Entertainment PR specialist Mark Collins PR has been drafted in by UKTV to promote Carnival, the brand new documentary about the Notting Hill Carnival by Grammy Award-winning filmmaker Don Letts, which premieres on Blighty on 29th August 2010. What is now Europe's largest street party started out in 1959 as a response to the worst racial violence the streets of London had ever seen. Immigrants from British colonies had been invited to the UK after World War II left the country shattered and in desperate need of reconstruction. But with this immigration came the threat of racial tensions. Carnival began when over one hundred Caribbean Londoners came together using music and dance in a show of harmony. Now, the award-winning Don Letts tells the incredible story of the multicultural celebration that attracts over a million people to London every year. A balanced mix of reality and history, Carnival brings together previously unseen archive, an eclectic soundtrack and interviews with the likes of Norman Jay, Sir Trevor McDonald, Miquita Oliver, Jazzie B and Paul Simonon of The Clash. Charting the evolution of the carnival from a West Indian calypso party to the emergence of popular sound systems including Norman Jay's Good Times, this unique and insightful documentary brings to light how this beloved event has become a true expression of London's diversity. For more information and interview opportunities with Don Letts and contributors to the documentary, please contact: markc@markcollinspr.com