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The 1960s was a mad time for Black people. It was a mad time for the world, but especially for Black people. The African Independence movement boosted morale but quickly descended into cut-throat strongman politics. Meanwhile, the American Civil Rights movement empowered new voic ...  Show more

R&B music has changed. It was once the soundtrack of love, but is now more like a journal of pain. Through this music, George tracks the breakdown of the African American family since the 1970s. He discovers that higher poverty and incarceration rates among African Americans left ...  Show more

Guess who’s back?! 23-year-old George takes another dip into the virtual dating scene to meet Michael, 29, who reveals a certified icebreaker for a first date, and multi-talented Kit, 31, who knows all the best ways to let loose. Will this “super indecisive” Libra finally find hi ...  Show more

George shares stories of when him and his friends decided to re-explore four countries in the Middle East - in an attempt to connect with their roots as Arab expats. Through their search for adventure and their limited budgets the group’s naivety continuously has them in some sti ...  Show more

Gugu Mbatha-Raw ("The Morning Show," "Misbehaviour") reads an essay about a friendship between two people who meet in a pub in Notting Hill.

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Pepe and Lucía: the bonfire of young love, a long separation, and rise to presidency.The guerrilla lovers finally meet and fall for each other, but their joy is shortlived, they’re soon arrested again – and this time there won’t be any escape. Uruguay’s military coup means that t ...  Show more