Mixed Britannia 1910-1939
Olive Salaman was 15 years old when she moved from a small town of Penadrag in the Rhondda Valley to Tiger Bay. The reason she moved? Olive had falling in love with the boy she met, and whom she asked directions back to Cardiff City centre. His name was Ali Salaman, a young Yemeni who was chef in his own Café, the Cairo Café. The Cairo Café as George discovers wasn’t simply a place to eat, but place for it functioned and became established as a social intuition for Tiger Bay’s mixed community. Olive became one of the town’s matriarchs, and café was at the centre of community activities. It brought a Cardiff mixed communities together, and became a place were this community for support and exchanged customs and traditional.Dauod Salamon one of Olive and Ali ten children explains to George how his parents met, and what life was like in area when he was growing up as a boy of mixed Arab parentage. Presented by George Alagiah ; series produced and directed by Fatima Salaria.
Primary Title
- Mixed Britannia
Secondary Title
- 1910-1939
Date Broadcast
- Friday 21 January 2011
Start Time
- 13 : 00
Finish Time
- 13 : 25
Duration
- 25:00
Episode
- 3
Channel
- BBC World News
Broadcaster
- British Broadcasting Corporation
Programme Description
- Olive Salaman was 15 years old when she moved from a small town of Penadrag in the Rhondda Valley to Tiger Bay. The reason she moved? Olive had falling in love with the boy she met, and whom she asked directions back to Cardiff City centre. His name was Ali Salaman, a young Yemeni who was chef in his own Café, the Cairo Café. The Cairo Café as George discovers wasn’t simply a place to eat, but place for it functioned and became established as a social intuition for Tiger Bay’s mixed community. Olive became one of the town’s matriarchs, and café was at the centre of community activities. It brought a Cardiff mixed communities together, and became a place were this community for support and exchanged customs and traditional.Dauod Salamon one of Olive and Ali ten children explains to George how his parents met, and what life was like in area when he was growing up as a boy of mixed Arab parentage. Presented by George Alagiah ; series produced and directed by Fatima Salaria.
Classification
- Unknown
Owning Collection
- Television Vault
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Interracial marriage--Great Britain.
Genres
- Documentary
Course Codes
- GEOG 305
Hosts
- George Alagiah (Host)
Contributors
- Fatima Salaria (Producer)
- Fatima Salaria (Director)
- BBC (Production Unit)
Subjects
- Interracial marriage--Great Britain.