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An exploration of how slavery has underpinned world history.

Powerful stories of notable individuals about their deep personal black experiences and the legacy of slavery.

This programme describes the history of Covent Garden, from its conception as an open space surrounded by houses that could only be afforded by the wealthy, through the majority of its life as a bustling fruit and vegetable wholesale market, to its rebirth in the 1970s as a street market aimed at tourists, after the fruit/veg market moved out of central London and the area narrowly escaped "comprehensive redevelopment" which would have seen a lot of the buildings demolished.

David Harewood goes on a mission to understand the roots of the strange and intensely problematic cultural form of minstrelsy.

Afua Hirsch questions whether some of Britain's historic heroes truly deserve their exalted status and meets opposition when she explores the racist views of the likes of Horatio Nelson and Winston Churchill.

The response by Marvin Rees, Bristol's mayor and the city as a whole to the extraordinary events which followed the toppling of the Colston Statue in Summer 2020 is documented.

David Olusoga explores the incredible journey of the African novel - how a fearless collection of writers created books that were to define the image of Africa in the world.

The extraordinary story of Tareena Shakil, the first British woman to be jailed when returning from ISIS.

Seyi Rhodes explores the links between Covid vaccine hesitancy within some ethnic minorities and medical science's long, toxic history of racially charged experiments.

The "hostile environment" of the Windrush Scandal isn't the first time the British Caribbean community has had to fight to be seen as British.