UK to celebrate bi-centenary of 1807 abolition of slavery [audio 1st 12min]

Nick Baker and the "Making History" team examine listeners' historical queries and get to the bottom of historical mysteries, local legends, family curiosities and architectural oddities. Nick Baker and the actor and writer Kwame Kwei Armah begin a journey that takes in three places associated with slavery in the UK, starting with Bristol, to see how they will be marking next year's bi-centenary and, more importantly, establishing just how each places 'slave history' informs the present. Kwame Kwei Armah, who was born Ian Roberts in London, changed his name after researching his genealogy from the slave trade to his family's African roots.