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2026-10-26
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A brutal dictator orders 80,000 people to leave the country within 90 days or face the consequences. Many have British passports. As the deadline looms, will Britain help?
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S1E1 - Episode 1
In 1972, Ugandan dictator Idi Amin announces a plan to throw all Asians out of the country within 90 days. Will they be able to flee on their British passports?
Air Date: 26 Oct 2026 01:00 (CDT)
S1E2 - Episode 2
Eighty thousand Ugandan Asians suffer brutal repression at the hands of Idi Amin's regime as Britain races to organise a mass evacuation before the 90-day deadline runs out.
Air Date: 26 Oct 2026 01:00 (CDT)