A Passage to Britain - Season 1

First aired: 8/13/2018 3 episodes
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Episodes

Episode 1

1. The Viceroy of India

Aired: 8/13/2018

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.

Episode 2

2. The Asturias

Aired: 8/21/2018

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

3. The Batory

Aired: 8/28/2018

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