A Very British History

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Angela Moran, whose grandparents were amongst thousands of Irish to move to the second city in the 1950s, tells the story of the Birmingham Irish through memories of local people and archive footage.

2020
Therapist Rachel Nguyen tells the story of the Vietnamese Boat People who came to Britain in the 70s and 80s.
Dr Aminul Hoque tells the story of the thousands of Bangladeshi families who settled in the UK in the 1970s and 1980s.
British-born Chinese vlogger Shu Lin explores the history of the Chinese community in the UK from the 1950s through to the present day.
Episodes 2019
This is BBC Four of the TV-show A Very British History was broadcast by BBC4 on Monday 4 March 2019 at 21:00.
This is BBC Four of the TV-show A Very British History was broadcast by BBC4 on Monday 25 February 2019 at 21:00.
This is BBC Four of the TV-show A Very British History was broadcast by BBC4 on Monday 18 February 2019 at 21:00.
This is BBC Four of the TV-show A Very British History was broadcast by BBC4 on Monday 11 February 2019 at 21:00.
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