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- A life-affirming drama, written by Sir Lenny Henry inspired by his mother's stories about leaving Jamaica in the 1950s for Great Britain. Follows sisters Leah and Chantrelle and their friend Hosanna starting a new life in England.
- Leon, a mixed race boy older than his 9 years, is forced to take care of his blue-eyed baby brother when his single mother suffers a nervous breakdown. When the authorities separate the brot
- Speeches from a Caribbean family over the course of four generations. They reveal the hopes and dreams throughout time from the arrived Windrush generation to their descendants.
- A dramatic reconstruction of the life of Una Marson: poet, playwright and the BBC's first black broadcaster. Combining archive footage of Marson and scenes portrayed by Seroca Davis, it documents Marson's challenges and achievements.
- Danielle de Niese explores the lives and works of five female composers - from the Middle Ages to the late 20th century - who were famous in their lifetimes, but whose work was then forgotten. Western classical music has traditionally been seen as a procession of male geniuses, but the truth is that women have always composed. Hildegard of Bingen, Francesca Caccini, Clara Schumann, Florence Price and Elizabeth Maconchy - all these women battled to fulfill their ambitions and overcome the obstacles that society placed in their way. They then disappeared into obscurity, and only some have found recognition again.
- The British comedian looks back on his career and favorite characters.
- The actor and comedian embarks upon a personal journey to the Caribbean to explore his family's roots, how he ended up being British and the deep-rooted, complex connection between the Commonwealth, the Caribbean and the UK.