Mixed Britannia – marrying an alienPosted in Asian Diaspora, History, Media Archive, Social Science, United Kingdom, Videos on 2011-10-03 16:56Z by Steven |
Mixed Britannia – marrying an alien
BBC Two
2011-10-02
George Alagiah, Host
Nearly 100 years ago, Chinese seaman Stanley Ah Foo arrived in Liverpool to start a new life. He soon fell in love—but laws at the time meant that his English bride, Emily, was only able to marry if she gave up her British nationality and became a so-called alien herself.
In Mixed Britannia—a new three-part series for BBC 2—George Alagiah explores the often untold stories of Britain’s mixed-race communities. He met Stanley and Emily Ah Foo’s daughters, Doreen and Lynne, who told the remarkable story of how their parents met, and the restrictions placed upon them.
The first episode of Mixed Britannia will be broadcast on BBC 2 at 20:00Z (21:00 BST) on Thursday, 2011-10-06.
View the video clip here (00:02:11).