As part of the BBC slavery season Radio 4 broadcasts a season of programmes to mark the two hundredth anniversary of the abolition of the slave trade in Britain.
The Revd Dr Iain Whyte and Mukami McCrum reflect how contemporary forms of slavery continue to affect the lives of mothers and children across the world.
Journalist Henry Bonsu, born in Britain of Ghanaian parents, visits Ghana to explore how Africans participated in the trade and asks whether he should feel any shame at his ancestors' activity.
The Moral Maze considers the possible downside for the black community as it looks back on its tortured and unjust past. Are there dangers that it will promote a victim culture and a cultural backlash?
As the King family settle down to a celebratory dinner party, a stranger arrives with a claim to the family name. The food and drink is accompanied by talk of slavery, reparations, shame and guilt.
Lenny Henry explores the history of attitudes to slavery by looking behind the scenes of a fictional creative process to see what goes on when an illustrious group of actors and a radio producer grapple with the problem of how to re-enact stories about the slave trade.
Actor and playwright Kwame Kwei-Armah explores the impact of the TV drama series Roots on black and white Britons 30 years ago, and tells the story of the struggles to bring it to air.
On the 200th anniversary of the act abolishing the Slave Trade across the British Empire, the Rt Revd James Jones, Bishop of Liverpool, and Dr Tani Omideyi, pastor of the Liverpool Lighthouse, reflect on the legacy of slavery.
An extensive 3-part investigation into the far-reaching economic connections of a number of key British institutions and their ties with the highly lucrative slave trade. Presented by Michael Buerk.
The Revd Dr Iain Whyte and Mukami McCrum reflect how contemporary forms of slavery continue to affect the lives of mothers and children across the world.
Journalist Henry Bonsu, born in Britain of Ghanaian parents, visits Ghana to explore how Africans participated in the trade and asks whether he should feel any shame at his ancestors' activity.
The Moral Maze considers the possible downside for the black community as it looks back on its tortured and unjust past. Are there dangers that it will promote a victim culture and a cultural backlash?
As the King family settle down to a celebratory dinner party, a stranger arrives with a claim to the family name. The food and drink is accompanied by talk of slavery, reparations, shame and guilt.
Lenny Henry explores the history of attitudes to slavery by looking behind the scenes of a fictional creative process to see what goes on when an illustrious group of actors and a radio producer grapple with the problem of how to re-enact stories about the slave trade. 
Actor and playwright Kwame Kwei-Armah explores the impact of the TV drama series Roots on black and white Britons 30 years ago, and tells the story of the struggles to bring it to air.
On the 200th anniversary of the act abolishing the Slave Trade across the British Empire, the Rt Revd James Jones, Bishop of Liverpool, and Dr Tani Omideyi, pastor of the Liverpool Lighthouse, reflect on the legacy of slavery.
Celebrating 200 years since the abolition of slavery with author Malorie Blackman and featuring the winners of GO4IT's Freedom competition.
An extensive 3-part investigation into the far-reaching economic connections of a number of key British institutions and their ties with the highly lucrative slave trade. Presented by Michael Buerk.
