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Season 1

4 episodes · 30th May 1998

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Episodes

01 Arrival still Arrival Episode 130th May 1998 This part follows the initial warm reception, the growing sense of rejection and isolation, and the first flash point of racial intolerance in Britain. 02 Intolerance still Intolerance Episode 26th June 1998 The 1959 Notting Hill riots saw the murder of Kelso Cochrane, the first acknowledged racial killing in Britain. But the story is not all bleak. Against increasing racial division came the black churches, the growth of communities and the beginning of the fight to be recognised. 03 A New Generation still A New Generation Episode 313th June 1998 Focusing on the education of black children, their search for an identity through their music and lifestyle, and the tragedy of the New Cross house fire in 1981. 04 A British Story still A British Story Episode 420th June 1998 The 1990s saw the emergence of a new black British identity, with black peers in the House of Lords and black celebrities in sport, entertainment and broadcasting.
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Cast & Crew

01 Lenny Henry profile Lenny Henryas Self 02 Valerie Amos profile Valerie Amosas Self 03 Diane Abbott profile Diane Abbottas Self 04 Patrick Robinson profile Patrick Robinsonas Self - Narrator (voice) 05 Linton Kwesi Johnson profile Linton Kwesi Johnsonas Self 06 Stuart Hall profile Stuart Hallas Self
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