A Very British History

Episode 2

Romany Gypsies

Writer Damian Le Bas explores how Gypsy people in the 1960s were forced to abandon their nomadic way of life for a more settled existence.

Episode 3

The First Black Brummies

Poet Sue Brown looks at what life was like in the postwar years for Birmingham’s Caribbean community as they asked questions about their own identity and place in British society.

Episode 4

The Jews of Leeds

Film-maker Simon Glass explores his family history and tells the story of the Yorkshire Jews in the early 20th century.