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Britain's Black Past

Professor Gretchen Gerzina explores a largely unknown past, the lives of black people who settled in Britain in the 18th and early 19th centuries.

Radio 4,12 episodes

Episodes

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Omnibus 2
Gretchen Gerzina explores the lives of black people in Britain during a time of slavery.
58 mins14 Oct 2016
Nathaniel Wells
Gretchen Gerzina discovers the troubling story of Nathaniel Wells, black plantation owner.
15 mins14 Oct 2016
Robert Wedderburn
Gretchen Gerzina discovers the story of a forgotten revolutionary, Robert Wedderburn.
15 mins13 Oct 2016
Mary Prince
Gretchen Gerzina explores the moving story of Mary Prince.
15 mins12 Oct 2016
Dido Belle and Francis Barber
Gretchen Gerzina explores the lives of two black people in high English society.
15 mins11 Oct 2016
Joseph Knight
Gretchen Gerzina explores the stories of runaway slaves in Scotland.
15 mins10 Oct 2016
Omnibus 1
Gretchen Gerzina explores the lives of black people in Britain during a time of slavery.
58 mins07 Oct 2016
Olaudah Equiano
Gretchen Gerzina explores the life of Olaudah Equiano, a traveller who bought his freedom.
15 mins07 Oct 2016
Sailors
Professor Gretchen Gerzina explores the lives of black sailors in the British Navy.
15 mins06 Oct 2016
Pero Jones and Fanny Coker
Gretchen Gerzina explores the story of two slaves brought from the West Indies to Bristol.
15 mins05 Oct 2016
Ignatius Sancho
Gretchen Gerzina explores the life of a butler who rose to the top of 18th century society
15 mins04 Oct 2016
The Invisible Presence
Gretchen Gerzina explores the lives of black people in Britain during a time of slavery.
15 mins03 Oct 2016