Back in Time for Birmingham

2022
Ended
Reality
~1h / ep
1 season

The Sharma family put themselves in the historical hot seat. They relive 50 years of British Asian history, all told through the story of one vibrant, ever-changing city.

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Latest: Series 1 · 2022

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E1. Episode 1
Jun 20, 2022
The Sharma family experience life as a South Asian family in 50s Britain, from hard factory shifts to adapting their cooking to suit local ingredients. Liver curry anyone?
E2. Episode 2
Jun 21, 2022 · 58m
The Sharmas' time-travels enter the 1970s. Opening a shop, they join an explosion of South Asian entrepreneurship in Birmingham - from building businesses to creating new beats.
E3. Episode 3
Jun 22, 2022 · 58m
The kids dance at a daytimer and get language lessons, while mum and dad work hard to turn a profit, and the whole family start to recognise quite how far they have come.
E4. Episode 4
Jun 23, 2022 · 59m
The Sharma family reflect on their time-travelling journey through British Asian history and discover what has changed for second and third generations in the 21st century.