George Alagiah: Mixed Britannia

Episode 01

1910-1939

Oct 6, 2011 · 58 min

A history of Britain's mixed-race community. George Alagiah tells how Britain escaped laws preventing interracial marriage and the dangers of scientific racism and eugenics.

Episode 02

1940-1965

Oct 13, 2011 · 58 min

In the second of this three-part series, George Alagiah tells the story of the GI babies labelled war casualties, the boom in mixed-race couples following mass migration and how Sixties trendsetters crossed the racial divide.

Episode 03

1965-2011

Oct 20, 2011 · 58 min

In the last of this three-part series, George Alagiah tells the story of couples facing violence on the streets during the 70s, how adoption became a battleground and how mixed race became one of Britain's fastest growing ethnic groups.