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Kids' TV: The Surprising Story

Nice. Mission Impossible, because back in those days,black people weren't allowed to meet...

Nice. Mission Impossible, because back in those days,
black people weren't allowed to meet the customers

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Nice. Mission Impossible,
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because back in those days, black people weren't allowed
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to meet the customers.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
30
Timestamp in Movie
00:05:07
Uploaded
May 06, 2025
Genres
documentary, family
Production
Mighty Productions,BBC

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Movie Summary

Konnie Huq explores and celebrates the very best of British children's programming from the past 100 years.
Floella was one of thousands of Windrush immigrants - Kids' TV: The Surprising Story 00:09
Floella was one of thousands of Windrush immigrants
In fact, the first drama that I did, I played a 16-year-old shoplifter. - Kids' TV: The Surprising Story 00:05
In fact, the first drama that I did, I played a 16-year-old ...
And I said to the producer, "Why do black people - Kids' TV: The Surprising Story 00:10
And I said to the producer, "Why do black people
"Why can't they be professionals like, you know, - Kids' TV: The Surprising Story 00:13
"Why can't they be professionals like, you know,
My parents loved Mind Your Language, as it had Asian characters in. - Kids' TV: The Surprising Story 00:06
My parents loved Mind Your Language, as it had Asian charact...
Even though immigrants like them were pretty often - Kids' TV: The Surprising Story 00:06
Even though immigrants like them were pretty often
I was told a lot of times, - Kids' TV: The Surprising Story 00:06
I was told a lot of times,
..and to get into a world where you showed people, - Kids' TV: The Surprising Story 00:09
..and to get into a world where you showed people,
I was born in the West Indies, an island called Trinidad. - Kids' TV: The Surprising Story 00:05
I was born in the West Indies, an island called Trinidad.
And this song is about all the things I remember oh so well. - Kids' TV: The Surprising Story 00:05
And this song is about all the things I remember oh so well.
# Oh, island in the sun... # - Kids' TV: The Surprising Story 00:05
# Oh, island in the sun... #
And I remember watching you because you had the braids - Kids' TV: The Surprising Story 00:04
And I remember watching you because you had the braids
In fact, the BBC at that time had to send out instructions - Kids' TV: The Surprising Story 00:09
In fact, the BBC at that time had to send out instructions
The Floella - people'd be going to the hairdressers saying, - Kids' TV: The Surprising Story 00:10
The Floella - people'd be going to the hairdressers say...
Do you feel that children's TV was much more receptive and open - Kids' TV: The Surprising Story 00:07
Do you feel that children's TV was much more receptive ...
Oh, very much so, because it accepted a lot of differences. - Kids' TV: The Surprising Story 00:04
Oh, very much so, because it accepted a lot of differences.
# Build it up, build it up - Kids' TV: The Surprising Story 00:20
# Build it up, build it up
My Lords, it's an honour and a privilege - Kids' TV: The Surprising Story 00:06
My Lords, it's an honour and a privilege
My family motto is, "Who would have thought?" - Kids' TV: The Surprising Story 00:09
My family motto is, "Who would have thought?"
She now fights for children's rights in the House of Lords, - Kids' TV: The Surprising Story 00:08
She now fights for children's rights in the House of Lo...