Windrush: A Family Divided

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Robert and Jennifer Beckford argue the pros and cons of Windrush 75 years on.

Professor Robert Beckford and his Jamaican-born wife, Jennifer Beckford, argue the pros and cons of Windrush 75 years on.

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Clive Myrie hosts a discussion with the Beckfords and others on the legacy of Windrush.

Clive Myrie hosts a panel discussion on the legacy of Windrush alongside Robert and Jennifer Beckford and some of the people they have met across the series.

In the final episode of this four part series asking the question whether 75 years on, Windrush has benefited the people who came to the UK. Clive Myrie hosts a panel discussion at the West Bromwich Caribbean Centre alongside Robert and Jennifer Beckford. They are joined by some of the people they have met across the series to discuss the central question, should that generation of migrants have returned home and helped to build up their own islands.

The discussion culminates in Clive asking whether Jennifer has managed to convince Robert that a better life awaits them and their two children in Jamaica.

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