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New BBC2 series ‘will reveal migrant family histories’

Dr Yasmin Khan explores the history of Asian migrants who came to the UK via boat (Photo by: BBC)

By: Lauren Codling

by LAUREN CODLING THE “hidden history” of Asian migrants who travelled on ships from the subcontinent will be explored in a new historical three-part series due to air next Tuesday (14). A Passage to Britain: 1933 Viceroy revolves around the stories behind immigrants who travelled to the UK on ships from 1878 to 1960. The BBC2 show discovers the intimate story behind the passengers’ journeys, as well as their descendants who live in Britain today. Dr Yasmin Khan, an expert in Asian history from Oxford University, consulted passenger lists of ships to shed light on their stories. She told Eastern…

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