From Syria to Scotland | Our Lives

From Syria to Scotland | Our Lives

Ethnicity and social inequality | BBC One | 2019 | 29'00''

This Our Lives documentary follows the new lives of the Syrian refugee families who have made the small Scottish island of Bute their home.

02: Homes for Highland Heroes | Scotland: The Promised Land

02: Homes for Highland Heroes | Scotland: The Promised Land

Beliefs in Society | BBC Two Scotland | 2016 | 58'55''

A look at the problems facing the Highlands following World War I.

Who Killed My Brother, Kelso Cochrane?

Who Killed My Brother, Kelso Cochrane?

History | BBC One | 2006 | 48'38''

An historical whodunnit as Stanley Cochrane arrives in Britain to try and find out, with the help of reporter Raphael Rowe, who killed...

06: Always on Sunday | Rainbow City

06: Always on Sunday | Rainbow City

Empire, Slavery and Race | BBC One | 1967 | 24'07''

Sixth episode of a groundbreaking BBC drama series from 1967 about the experience of the West Indian community in Birmingham, featuring E...

04: Beards and Turbans | Rainbow City

04: Beards and Turbans | Rainbow City

History | BBC One | 1967 | 24'22''

Forth episode of a groundbreaking BBC drama series from 1967 about the experience of the West Indian community in Birmingham, featuring...

03: A Better Fortune | Rainbow City

03: A Better Fortune | Rainbow City

Empire, Slavery and Race | BBC One | 1967 | 23'56''

Third episode of a groundbreaking BBC drama series from 1967 about the experience of the West Indian community in Birmingham, featuring E...

02: Why You Marry? | Rainbow City

02: Why You Marry? | Rainbow City

Empire, Slavery and Race | BBC One | 1967 | 31'50''

Second episode of a groundbreaking BBC drama series from 1967 about the experience of the West Indian community in Birmingham, featuring Er...

01: What Sort of Boy? | Rainbow City

01: What Sort of Boy? | Rainbow City

Empire, Slavery and Race | BBC One | 1967 | 24'04''

First episode of a groundbreaking BBC drama series from 1967 about the experience of the West Indian community in Birmingham, featuring ...

Episode 2 | Lenny Henry’s Caribbean Britain

Episode 2 | Lenny Henry’s Caribbean Britain

History | BBC Two | 2022 | 58'59''

Lenny looks back on his coming of age and explores how he and other second and third-generation British-born Caribbean kids...

Episode 1 | Lenny Henry’s Caribbean Britain

Episode 1 | Lenny Henry’s Caribbean Britain

History | BBC Two | 2022 | 58'48''

Lenny Henry is joined by a host of famous faces as he celebrates his Caribbean-British heritage and explores how his cultur...

Episode 4 | Back in Time for Birmingham

Episode 4 | Back in Time for Birmingham

History | BBC Two | 2022 | 59'03''

The Sharma family reflect on their time-travelling journey through British Asian history and discover what has changed for second and...

Episode 3 | Back in Time for Birmingham

Episode 3 | Back in Time for Birmingham

History | BBC Two | 2022 | 59'00''

The kids dance at a daytimer and get language lessons, while mum and dad work hard to turn a profit, and the whole family start to re...

Episode 2 | Back in Time for Birmingham

Episode 2 | Back in Time for Birmingham

History | BBC Two | 2022 | 58'39''

The Sharmas' time-travels enter the 1970s. Opening a shop, they join an explosion of South Asian entrepreneurship in Birmingham - fro...

Episode 1 | Back in Time for Birmingham

Episode 1 | Back in Time for Birmingham

History | BBC Two | 2022 | 59'01''

The Sharma family experience life as a South Asian family in 50s Britain, from hard factory shifts to adapting their cooking to suit ...

S01E07: David Baddiel | Who Do You Think You Are?

S01E07: David Baddiel | Who Do You Think You Are?

Germany 20th Century | BBC One | 2004 | 54'38''

Writer and comedian David Baddiel comes from a family of Jewish migrants. His mother, Sarah, believes she may have been ado...

03: The Batory | A Passage to Britain

03: The Batory | A Passage to Britain

History | BBC Two | 2018 | 58'34''

Dr Yasmin Khan unearths the stories of those travelling on the great ocean liner the Batory, in the 1950s.

02: The Asturias | A Passage to Britain

02: The Asturias | A Passage to Britain

History | BBC Two | 2018 | 58'39''

Dr Yasmin Khan reveals stories of passengers coming to Britain from Bombay in the late 40s following Independence, including Anglo-In...

S02E06 | World on Fire

S02E06 | World on Fire

History | BBC One | 2023 | 58'01''

Harry returns to Manchester, but Kasia is determined to leave. In Europe, Marga and Henriette must each make their escape, while north Africa becomes ...

05: Age of Nations | Story of Ireland

05: Age of Nations | Story of Ireland

History | BBC One | 2011 | 59'10''

This concluding part covers the dramatic history of Ireland throughout the 20th century. Presented by Fergal Keane.

Profile of Enoch Powell | Panorama

Profile of Enoch Powell | Panorama

Britain’s changing role in the world | BBC One | 1968 | 47'30''

A profile of Enoch Powell.

03: 1965-2011 | George Alagiah: Mixed Britannia

03: 1965-2011 | George Alagiah: Mixed Britannia

Empire, Slavery and Race | BBC HD | 2011 | 59'01''

George Alagiah tells the story of couples facing violence on the streets during the 70s, how adoption became a battleground a...

02: 1940-1965 | George Alagiah: Mixed Britannia

02: 1940-1965 | George Alagiah: Mixed Britannia

Empire, Slavery and Race | BBC HD | 2011 | 58'53''

George Alagiah tells the story of the GI babies labelled war casualties, the boom in mixed-race couples following mass migrat...

