Friday 17 October 2008

Britain's missing citizens & Britain's new comers

First story - “Britain's Missing Citizens” - working title

Story background: British Empire was the most powerful empire for centuries in history. Along with her colonies' expansion, many British merchants travelled to those expanded territories. They started trading, brought their culture, language, lifestyle and civilization to the new lands. Some of them were staying there, got married and had children.

The TV/Radio documentary series aims to feature the growing up generation of these British merchants. About their life, their identity conflicts, the images of their beloved father (grandfather) or rather than the colonizer? What history left behind us?

Audience: different communities, working/intellectual classes within UK and worldwide

Second story - “Britain's New Comer” - working title

Story Background: Thousands young foreign professionals settled in Britain recent years in the flood of EU expansion and growing global village. These young talents served in the vast sectors of Britain, business, computing, media, law, design etc.

The TV/Radio documentary aims to feature their efforts of finding themselves a proper role within British society. As an outsider, how them fight bravely in their professional career? What's their life value? How they perceive the world?

Audience: different communities, working class within UK and worldwide

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