My dad and thousands like him came here from his homeland for jobs in factories. When their families joined them later in the ’70s many faced hardship and they faced hostility on their doorstep. A Very British History s2e3: Bangladeshis
Our culture, our curries and our community are now a unique part of British life. ibid.
By the early ’60s there were around 5,000 people from present day Bangladesh in the UK. ibid.
In 1971 present day Bangladesh was the eastern part of Pakistan; the other half of the country – western Pakistan – was a thousand miles away. ibid.
In the 1970s Brick Lane was the hub for Bengalis in London. ibid.
This untold hidden industry that was happening in many homes across East London. ibid.
But it was the united community itself that now had the momentum to keep challenging the far right. ibid.
Officials here this week reckon that only 40% of the people who set out from Vietnam by boat to reach Hong Kong ever make it. A Very British History s2e4: Whatever Happened to the Boat People?
40 years ago the world knew them as the Boat People – refugees who’d fled Vietnam. Some found safety in Britain. But scattered around the country, focusing on their future not their past, the new community became almost invisible. ibid.
The new Jerusalem. A Biblical prophecy. And the sacred mission of an ancient order of knights. Could this reveal the true purpose of the Freemasons? New Ancient X Files: Joan of Arc & New Jerusalem, National Geographic 2012
Whether the lost tribes of Israel fled to Britain will remain a matter of controversial speculation. ibid.
For Gilbert, the Biblical messages encoded in Wren’s St Paul’s are clear. ibid.