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Education

Duration: 1 hour, 5 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: on BBC One Northern Ireland HD

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When 12-year-old Kingsley is transferred to a special-needs school, a group of women uncover an unofficial segregation policy preventing many black children from receiving the education they deserve. Show more

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Kingsley Smith:
Kenyah Sandy
Agnes Smith:
Sharlene Whyte
Esmond Smith:
Daniel Francis
Stephanie Smith:
Tamara Lawrance
Lydia Thomas:
Josette Simon
Tabitha Bartholomew:
Jo Martin
Director:
Steve McQueen

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Series 1

Alex Wheatle

Duration: 1 hour, 4 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC One Northern Ireland

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The true story of award-winning writer Alex Wheatle, who spent his childhood in a mostly white institutional care home and was jailed after the Brixton uprising of 1981. Show more

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Mangrove

Duration: 2 hours, 6 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC One Northern Ireland

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The true story of the Mangrove restaurant, a lively community hub in London’s Notting Hill that was the subject of relentless police raids during the 1970s and a consequent trial. Show more

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Frank Crichlow:
Shaun Parkes
Darcus Howe:
Malachi Kirby
Altheia Jones-LeCointe:
Letitia Wright
Barbara Beese:
Rochenda Sandall
Ian Macdonald:
Jack Lowden
Judge Edward Clarke:
Alex Jennings
Director:
Steve McQueen

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