A new documentary about a street in Bedminster is set to start filming this month, and is being produced by Bristol historian David Olusoga's TV company.
Uplands TV are shooting a documentary about the history of Hebron Road, which runs between North Street and West Street. The programme will be broadcast on a "major" national TV broadcaster and will explore stories from a number of streets across the country - although the specifics are currently being kept under wraps. As part of the production, a pop-up museum will be built to celebrate Hebron Road, and Uplands TV are calling for people who live on the street to contact them and share their experiences.
In a post on a local south Bristol Facebook group, they wrote: "UPLANDS TV is making a brand-new series for a major UK broadcaster exploring the untold stories of streets across the country, and we're keen to feature Hebron Road. With your help, and with a team of local curators and expert historians, we'd like to build a pop-up museum, full of exhibits that celebrate Hebron Road today, and the stories in its past."
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They are asking people to get in touch with any information, stories, memories, photographs or objects relating to life on Hebron Road, now or in the past. David Olusoga runs the production company alongside Mike Smith, who has created multiple documentaries for the BBC, Channel 4 and Sky.
Olusoga is known in Bristol for leading the debate surrounding the statue of slave trader Edward Colston and how it was thrown into the harbourside during a Black Lives Matter protest in June 2020. He gave testimony at the criminal damage trial of the Colston Four, speaking about Colston's involvement in the trade which trafficked and enslaved millions of African people.
His company, Uplands TV, have created multiple documentaries including the BBC's Statue Wars: One Summer in Bristol, which focused on the controversy surrounding Colston's statue. You can take part in the Hebron Road project by emailing museum@uplands-tv.com or by phoning 02034883493, and you can visit their website by clicking here.
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