

With exclusive access to new research, David Olusoga reveals the most comprehensive picture yet of the British slave traders who trafficked three million Africans into slavery.
BBC Two

1. Episode 1
David Olusoga reveals the new research that uncovers how the slave trade was driven by the monarchy, beginning with Elizabeth I, and how a royal monopoly was established.

2. Episode 2
With exclusive access to new research, David Olusoga reveals how thousands more people became slave traders and how their profits were invested in Britain’s towns and industries.

David Olusoga
Self - Presenter
Michael Bennett
Self - Expert
Jerry Brotton
Self - Expert
Lila O'Leary Chambers
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William Pettigrew
Self - Expert
Nick Radburn
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Edmond Smith
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Kimberley Thomas
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