S1E1:First Encounters

Africa and Britain: A Forgotten History

9 Nov 201650 minTV-G

Just why has black British history been whitewashed? This episode delves deep to unlock a forgotten history of slavery and exploitation. Starting off in third century AD, award-winning historian David Olusoga explores the long relationship between Britain and people of African origins – from African Romans who guarded Hadrian’s Wall to the black trumpeter of the Tudor courts.