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With exclusive access to new research, David Olusoga reveals how thousands more people became slave traders and how their profits were invested in Britain’s towns and industries.

David Olusoga reveals how the end of the royal monopoly and the expansion of the trade was the 'big bang' moment in the story of the slave trade. In the 18th century, the trade in enslaved Africans would reach its peak as it expanded out of the royal court to provincial towns and ports across the country, with thousands of new investors.

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59 minutes

Credits

RoleContributor
PresenterDavid Olusoga
ExpertMalik Al Nasir
ExpertMichael Bennett
ExpertJerry Brotton
ExpertLila O'Leary Chambers
ExpertHelen Paul
ExpertWilliam Pettigrew
ExpertNick Radburn
ExpertEdmond Smith
ExpertKimberley Thomas
DirectorFrancis Welch
ProducerKat Feavers
Production ManagerTejumade Oluokun
Executive ProducerDavid Olusoga
Executive ProducerSanjay Singhal
Production CompanyVoltage TV
Production CompanyHillgate Films