A Very British History - Season 2
Season 2
Episodes
Birmingham Irish I Am
Musician Angela Moran looks at the history of Birmingham's Irish residents, talking to local people and presenting rare archive footage. She discovers the impact that the 1974 pub bombings had on the community, many of whom felt the need to disguise their heritage, and recalls her own experiences of growing up in the 1990s, when being Irish became fashionable.
The British Chinese
British-born Chinese vlogger Shu Lin explores the history of the Chinese community in the UK from the 1950s through to the present day.
British Bangladeshis
Aminul Hoque came to Britain in 1980 as a three year-old, from the young nation of Bangladesh.
He explores why thousands of families settled here in the 1970s and 80s, and how they faced hardships and racism while building a new life in Britain.
Drawing on rich film archive from the period, meeting those who settled in London and Luton, and through his own experiences growing up in East London, Aminul tells the stories of Bengalis who worked hard, fought racism and made their homes here over the course of two key decades.
As his children grow up in the UK, Aminul wants them to know about their own Bangladeshi roots. He takes the family back to where he and his dad came from, his home village in Sylhet province. Now it's up to his kids to decide if they want to keep the links with their homeland - but as British Bangladeshis.
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