Mixed Britannia - Episode Guide

Season 1

1910-1939

Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Oct 6, 2011

1910-1939

In the first of this three-part series, George Alagiah tells the story of romance in the First World War between female workers and foreign seamen, the street riots it led to, and how Britain just escaped laws preventing mixed marriage and the excesses of race science.

1940-1965

Episode: 1x02 | Airdate: Oct 13, 2011

1940-1965

In the second of this three-part series, George Alagiah tells the story of the GI babies labelled war casualties, the boom in mixed-race couples following mass migration and how sixties trendsetters crossed the racial divide.

1965-2011

Episode: 1x03 | Airdate: Oct 20, 2011

1965-2011

In the last of this three-part series, George Alagiah tells the story of couples facing violence on the streets during the 70s, how adoption became a battleground and how mixed race became one of Britain's fastest growing ethnic groups.

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