GOOD MORNING Britain will mark Black History Month with a weekly series of captivating short films.

Shining a light on ‘Black History Makers’, stories of less mainstream yet widely influential contemporary Black British figures will be told alongside some well-known faces.

The Apprentice’s Tim Campbell will look into black entrepreneurship by telling the story of Swiss the founder of ‘Black Pound Day’ (BPD).

With a vision to increase the visibility of Black businesses and highlighting the importance of spending Black, BPD takes place on the first Saturday of every month and is a solution-based approach set up to support the growth of the Black economy.

Writing on their website Swiss said: “It was a lingering idea I had created around 2007 but never had the resources to put to use, however I was recently inspired to do so as a result of the unjust murder of George Floyd and subsequent anti-racism protests in 2020.”

He added: “As a more long-term sustainable response, I realised that when the fists’ come out the air the most practical step would be to put those fists’ in our pockets to help assist adjusting economic inequalities that have affected the Black community historically.”

The following week, singer and actress Michelle Gayle will investigate the role of ‘Five X More’, a social campaign group aiming to improve maternal health for black women and babies.

Week three sees STEM champion Dr Anne-Marie Imafidon MBE take a look at how 15-year-old Avye Couloute, the founder of Girls Into Coding is redressing the gender imbalance in the industry.

And in the final week, the lead singer of M People, Heather Small looks at how Ngozi Fulani, founder of Sistah Space, helps women of African and Caribbean heritage who are victims of domestic and sexual abuse.

Tim, Michelle, Dr Anne-Marie and Heather, will showcase how our history makers are also changing history and how these fundamental changes are influencing Britain today.

Episodes will air each Friday during Good Morning Britain this month from October 7 until the end of the month on October 28.

‘Black History Makers’ starts on Good Morning Britain Fridays from 7th October at 6am on ITV & ITV Hub