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A Very British History

Series 1

The First Black Brummies

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One West MidlandsLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

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Poet Sue Brown looks at what life was like in the postwar years for Birmingham’s Caribbean community as they asked questions about their own identity and place in British society. Show more

A Very British History

Series 1

Ugandan Asians

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One East MidlandsLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

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Food writer Meera Sodha tells the story of the 1972 refugee crisis when thousands of Asian people arrived in Britain after being expelled from
Uganda by dictator Idi Amin. Show more

A Very British History

Series 1

The Jews of Leeds

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One YorkshireLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

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Film-maker Simon Glass explores his family history and tells the story of the Yorkshire Jews in the early 20th century. Show more

A Very British History

Series 1

Romany Gypsies

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One EastLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

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Writer Damian Le Bas explores how Gypsy people in the 1960s were forced to abandon their nomadic way of life for a more settled existence. Show more