02: Catch-a-Fire | Hidden Empire

02: Catch-a-Fire | Hidden Empire

Empire, Slavery and Race | BBC Two | 1996 | 29'06''

Morant Bay, Jamaica, 1865: the story of Deacon Paul Bogle and George William Gordon, two men at the forefront of the struggle to free the bl...

03: Breaking the Chains | The Slavery Business

03: Breaking the Chains | The Slavery Business

Empire, Slavery and Race | BBC Two | 2005 | 58'52''

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

02: Sugar Dynasty | The Slavery Business

02: Sugar Dynasty | The Slavery Business

Empire, Slavery and Race | BBC Two | 2005 | 58'40''

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

01: How to Make a Million from Slavery | The Slavery Business

01: How to Make a Million from Slavery | The Slavery Business

Empire, Slavery and Race | BBC Two | 2005 | 57'26''

A wordy drama based on the life of British slave trader Henry Lascelles begins a season of programmes about sla...

04: A Son of Africa | Hidden Empire

04: A Son of Africa | Hidden Empire

Empire, Slavery and Race | BBC Two | 1996 | 28'56''

1792, London: former slave Olaudah Equiano has bought his freedom and lives a comfortable life in England. But his white, God-fearing nei...

The First Black Britons | Learning Zone

The First Black Britons | Learning Zone

Empire, Slavery and Race | BBC Two | 2008 | 59'06''

An exploration of the development of the black community in Britain. From the abolition of the slave trade to the West Indian regimen...

Salt, by Selina Thompson

Salt, by Selina Thompson

Empire, Slavery and Race | BBC Four | 2021 | 45'35''

Performance artist Selina Thompson recreates her award-winning and deeply personal monologue about her journey by cargo ship, retracing the route of...

03: A Savage Legacy | Racism: A History

03: A Savage Legacy | Racism: A History

Empire, Slavery and Race | BBC Four | 2007 | 58'40''

Examines the impact of racism in the 20th century. By 1900 European colonial expansion had reached deep into the heart of Africa. Und...

02: Fatal Impact | Racism: A History

02: Fatal Impact | Racism: A History

Empire, Slavery and Race | BBC Four | 2007 | 59'02''

Examines the idea of scientific racism, an ideology invented during the 19th century that drew on now discredited practices such as phre...

01: The Colour of Money | Racism: A History

01: The Colour of Money | Racism: A History

Empire, Slavery and Race | BBC Four | 2007 | 58'33''

In its first episode the series begins by assessing the implications of the relationship between Europe, Africa and the Americas ...

02: Capital and Culture | Alexei Sayle’s Liverpool

02: Capital and Culture | Alexei Sayle’s Liverpool

Empire, Slavery and Race | BBC Two | 2008 | 59'08''

Alexei Sayle charts the chequered history of Liverpool from the shame of slavery to the bold new city shaking off th...

The Remains of Slavery | Civilisations Stories

The Remains of Slavery | Civilisations Stories

Empire, Slavery and Race | BBC One West | 2018 | 29'01''

Documentary in which Miles Chambers recounts the history of the slave trade in the West Country through objects and architectu...

Episode 2 | Slavery: Scotland’s Hidden Shame

Episode 2 | Slavery: Scotland’s Hidden Shame

Empire, Slavery and Race | BBC Two Scotland | 2018 | 58'45''

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

Episode 1 | Slavery: Scotland’s Hidden Shame

Episode 1 | Slavery: Scotland’s Hidden Shame

Empire, Slavery and Race | BBC Two Scotland | 2018 | 58'55''

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

S05E05: Ainsley Harriott | Who Do You Think You Are?

S05E05: Ainsley Harriott | Who Do You Think You Are?

Empire, Slavery and Race | BBC One | 2008 | 59'06''

The well-known chef heads to the West Indies and discovers his Caribbean history is not quite what he expected.

Nelson Mandela: One Incredible Life

Nelson Mandela: One Incredible Life

Empire, Slavery and Race | BBC Three | 2010 | 57'09''

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...

The Extraordinary Equiano

The Extraordinary Equiano

Empire, Slavery and Race | BBC Two | 2007 | 59'26''

The story of Olaudah Equiano, a black slave who emerged from the horrors of the African holocaust to become an English gentleman, marry a white wom...

06: Clash of Civilisations | Africa’s Great Civilisations

06: Clash of Civilisations | Africa’s Great Civilisations

Empire, Slavery and Race | BBC Four | 2018 | 52'54''

The final episode reviews the 19th century, when a fierce competition for resources and trade led to conflicts.

04: Cities | Africa’s Great Civilisations

04: Cities | Africa’s Great Civilisations

Empire, Slavery and Race | BBC Four | 2018 | 52'06''

This episode looks at the powerful, cosmopolitan cities that dotted Africa at the time when Europe was in its Middle Ages.

03: Empires of Gold | Africa’s Great Civilisations

03: Empires of Gold | Africa’s Great Civilisations

Empire, Slavery and Race | BBC Four | 2018 | 52'37''

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

01: Origins | Africa’s Great Civilisations

01: Origins | Africa’s Great Civilisations

Empire, Slavery and Race | BBC Four | 2018 | 52'45''

Henry Louis Gates Jr looks at the discoveries that point to Africa as the genetic home of all currently living humanity.

Wales and Slavery – The Untold Story

Wales and Slavery – The Untold Story

Empire, Slavery and Race | BBC Two | 2007 | 29'22''

Was Wales involved in the slave trade? Two hundred years after the trade was abolished, Sean Fletcher travels to Jamaica to look f...

