Alex Scott
Presenter and former footballer Alex Scott learns about her Jewish ancestry and travels to Jamaica for the first time in her life to find out about her great-great-grandmother.
Presenter and former footballer Alex Scott delves into both sides of her family history. Having known nothing of her Jewish ancestry on her mum鈥檚 side, Alex is proud to discover that her great grandad was at the Battle of Cable Street in London鈥檚 East End in 1936, facing down fascist followers of Oswald Mosley. On the other side of her family, Alex鈥檚 Jamaican grandparents were part of the Windrush generation. Alex travels to Jamaica for the first time in her life, following her beloved nan Philicita鈥檚 line, and discovers the enormous hardship her great-great-grandmother Henrietta Coombs suffered. Two generations further back, Alex is shaken to learn about another ancestor whose lifetime began during the era of slavery and ended after its abolition.
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He sounds like quite the character!
Duration: 01:44
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"So proud to be from the East End"
Duration: 01:48
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Rapti Efdokia
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Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Alex Scott |
Narrator | Phil Davis |
Director | Sarah Feltes |
Series Editor | Sarah Feltes |
Executive Producer | Colette Flight |
Assistant Producer | Alisha Patel |
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