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Njambi McGrath. Credit: Steve Ullathorne
Njambi McGrath - Black Black

Njambi McGrath - Black Black

  • Radio stand-up
  • BBC Radio 4
  • 2023
  • 4 episodes (1 series)

Stand-up series from Njambi McGrath about British colonialism.

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Njambi McGrath. Credit: Steve Ullathorne

Key details

Genre
Stand-Up
Broadcast
2023
Channel
BBC Radio 4
Episodes
4 (1 series)
Star
Njambi McGrath
Writer
Njambi McGrath
Producer
Julia Sutherland
Company

Kenyan-born comedian Njambi McGrath exposes the devastating impact of British colonisers on her grandmother's life and how the legacy of racism affects her own life in the UK today.

Originally from Kenya but living in London with her white husband and British children for over a decade, Njambi McGrath finds herself in a tricky position, quite literally in bed with the coloniser!

Exploring the past to find answers for the present, she compares her grandmother's life under imperialist Britain, with the rise of Nazism and fascism, to her own political climate... with Nazism, and fascism once again on the rise.

With a penchant for incisive one-liners, she challenges our ideas about race and progress and takes on everything from colonialism and culture wars, to coronations and the church.

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Broadcast details

First broadcast
Wednesday 11th October 2023 at 11pm on BBC Radio 4

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