Naomie Harris
Actor Naomie Harris’s dramatic discoveries in this episode inspire her to anger, sadness and tears of joy.
Actor Naomie Harris’s dramatic discoveries in this episode inspire her to anger, sadness and tears of joy. On a journey from Trinidad to Grenada to Jamaica, Naomie exposes her four-times-great grandfather’s involvement in the exploitation of so-called 'liberated Africans' shortly after the abolition of slavery, is delighted to discover the identify of her African five-times-great grandmother, and, in nearer generations, uncovers a family story of tragic poverty in Jamaica’s capital, Kingston.
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Naomie learns the fate of her great-great grandmother
Duration: 01:47
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Naomie Harris |
Executive Producer | Colette Flight |
Series Producer | Sarah Feltes |
Director | Eleanor Scoones |
Production Company | Wall to Wall Media |
Broadcasts
- Mon 29 Jul 2019 21:00
- Thu 1 Aug 2019 23:35Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ One except Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland HD, Wales & Wales HD
- Fri 2 Aug 2019 00:15Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ One Wales, Northern Ireland, Wales HD & Northern Ireland HD only
- Mon 26 Aug 2019 01:15
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