A Royal Celebration, 40 Years of Peace, 1985 

London has changed significantly since the 1980s. Though by the 1980s there had been a large change since 1945. But at these national events, because its a UK wide focus in central London, people wouldn't realise how much some of the suburbs in London had already changed. To give you some figures, the population of London in 1951 was 94.5% White British, 2.8% White Irish, 2.2% White European and 0.5% Ethnic minority. The 0.5% ethnic minority was not all black. The Black population was 0.15% and 0.05% Mixed (White & Black), there were 0.11% Indian/Pakistani, 0.09% Other Asian/Chinese. But across the whole of the UK the ethnic minority population was only 0.2% in 1951. By the time of the 1981 census London was 14% Ethnic minority and across the whole of the UK 4.3% Ethnic minority. The 14% ethnic minority across London, in 1981, included 5.7% Black, 3.8% Indian, 1.45% Pakistani Bangladeshi. The total Muslim population in London was 2.5%. Moving forward 40yrs later to the 2021 census. The total Ethnic minority population is 48%. Though due to to people commuting in from the surrounding countryside this can look lower in certain places. of central London, especially pubs and bars. The White British population has declined to 36%. The Muslim population by 2021 was 15%.

Hi lesley H. I'm really sorry I do not have a recording of the 1979 program. Hopefully someone will upload one soon. Keep looking!

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