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A Little Piece of Home

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

Six-part series profiling objects brought to Britain by West Indians who arrived during the fifties.
The Hot Comb. In the fifties and sixties, thousands of African-
Caribbean women arrived in the UK with a traditional beauty aid. The hot comb proved to be not only an essential cosmetic tool but also a focus for gatherings of black women in early "living room" hair salons.
Director Lincia Daniel ; Executive producer Debbie Christie WINDRUSH BOOKLET: send a cheque for £4.95. payable to BBC Education, to:
[address removed]. To order by credit card. phone [number removed] (calls cost no more than 12p per minute) Black Firsts continues the Windrush Season tomorrow at 7.50pm
WEB SITE: www.bbc.co.uk/education

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Director:
Lincia Daniel
Producer:
Debbie Christie
Source: Radio Times

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