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A Passage to Britain

Season 1

2018 · 3 episodes

  1. 1. The Viceroy of India

    2018-08-13 · 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.

  2. 2. The Asturias

    2018-08-21 · 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.

  3. 3. The Batory

    2018-08-28 · 60m

    Dr Yasmin Khan unearths the stories of those travelling on the great ocean liner the Batory, in the 1950s.

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