History documentaries
Resistance in a Hostile Environment: Subnormal
While young black adults were getting to grips with the struggle for black power in Britain, there was a question of how society viewed young black children. This disturbing documentary reveals how black children in the 1960s and 1970s were routinely sent to schools for the educationally subnormal, and how parents, activists and teachers came together to fight this injustice.
The Balkans: Europe’s Forgotten Frontier
From Croatian beaches to King Charles’ Transylvanian holiday home, via white water rafting in the Albanian mountains…and the threat of war: Katya Adler discovers the highs and lows of the Balkans. After the Yugoslav wars of the 90s, Europe took its eye off this region. But now the West is in a battle for influence and power here with China, Russia, and the Islamic world.
Fortress Britain with Alice Roberts
From the Normans to the Nazis, the island nation of Britain has been constantly threatened by invasion. Some invaders were successful, others never quite made it. All have left their mark. Alice Roberts and her fellow historians explore Britain’s long-standing obsession with invasion, by examining the physical reminders that are still here today. How much has invasion shaped the British nation?
Resistance in a Hostile Environment: Black Power
Charting the period between 1961 and 1971, this is a searing account of how members of the British Black Power movement challenged police oppression and political prejudice. At the heart of the documentary is a series of astonishing interviews with past activists, many of whom are speaking for the first time about what it was really like to be involved in this revolutionary organization.
Black Panthers of WW2
This is the incredible true story of the history-making 761st tank battalion, composed entirely of African American servicemen. Through dramatic reconstruction, interviews with veterans and their families, acclaimed actor David Harewood explores the first US armored unit of its kind to enter combat during WWII. Along with fierce fighting abroad, these brave men also had to fight racism at home.