A Very British History

A Very British History is a British documentary television series that was broadcast on BBC Four.^[1] The four-part series explores migration to Britain in the 20th century and the shift in culture in various minority communities.^[1]

A Very British History
Genre	Factual
Presented by	Damian Le Bas Sue Brown Shu Lin Simon Glass Meera Sodha Aminul Hoque
No. of episodes	4
Production
Executive producer	Tony Parker
Producers	Diana Hare Adam Keelan Ed Barlow Richard Taylor
Running time	60 minutes
Production company	BBC England Productions
Original release
Network	BBC Four BBC One
Release	10 December 2018 (2018-12-10) – 4 March 2019 (2019-03-04)

Production

The series was commissioned by BBC Four Channel Editor Cassian Harrison and former Factual Commissioning Editor Clare Paterson.^[1]

Episodes

Series 1

Title	Episode
Romany Gypsies	1[2][3]
The First Black Brummies	2[4]
The Jews of Leeds	3[5]
Ugandan Asians	4[6]

Series 2

Title	Episode
The British Chinese	1
Birmingham Irish I am	2
British Bangladeshis	3
Whatever Happened to the Boat People?	4

Critical reception

The documentary series was praised for the engaging style of the presenters^[7] alongside calls for a second series to be commissioned. The series also provided a first-hand glimpse into the racism faced by immigrants to Britain in the 20th century.^[8] Additionally, it was noted that racism against minorities has not disappeared in the modern day.^[9]

Broadcast

The series was originally broadcast on regional versions of BBC One.

See also

• Windrush scandal
• British Asian
• British Jews
• Black British
• Romani people
• Who Do You Think You Are (British TV series)