Africa and Britain: A Forgotten History
In this landmark BBC series, David Olusoga presents a history of Britain with Black people written back in its pages, from the African Romans who guarded Hadrian’s Wall in the 3rd century AD to the Black trumpeter of the Tudor courts and the three African kings who stood up to Empire.
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Episode Title:First Encounters
Historian David Olusoga reveals the surprising history of the African Romans who guarded Hadrian's Wall in the 3rd century AD.
Episode Title:Freedom
David Olusoga examines the shameful history of the slave trade and remembers the Black sailors who fought for Britain at Trafalgar.
Episode Title:Moral Mission
David Olusoga reveals how Queen Victoria came to have a Black goddaughter and why mill workers in Rochdale stood in solidarity with enslaved Africans in the American South.
Episode Title:The Homecoming
David Olusoga looks at three African kings who stood up to the British Empire, an irresistible crooner, race riots in Liverpool, and the shaping of Black British identity in the 20th century.