A Passage to Britain

2018 - 2018

The Viceroy of India

13th August 2018

Episode 1

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.

The Asturias

21st August 2018

Episode 2

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.

The Batory

28th August 2018

Episode 3

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

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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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