A Passage to Britain
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201860 minTerminée

A Passage to Britain

Chaîne:BBC Two

Épisode précédent

S01E03 - "The Batory"

Diffusé le Aug 28, 2018, 8:00 PM

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Description

Dr. Yasmin Khan explores an extraordinary collection of ship's passenger lists to trace the changing story of migration from the Indian subcontinent to Britain over three key decades.

Détails

Statut
Terminée
Langue
English
Durée
60 min
Première diffusion
August 14, 2018
Terminée
August 28, 2018
Programmation
Tuesday à 21:00

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Épisodes (1 Saison · 3 Épisodes)

The Viceroy of India

In this first episode, Dr. Yasmin Khan tracks down passengers who travelled from Mumbai, known previously as Bombay, to Britain in the 1930s on the luxurious P&O liner The Viceroy of India. Yasmin discovers the challenges faced by these new arrivals as they tried to build a life in a strange land and reveals how their individual stories reflect the increasingly strained relationship between Britain and its Indian Empire.

Aug 14, 2018

60 min

The Asturias

Dr. Yasmin Khan reveals the stories of passengers coming to Britain from Bombay in the late 1940s following Independence, including Anglo-Indians, Sikh and Polish families.

Aug 21, 2018

60 min

The Batory

Dr. Yasmin Khan unearths the stories of those travelling on the great ocean liner the Batory, in the 1950s. The decade was one of momentous change for Britain - the postwar boom and a shortage of workers encouraged people from across the new Commonwealth to make the journey to Britain.

Aug 28, 2018

60 min

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