A Passage to Britain
- 2018
- Returning Series
- Documentary · Reality · News
- ~1h / ep
- 1 season
Dr Yasmin Khan explores an extraordinary collection of ship's passenger lists to trace the changing story of migration from the Indian subcontinent to Britain over three key decades.
Latest: Season 1 · 2018
View all seasonsE1. The Viceroy of India
Aug 13, 2018 · 60m
In this first episode, Dr Yasmin Khan tracks down passengers who travelled from Mumbai, known previously as Bombay, to Britain in the 1930s on the luxurious P&O liner The Viceroy of India. Yasmin discovers the challenges faced by these new arrivals as they tried to build a life in a strange land and reveals how their individual stories reflect the increasingly strained relationship between Britain and its Indian Empire.
E2. The Asturias
Aug 21, 2018 · 60m
Dr Yasmin Khan reveals stories of passengers coming to Britain from Bombay in the late 40s following Independence, including Anglo-Indians, Sikh and Polish families.
E3. The Batory
Aug 28, 2018 · 60m
Dr Yasmin Khan unearths the stories of those travelling on the great ocean liner the Batory, in the 1950s.
