New show aims to blow away myths about UK immigration
February 12 2010 by Liam Clifford
A new ‘life swap’ documentary is set to hit UK screens soon in what is being billed as a ‘fresh and new’ approach to UK immigration.
In the show, hosted by Evan Davis, 11 unemployed people hailing from the UK will assume the roles of low-paid workers, often the jobs that are filled by immigrants.
The documentary was filmed in Peterborough, the location being chosen because of its high numbers of immigrants that live in the area.
The jobs that the volunteers will be undertaking will range from washing dishes in an Indian restaurant to working in a potato factory. The documentary aims to break down misconceptions that immigrants in the UK are ‘lazy, benefit claiming burdens to the state’ says presenter Davis.
“Broadcasters should tackle (UK immigration) it and not avoid it. This programme is an attempt to get beyond the abstract arguments one hears for or against immigration, and to illustrate why it occurs and what it means in human terms."
The programme, ‘The day the immigrants left’, was filmed last Spring and will be shown on BBC1 at 9pm on Wednesday 24 February.
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