A Passage to Britain (2018)

August. 13,2018

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A Passage to Britain

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.

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A Passage to Britain

2018

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.

Seasons & Episode

Seasons 1 : 2018

3 Episode

Episode 1 - The Viceroy of India

August. 13,2018

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.

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Episode 2 - The Asturias

August. 21,2018

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.

Episode 3 - The Batory

August. 28,2018

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

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.