Subnormal: A British Scandal

BBC Four

11:10 PM to 12:10 AM

Tuesday 27 May

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In the 1960s, West Indian migrants to the UK counted on providing better opportunities for their children. However, there are suggestions that before having a chance to develop intellectually, their offspring were labelled as 'stupid, difficult and disruptive' as psychologists such as Hans Eysenck and Arthur Jensen theorised that black people were genetically less intelligent than white. IQ tests were then based on these theories, with the odds stacked against children from the West Indies. Featuring interviews with key participants of the time, this documentary examines what is potentially one of the biggest scandals in the history of British education