The racism of the last few decades has become more subtle than the unacceptable rallying cries of skinheads, but it lurks everywhere still and is just as much of a threat. Show more

Racially abused at the age of five, Akala tells his mother. Suddenly, he becomes aware of his place in the gaze of those around him and begins to understand a complex history. Show more

Britain in the 1980s was a place of habitual racism, inequality and poverty. Akala explores the links between colonialism, slavery and class conflict and their repercussions today. Show more

In the UK, we are taught that William Wilberforce was the man who ended the slave trade and that Britain led the way. But is this the whole story? Akala examines the facts. Show more

The final episode of this serialisation includes some thoughts on the use and history of the n-word. Show more