‘Mixed Britannia’ – research by LSBU’s Dr Caballero informs BBC series |
‘Mixed Britannia’ – research by LSBU’s Dr Caballero informs BBC series
London South Bank University
2011-10-05
Research conducted by Dr Chamion Caballero, Senior Research Fellow in London South Bank University’s Families and Social Capital Research Group, has formed the foundations of a BBC2 series starting on Thursday 6 October.
Dr Caballero was an academic consultant for the three-part series ‘Mixed Britannia‘, which is presented by George Alagiah. This is part of a season of BBC programmes which explores what it means to be part of Britain’s mixed-race community.
Dr Caballero is interviewed for the final programme in the series which will air on Thursday 20 October…
…Dr Chamion Caballero says: “Despite there being a long presence of mixed race people and couples in Britain, there is still a tendency to herald their presence as part of a new multicultural phenomenon which has been dubbed the rise of ‘Beige or Brown Britain’. Yet such groups have a long history in Britain…
Read the entire article (and view a family portrait circa, 1916) here. Find out more about the research here.
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