to most people fleeing war and persecution, and urged the british government to pursue what it called more humane solutions. archaeologists say they ve discovered a roman shrine buried beneath a former graveyard next to leicester cathedral. a team has spent the last year digging at the site ahead of building a new visitors centre, to support the influx of tourists since the remains of richard iii were found a decade ago. the recent dig took place less than 50 metres from where the king s remains were discovered. phil mackie has been given special access to the site. deep beneath leicester city centre, they ve been uncovering 2,000 years of history. so we ve been excavating here for about nine months now. matthew morris is excited. and he s the man who unearthed the remains of richard iii, in a car park barely 50 metres away 10 years ago. in this corner, eight metres underground and right next door to leicester cathedral, they ve made an important discovery. these are our sort
we start this week in brixton, a part of south london that has become the go to for caribbean british culture, from food to fashion and art. but it hasn t always been like this. after the second world war, britain was decimated, and so thousands of people from commonwealth countries were invited here to fulfil labour shortages. i m here in windrush square which was named after one of the first ships to bring almost a thousand people from the west indies to britain. the boat became a symbol for a generation of people who settled here from 1948 to 1971, and this year is a pretty important one for britain as it marks the 75th anniversary of the boat s first arrival. some of the new arrivals were temporarily housed in clapham, but many found accommodation in nearby brixton after travelling to the labour exchange to find work. brixton was like little jamaica. so it was like a home away from home? yeah, you could get everything you need as a black person in brixton. everything, fro
people love it, i m talking, like, lick the plate clean love it! it s the spicy, you got your garlic, your onion and your paprika, your ginger, they bring it, it just explodes. explodes with flavour. it doesn t take long for more regulars to arrive. chef and writer melissa recently released a jamaican cookbook charting the country s history through food, and she even has this photo of her great granddad arriving in the uk. so, my dad s grandparents came over as part of the windrush generation, so this anniversary is a cause for celebration, i think migration makes a place beautiful. and the british food culture 30 years ago was laughable internationally, and why is it now respected? why is london and the uk deemed to be one of the best food
so, my dad s grandparents came over as part of the windrush generation, so this anniversary is a cause for celebration, i think migration makes a place beautiful. and the british food culture 30 years ago was laughable internationally, and why is it now respected? why is london and the uk deemed to be one of the best food places? it s now because of migration, people brought food from around the world. cosmopolitan multicultural element of it. i think that s what makes the uk special. london, in particular. yeah, it is a proper melting pot. all that stuff gone into the pot, all that seasoning. yeah! a little kick! laughter. the influence of caribbean culture is palpable. through fashion, food and of course music, notwithstanding the annual notting hill carnival. this reggae brunch is a self described slice of carnival.
to be more vegetarian. yeah. with all of that, you know, the traditional british cafe is struggling. do you think it holds a place in the future in british food culture? 0h, absolutely. i think they bring people together, serving up that nice warm grub that everybody enjoys. you have no idea how much i am looking forward to eating this fry up. i have seen it come past me a few times today. bring it all, bring it all. this is a lot of food. i m going to try my hardest. so if places like pelicci s are still going strong, i don t doubt for a second that the great british fry up and the traditional great british cafe will keep going strong. lucy there, keeping up the fine tradition of the fry up in east london. well, that is all we have time for on this week s programme, but coming up next week. i am in the netherlands to find out why more museums are opening their entire archives for public perusal. and poking around this vast gallery in rotterdam, where absolutely nothing