Britain's Hidden Slave Trade
Tuesday 16 October 2007 23:00-23:15 (Radio 3)
Historian John Gilmore and writer Angelina Osborne visit four places connected with the British slave trade to tell their stories and reflect on their legacy.
Playlist:
2/4. Rum, timber and tobacco are all associated with the Cumbrian town of Whitehaven and all have roots in the slave trade. We try to unravel the tangle of connections: from the burial of George Washington's grandmother, Mildred Gale, with her black slave to the creation of the Beilby goblet commemorating a famous slave ship, King George.
