The Aliens Act 1905

this evening (tuesday 17th), 9.30-10.00pm, on bbc radio 4 (repeated from 9.00am this morning)
the aliens act of 1905 (in the the long view series)

“Jonathan Freedland examines current debates surrounding immigration and legislation in the light of the 1905 Aliens Act; the first act to introduce immigration and registration controls into Britain from areas outside the British Empire and seen chiefly as a response to East European Jewish immigration.
Jonathan is joined by Mary Riddell, columnist and political interviewer for the Daily Telegraph, Dr David Glover, Emeritus Professor of English at the University of Southampton and the actor Henry Goodman.”

(already available at http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b052j0tp)