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She was the first presenter from a diverse background
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Kids' TV: The Surprising Story

She was the first presenterfrom a diverse background I can remember seeing on TV

She was the first presenter
from a diverse background I can remember seeing on TV

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She was the first presenter from a diverse background
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I can remember seeing on TV.
Duration
5 seconds
Views
33
Timestamp in Movie
00:04:48
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.
Do you know what time of year it is - Kids' TV: The Surprising Story 00:07
Do you know what time of year it is
I started off my career in a bank - Kids' TV: The Surprising Story 00:06
I started off my career in a bank
Nice. Mission Impossible, - Kids' TV: The Surprising Story 00:09
Nice. Mission Impossible,
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