01: 1910-1939 | George Alagiah: Mixed Britannia

01: 1910-1939 | George Alagiah: Mixed Britannia

History | BBC HD | 2011 | 59'16''

A history of Britain's mixed-race community. George Alagiah tells how Britain escaped laws preventing interracial marriage an...

Black and Scottish

Black and Scottish

Health and Wellbeing | BBC Scotland | 2019 | 28'00''

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 ...

Episode 2 | Back in Time for Brixton

Episode 2 | Back in Time for Brixton

History | BBC Two | 2016 | 59'01''

The Irwins learn how a new generation of black Britons forged their way through the 70s, 80s and 90s.

Episode 1 | Back in Time for Brixton

Episode 1 | Back in Time for Brixton

History | BBC Two | 2016 | 58'58''

Documentary following a family who give up their modern lives for one summer to experience what life was like for Caribbeans who immigra...

The Windrush Years (Part 1) | The Slot

The Windrush Years (Part 1) | The Slot

History | Channel 4 | 1998 | 37'56''

A collection of short snippets of stories from the Windrush generation.

04: Literature and Arts | The Learning Zone

04: Literature and Arts | The Learning Zone

History | BBC Two | 1998 | 1'56'59''

This programme looks at the contributions made by black people from literature and the arts.

02: Intolerance | Windrush (2008)

02: Intolerance | Windrush (2008)

History | BBC Four | 2008 | 58'57''

The 1959 Notting Hill riots and the first racial killing.

Windrush: Love in Black and White

Windrush: Love in Black and White

History | BBC Four | 1998 | 48'21''

Contains racially insensitive language. Stories of interracial marriages are told by women who have crossed the racial divide in and explor...

01: Arrival | Windrush (2008)

01: Arrival | Windrush (2008)

History | BBC Four | 2008 | 57'50''

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...

03: A New Generation | Windrush (2008)

03: A New Generation | Windrush (2008)

History | BBC Four | 2008 | 58'55''

Focusing on the education of black children, their search for an identity through their music and lifestyle, and the tragedy of the Ne...

04: A British Story | Windrush (2008)

04: A British Story | Windrush (2008)

History | BBC Four | 2008 | 59'05''

The 1990s saw the emergence of a new black British identity, with black peers in the House of Lords and black celebrities in sport, ent...

Finding My Family – Windrush | Newsround Specials

Finding My Family – Windrush | Newsround Specials

History | CBBC | 2018 | 27'13''

Seventy years since the Windrush's UK arrival, two kids head to the Caribbean to discover why their grandparents left...

The Unwanted: The Secret Windrush Files

The Unwanted: The Secret Windrush Files

History | BBC Two | 2019 | 58'55''

How black immigrants who made Britain their home came face to face with the government's 'hostile environment'. David Olusoga exposes...

S03E01E1 | A House Through Time

S03E01E1 | A House Through Time

Geography | BBC Two | 2020 | 59'12''

David Olusoga investigates the residents of an 18th-century house in Bristol, uncovering stories of piracy, an abandoned baby, a notorious po...

05: Education | Small Axe

05: Education | Small Axe

Citizenship | BBC One | 2020 | 1'03'02''

When 12-year-old Kingsley is transferred to a special-needs school, a group of West Indian women uncover an unofficial segregation policy preventin...

02: Lovers Rock | Small Axe

02: Lovers Rock | Small Axe

Citizenship | BBC One | 2020 | 1'09'53''

Lovers Rock tells a fictional story of young love at a blues party in 1980. The film is an ode to the romantic reggae genre called lovers rock, a...

01: Mangrove | Small Axe

01: Mangrove | Small Axe

History | BBC One | 2020 | 2'07'20''

The true story of the Mangrove restaurant, a lively community hub in London's Notting Hill that was the subject of relentless police raids during th...

Being Scottish | Black and Scottish

Being Scottish | Black and Scottish

Health and Wellbeing | BBC Scotland | 2022 | 2'04''

The interviewees reflect on how Scottish they feel but the importance of remembering their roots.

Racism | Black and Scottish

Racism | Black and Scottish

Health and Wellbeing | BBC Scotland | 2022 | 3'08''

The interviewees discuss their different and difficult experiences of racism living in Scotland.

Hair | Black and Scottish

Hair | Black and Scottish

Health and Wellbeing | BBC Scotland | 2022 | 55''

The interviewees discuss how people reacted to their hair and what some of them did to "fit-in".

Being mixed-race | Black and Scottish

Being mixed-race | Black and Scottish

Health and Wellbeing | BBC Scotland | 2022 | 2'48''

The interviewees talk about what it means to be mixed-race and how it can be difficult to find a sense of belonging.

The Cutkelvins | Black and Scottish

The Cutkelvins | Black and Scottish

Health and Wellbeing | BBC Scotland | 2022 | 2'05''

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...

Fitting in | Black and Scottish

Fitting in | Black and Scottish

Health and Wellbeing | BBC Scotland | 2022 | 2'00''

The interviewees recall growing up and often being the only black child in their peer group.

First generation | Black and Scottish

First generation | Black and Scottish

Health and Wellbeing | BBC Scotland | 2022 | 1'13''

The first black professor in Scotland talks about his heritage.

Accent and identity | Black and Scottish

Accent and identity | Black and Scottish

Health and Wellbeing | BBC Scotland | 2022 | 1'50''

The interviewees discuss what accents mean to them and how that can shape identity.

Rwandan-Scottish | Black and Scottish

Rwandan-Scottish | Black and Scottish

Health and Wellbeing | BBC Scotland | 2022 | 1'19''

Sex Education star, Ncuti Gatwa details his journey from Rwandan refugee to being a Scotsman.