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Black Is the New Black

Episode 1

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 9^th Nov 2016, 22:00 on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: Tue 30^th Jun 2020, 23:35 on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

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Documentary series celebrating Britain's black community. Episode one explores both arriving and growing up in Britain through intimate interviews with prominent black Britons. Show more

Contributors

Producer:: Simon Frederick
Executive Producer:: Anna Smith Tenser
Executive Producer:: Roy Ackerman
Executive Producer:: Dermot Caulfield
Interviewed Guest:: Alesha Dixon
Interviewed Guest:: John Sentamu
Interviewed Guest:: Ashley Banjo
Interviewed Guest:: Patricia Scotland
Interviewed Guest:: Beverley Knight
Interviewed Guest:: Bill Morris
Interviewed Guest:: Charlene White
Interviewed Guest:: Charlie Casley-Hayford
Interviewed Guest:: Christopher B-Lynch
Interviewed Guest:: Chuka Umunna
Interviewed Guest:: David Adjaye
Interviewed Guest:: Denise Lewis
Interviewed Guest:: David Harewood
Interviewed Guest:: Dizzee Rascal
Interviewed Guest:: Edward Enninful
Interviewed Guest:: Ekow Eshun
Interviewed Guest:: Gary Younge
Interviewed Guest:: Gina Yashere
Interviewed Guest:: Goldie
Interviewed Guest:: Jamal Edwards
Interviewed Guest:: Jazzie B
Interviewed Guest:: Laura Mvula
Interviewed Guest:: Lenny Henry
Interviewed Guest:: Les Ferdinand
Interviewed Guest:: Maggie Aderin-Pocock
Interviewed Guest:: Malorie Blackman
Interviewed Guest:: Naomi Campbell
Interviewed Guest:: Noel Clarke
Interviewed Guest:: Ozwald Boateng
Interviewed Guest:: Reggie Yates
Interviewed Guest:: Sharon White
Interviewed Guest:: Shevelle Dynott
Interviewed Guest:: Terry Jervis
Interviewed Guest:: Thandiwe Newton
Interviewed Guest:: Tinie Tempah
Interviewed Guest:: Trevor McDonald
Interviewed Guest:: Trevor Nelson
Interviewed Guest:: Yinka Shonibare

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Black Is the New Black

Episode 2

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 13^th Nov 2016, 22:00 on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: Wed 1^st Jul 2020, 00:05 on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

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Documentary series celebrating Britain's black community. Our cast of extraordinary black Britons talk about school days, 'playing the game' and negotiating the working world. Show more

Contributors

Producer:: Simon Frederick
Executive Producer:: Anna Smith Tenser
Executive Producer:: Roy Ackerman
Executive Producer:: Dermot Caulfield
Interviewed Guest:: Alesha Dixon
Interviewed Guest:: John Sentamu
Interviewed Guest:: Ashley Banjo
Interviewed Guest:: Patricia Scotland
Interviewed Guest:: Beverley Knight
Interviewed Guest:: Bill Morris
Interviewed Guest:: Charlene White
Interviewed Guest:: Charlie Casley-Hayford
Interviewed Guest:: Christopher B-Lynch
Interviewed Guest:: Chuka Umunna
Interviewed Guest:: David Adjaye
Interviewed Guest:: David Harewood
Interviewed Guest:: Denise Lewis
Interviewed Guest:: Dizzee Rascal
Interviewed Guest:: Edward Enninful
Interviewed Guest:: Ekow Eshun
Interviewed Guest:: Gary Younge
Interviewed Guest:: Gina Yashere
Interviewed Guest:: Goldie
Interviewed Guest:: Jamal Edwards
Interviewed Guest:: Jazzie B
Interviewed Guest:: Laura Mvula
Interviewed Guest:: Lenny Henry
Interviewed Guest:: Les Ferdinand
Interviewed Guest:: Maggie Aderin-Pocock
Interviewed Guest:: Malorie Blackman
Interviewed Guest:: Naomi Campbell
Interviewed Guest:: Noel Clarke
Interviewed Guest:: Ozwald Boateng
Interviewed Guest:: Reggie Yates
Interviewed Guest:: Sharon White
Interviewed Guest:: Shevelle Dynott
Interviewed Guest:: Terry Jervis
Interviewed Guest:: Thandiwe Newton
Interviewed Guest:: Tinie Tempah
Interviewed Guest:: Trevor McDonald
Interviewed Guest:: Trevor Nelson
Interviewed Guest:: Yinka Shonibare
Production Company:: Pulse
Production Company:: Iconoclast

