Back in Time for Birmingham
The Sharma family put themselves in the historical hot seat. They relive 50 years of British Asian history, all told through the story of one vibrant, ever-changing city.
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1.Episode 1
20-06-2022The Sharma family experience life as a South Asian family in 50s Britain, from hard factory shifts to adapting their cooking to suit local ingredients. Liver curry anyone?
2.Episode 2
21-06-202258mThe Sharmas' time-travels enter the 1970s. Opening a shop, they join an explosion of South Asian entrepreneurship in Birmingham - from building businesses to creating new beats.
3.Episode 3
22-06-202258mThe kids dance at a daytimer and get language lessons, while mum and dad work hard to turn a profit, and the whole family start to recognise quite how far they have come.
4.Episode 4
23-06-202259mThe Sharma family reflect on their time-travelling journey through British Asian history and discover what has changed for second and third generations in the 21st century.
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