | History File

An overview of the methods used by the abolitionists, such as the famous poster of the s...

02: A Precious Cargo | Enslaved with Samuel L Jackson

Samuel L Jackson examines how, for over 400 years, the transatlantic slave trade became the greatest wealth-generating ...

Black Peoples of the Americas: 02: Everyday Life on a Plantation Island | History File

The schools history series reconstructs the day-to-day experience of slavery for Betty...

Black Peoples of the Americas: 01: The Atlantic Slave Trade | History File

The development of the triangular trade is described from its ancient origins, through the Europea...

The Windrush Generation | Black and British: A Forgotten History

David Olusoga discusses the Windrush Generation.

03: Resistance | Enslaved with Samuel L Jackson

Samuel L Jackson and the team travel through the US to tell the stories of those who resisted slavery, often making the dange...

John Blanke | Black and British: A Forgotten History

David Olusoga discusses Catherine of Aragon's black servants.

02: Freedom | Black and British: A Forgotten History

In the second part of his four-part series, historian David Olusoga explores the business of slavery and remembers the b...

Episode 1 | Slavery: Scotland's Hidden Shame

David Hayman presents the first of a two-part documentary exploring Scotland's role in the transatlantic slave trade.

04: The Homecoming | Black and British: A Forgotten History

Historian David Olusoga concludes his series with the three African kings who stood up to empire, an irresistible...

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.

02: Sugar Dynasty | The Slavery Business

A drama-documentary chronicling the true story of the Beckford family, a ruthless 18th-century dynasty which ran Britain's first glo...

03: Breaking the Chains | The Slavery Business

In a story hidden for 200 years, the real heroes of the battle against slavery are revealed. They were political activists, ma...

02: The Price of Freedom | Britain's Forgotten Slave Owners

David Olusoga traces the bitter propaganda war waged between the pro-slavery lobby and the abolitionists.

Episode 1 | The Long Song

Born a slave, July is taken from her mother to a plantation house and forced to work for the odious Caroline. But as she matures she starts to lear...

Mississippi cotton | Black and British: A Forgotten History

David Olusoga discusses the cotton industry in Mississippi and how it fuelled Britain's industrial revolution.

Nelson Mandela: One Incredible Life

Actress Lenora Crichlow sets off to South Africa to discover the story of how Nelson Mandela brought peace to his country and what he mea...

03: Empires of Gold | Africa's Great Civilisations

Henry Louis Gates travels to the shores of the Sahara Desert to see the transformation of north and west Africa.

04: Our People | Enslaved with Samuel L Jackson

Samuel L Jackson and the team examine the events that ended the slave trade and piece together the heritage and identity take...