The Truth About Immigration (Documentary review)

Presented by: Nick Robinson

Aired:

Tuesday 7 January 2014

9.30pm-10.30pm

BBC TWO

In The Truth About Immigration, BBC Political Editor Nick Robinson reveals the full impact of the extraordinary demographic change Britain has undergone. Why were the doors to Britain opened to millions of migrants? And what are the benefits and perils of trying to stem the flow?

This documentary gives you the rundown on what happened to Britain since immigration and the opinions of other races who have migrated here to the UK on what they think about living here then in their homes back in their other countries. This Documentary unlike the last one I reviewed is definitely more informative. There was coverage of foreigners in our country working as well as socialising and what they like to do in our country but the showed my thoughts on the whole issue as well.

The feel of the documentary was, to me, pretty dull the colours were pretty nothing to wow yourself over as it's focus was on an issue that is pretty serious. The presenter puts himself as one of the characters and take part within the documentary. It shows how he does his research and how he gets other people (British as well as immigrants) to get involved with the issue and share their thoughts.

Other characters involve people from political parties such as Labour and UKIP to get more information out of them as possible. But some of the main characters I felt where defiantly the people who have migrated here and are making a living and sharing their stories of how they have come to the UK to start a new life and how money here is better then the place they came from.

I find it somewhat interesting knowing more on political power and how it is effecting us right now, these documentaries are slowly opening my eyes to the truth. The truth that a lot of things shall be dealing with in the upcoming election and how my vote could change everything.


The shots consisted of establishing shots to show the location where the presenter was at the time or to show where curtain issues were being held then cuts to an interview with a person related to to the issue being established.


There was a lot of over the shoulder shots when the interviews came on. It was a cleaver way to show the presenter talking to the person being interviewed without showing his face so you focus on the opinions and thoughts on the other person.

This year will be my first vote in the big election for our main government and I hope to make it count with all these things I have observed and researched.