Episode 3 | The Long Song

Episode 3 | The Long Song

Empire, Slavery and Race | BBC One | 2018 | 55'37''

Angry and frustrated by the workers' refusal to work to his orders, Robert takes violent revenge, hoping to scare them into working, to the shock a...

Episode 2 | The Long Song

Episode 2 | The Long Song

Empire, Slavery and Race | BBC One | 2018 | 59'30''

Caroline and July compete for Robert's attention. Robert announces that he's marrying Caroline, but on the wedding night goes to July's bed and the...

Episode 1 | The Long Song

Episode 1 | The Long Song

Empire, Slavery and Race | BBC One | 2018 | 57'44''

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...

04: Making a Fortune | Empire

04: Making a Fortune | Empire

Empire, Slavery and Race | BBC One | 2012 | 58'40''

Jeremy Paxman travels from Jamaica, where sugar made plantation owners rich on the backs of slaves, to Calcutta.

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

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

Empire, Slavery and Race | BBC Two | 2015 | 59'15''

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

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

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

Empire and colonies | BBC Two | 2016 | 59'06''

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

03: Moral Mission | Black and British: A Forgotten History

03: Moral Mission | Black and British: A Forgotten History

Empire, Slavery and Race | BBC Two | 2016 | 58'40''

In part three of this groundbreaking series, historian David Olusoga explores the Victorian moral crusade against ...

02: Freedom | Black and British: A Forgotten History

02: Freedom | Black and British: A Forgotten History

Empire, Slavery and Race | BBC Two | 2016 | 59'00''

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

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

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

Empire, Slavery and Race | BBC Two | 1997 | 19'10''

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

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

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

Empire, Slavery and Race | BBC Two | 1997 | 19'08''

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

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

Empire, Slavery and Race | BBC Two | 1997 | 19'00''

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

S02E04: The Wrong Empire | A History of Britain by Simon Schama

S02E04: The Wrong Empire | A History of Britain by Simon Schama

Empire, Slavery and Race | BBC Two | 2001 | 59'12''

Simon Schama traces the steps of the empire-makers, asking how a trading enterprise based on the idea of libe...

04: Guns and Government | Endgame in Ireland

04: Guns and Government | Endgame in Ireland

Britain’s changing role in the world | BBC Two | 2001 | 58'56''

In February 1991, Prime Minister John Major survived an IRA mortar attack. But this wasn't the only message he received from the...

04: Our People | Enslaved with Samuel L Jackson

04: Our People | Enslaved with Samuel L Jackson

Empire, Slavery and Race | BBC Two | 2020 | 57'49''

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

03: Resistance | Enslaved with Samuel L Jackson

03: Resistance | Enslaved with Samuel L Jackson

Empire, Slavery and Race | BBC Two | 2020 | 57'35''

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

02: A Precious Cargo | Enslaved with Samuel L Jackson

02: A Precious Cargo | Enslaved with Samuel L Jackson

Empire, Slavery and Race | BBC Two | 2020 | 56'47''

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

01: A People Stolen | Enslaved with Samuel L Jackson

01: A People Stolen | Enslaved with Samuel L Jackson

Empire, Slavery and Race | BBC Two | 2020 | 58'04''

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

Neil Kenlock – Photographing the black British experience | Black and British: A Forgotten History

Neil Kenlock – Photographing the black British experience | Black and British: A Forgotten History

Empire and colonies | BBC Two | 2016 | 4'26''

David Olusoga talks to Neil Kenlock about his photographs of the exp...

The Windrush Generation | Black and British: A Forgotten History

The Windrush Generation | Black and British: A Forgotten History

Empire and colonies | BBC Two | 2016 | 6'43''

David Olusoga discusses the Windrush Generation.

Charles Wootton | Black and British: A Forgotten History

Charles Wootton | Black and British: A Forgotten History

Empire and colonies | BBC Two | 2016 | 4'19''

David Olusoga discusses racial violence in Liverpool.

Bechuanaland Chiefs | Black and British: A Forgotten History

Bechuanaland Chiefs | Black and British: A Forgotten History

Empire and colonies | BBC Two | 2016 | 5'58''

David Olusoga investigates the Bechuanaland Chiefs.

Morant Bay Rebellion | Black and British: A Forgotten History

Morant Bay Rebellion | Black and British: A Forgotten History

Empire and colonies | BBC Two | 2016 | 4'38''

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

Lancashire cotton famine | Black and British: A Forgotten History

Lancashire cotton famine | Black and British: A Forgotten History

Empire and colonies | BBC Two | 2016 | 5'38''

David Olusoga explains how the American civil war caused a cotton famine in Lancashire.

Mississippi cotton | Black and British: A Forgotten History

Mississippi cotton | Black and British: A Forgotten History

Empire and colonies | BBC Two | 2016 | 4'21''

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

Frederick Douglass | Black and British: A Forgotten History

Frederick Douglass | Black and British: A Forgotten History

Empire and colonies | BBC Two | 2016 | 3'06''

David Olusoga discusses the life and work of Frederick Douglas.

Sara Forbes Bonetta | Black and British: A Forgotten History

Sara Forbes Bonetta | Black and British: A Forgotten History

Empire and colonies | BBC Two | 2016 | 5'33''

David Olusoga discusses the remarkable life of Sara Forbes Bonetta.