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Black Is the New Black

Episode 3

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 20^th Nov 2016, 22:20 on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: Wed 1^st Jul 2020, 23:30 on BBC Two Wales HD

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Documentary series celebrating Britain's black community. Our cast of black Britons talk about making it, but making it with a difference. Show more

Contributors

Producer:: Simon Frederick
Executive Producer:: Anna Smith Tenser
Executive Producer:: Roy Ackerman
Executive Producer:: Dermot Caulfield
Interviewed Guest:: Alesha Dixon
Interviewed Guest:: John Sentamu
Interviewed Guest:: Ashley Banjo
Interviewed Guest:: Patricia Scotland
Interviewed Guest:: Beverley Knight
Interviewed Guest:: Bill Morris
Interviewed Guest:: Charlene White
Interviewed Guest:: Charlie Casley-Hayford
Interviewed Guest:: Christopher B-Lynch
Interviewed Guest:: Chuka Umunna
Interviewed Guest:: David Adjaye
Interviewed Guest:: David Harewood
Interviewed Guest:: Denise Lewis
Interviewed Guest:: Dizzee Rascal
Interviewed Guest:: Edward Enninful
Interviewed Guest:: Ekow Eshun
Interviewed Guest:: Gary Younge
Interviewed Guest:: Gina Yashere
Interviewed Guest:: Goldie
Interviewed Guest:: Jamal Edwards
Interviewed Guest:: Jazzie B
Interviewed Guest:: Laura Mvula
Interviewed Guest:: Lenny Henry
Interviewed Guest:: Les Ferdinand
Interviewed Guest:: Maggie Aderin-Pocock
Interviewed Guest:: Malorie Blackman
Interviewed Guest:: Naomi Campbell
Interviewed Guest:: Noel Clarke
Interviewed Guest:: Ozwald Boateng
Interviewed Guest:: Reggie Yates
Interviewed Guest:: Sharon White
Interviewed Guest:: Shevelle Dynott
Interviewed Guest:: Terry Jervis
Interviewed Guest:: Thandiwe Newton
Interviewed Guest:: Tinie Tempah
Interviewed Guest:: Trevor McDonald
Interviewed Guest:: Trevor Nelson
Interviewed Guest:: Yinka Shonibare
Production Company:: Pulse
Production Company:: Iconoclast

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Black Is the New Black

Episode 4

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 27^th Nov 2016, 22:00 on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: Thu 2^nd Jul 2020, 00:00 on BBC Two Wales HD

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Documentary series celebrating Britain's black community. In the final episode, our cast of extraordinary black Britons are facing today and the future. Show more

Contributors

Producer:: Simon Frederick
Executive Producer:: Anna Smith Tenser
Executive Producer:: Roy Ackerman
Executive Producer:: Dermot Caulfield
Interviewed Guest:: Alesha Dixon
Interviewed Guest:: John Sentamu
Interviewed Guest:: Ashley Banjo
Interviewed Guest:: Patricia Scotland
Interviewed Guest:: Beverley Knight
Interviewed Guest:: Bill Morris
Interviewed Guest:: Charlene White
Interviewed Guest:: Charlie Casley-Hayford
Interviewed Guest:: Christopher B-Lynch
Interviewed Guest:: Chuka Umunna
Interviewed Guest:: David Adjaye
Interviewed Guest:: David Harewood
Interviewed Guest:: Denise Lewis
Interviewed Guest:: Dizzee Rascal
Interviewed Guest:: Edward Enninful
Interviewed Guest:: Ekow Eshun
Interviewed Guest:: Gary Younge
Interviewed Guest:: Gina Yashere
Interviewed Guest:: Goldie
Interviewed Guest:: Jamal Edwards
Interviewed Guest:: Jazzie B
Interviewed Guest:: Laura Mvula
Interviewed Guest:: Lenny Henry
Interviewed Guest:: Les Ferdinand
Interviewed Guest:: Maggie Aderin-Pocock
Interviewed Guest:: Malorie Blackman
Interviewed Guest:: Naomi Campbell
Interviewed Guest:: Noel Clarke
Interviewed Guest:: Ozwald Boateng
Interviewed Guest:: Reggie Yates
Interviewed Guest:: Sharon White
Interviewed Guest:: Shevelle Dynott
Interviewed Guest:: Terry Jervis
Interviewed Guest:: Thandiwe Newton
Interviewed Guest:: Tinie Tempah
Interviewed Guest:: Trevor McDonald
Interviewed Guest:: Trevor Nelson
Interviewed Guest:: Yinka Shonibare
Production Company:: Pulse
Production Company:: Iconoclast

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