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Liz Bonnin

Genealogy series. Liz Bonnin investigates her parents' lineages on the Caribbean islands of Trinidad and Martinique. What she discovers is more complicated than she imagined.

Wildlife presenter Liz Bonnin describes herself as 'a mongrel' - the result of her parents' lineages on the Caribbean islands of Trinidad and Martinique. In Trinidad, she goes in search of the first of her maternal ancestors to arrive on the island from India. Liz then heads to Martinique where her paternal ancestors are said to have owned a plantation - and slaves. What she discovers is more complicated than she could have ever imagined.

58 minutes

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Role Contributor
Participant Liz Bonnin
Director Richard Sanders
Series Producer Sarah Feltes
Production Company Wall to Wall Media

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