Racism: A History

Season 1 Episode 1: The Colour of Money

Mar 21, 2007 NR 1h 6.8

The series begins by assessing the implications of the relationship between Europe, Africa and the Americas in the 15th century, it considers how racist ideas and practices developed in key religious and secular institutions, and how they showed up in writings by European philosophers Aristotle and Immanuel Kant.

Racism: A History background

Season 1 Episodes:

Episode 1 The Colour of Money

1. The Colour of Money

Aired: Mar 21, 2007

The series begins by assessing the implications of the relationship between E...

Episode 2 Fatal Impacts

2. Fatal Impacts

Aired: Mar 28, 2007

Looking at Scientific Racism, invented during the 19th century, an ideology t...

Episode 3 A Savage Legacy

3. A Savage Legacy

Aired: Apr 4, 2007

The third and final episode examines the impact of racism in the 20th Century...

Main Cast

Sophie Okonedo Narrator (voice)

Creators

Paul Tickell

Paul Tickell Director

Info about Racism: A History

Current Status: Ended

Network: BBC Four

Production Country: United Kingdom

Genres: Documentary