A podcast series from the Migration Museum exploring 400 years of emigration from Britain.
Departures – 400 Years of Emigration from Britain
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A podcast series from the Migration Museum exploring 400 years of emigration from Britain.
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11/9/2020
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June 24, 2021
9: Brits Abroad Today
Britain continues to be a major source of emigrants in the 21st century – not something we often hear about. So why do people leave the UK now and which countries do they choose to settle in? And how is emigration today affected by Britain’s colonial past? Mukti Jain Campion talks to sociologist Professor Michaela Benson of Lancaster University who studies modern British emigration and hears from a range of British people currently living abroad. A Culture Wise Production for the Migration Museum Producer: Mukti Jain Campion Readings: Adrian Preater Title Music: Shakira Malkani Image credit: Osbert Parker from his video Timeline, as featured in the Migration Museum's Departures exhibition. Exhibition: This podcast accompanies the exhibition Departures: 400 Years of Emigration from Britain at the Migration Museum in London. For more information, visit: www.migrationmuseum.org/exhibition/departures.
June 22, 2021
8: Deported Children
Britain is unique in its long history of exporting its own children. In the early 17th century poor children were often rounded up on the streets of London and put on ships to the new American colonies. Well into the 20th century there were official government schemes sending young children out to settle in former colonies such as Canada and Australia with the promise of a better life. While some children were fortunate enough to do well in their new country, for thousands of others the forced migration was a profoundly traumatic experience of family separation, neglect and abuse. Mukti Jain Campion hears from two former child migrants who were sent to Australia in the early 1950s without their parents’ consent. She also speaks to Margaret Humphreys, founder and director of the Child Migrants Trust which was established to support former British child migrants reunite with their families and asks what lessons can be learned from their experience? Warning: this episode contains personal accounts of child abuse that listeners may find distressing A Culture Wise Production for the Migration Museum Producer: Mukti Jain Campion Readings: Adrian Preater Title Music: Shakira Malkani Image credit: Osbert Parker from his video Timeline, as featured in the Migration Museum's Departures exhibition. Exhibition: This podcast accompanies the exhibition Departures: 400 Years of Emigration from Britain at the Migration Museum in London. For more information, visit: www.migrationmuseum.org/exhibition/departures.
April 8, 2021
7: The Left Behind Wives of Cornwall
When we speak of emigration we tend to think of the people who leave to go abroad. But what about the families and communities left at home? In 19th century Cornwall this was a pressing question. As the once-thriving local mining industry went into decline, thousands of men left each year to find better paid jobs abroad. They were often gone for years, leaving wives and families to cope alone and rely on remittances that didn’t always come. It was an experience shared by thousands of Cornish families over several generations. Mukti Jain Campion speaks to Dr Lesley Trotter author of The Married Widows of Cornwall to find out how these so-called “left behind” wives survived and why their stories are so important to understand the full story of migration. Amanda Drake also shares a poignant letter sent by her 19th century ancestor which gives a glimpse of the heartbreak and struggle that many such wives had to endure. A Culture Wise Production for the Migration Museum Producer: Mukti Jain Campion Readings: Adrian Preater and Joanna Purslow Title Music: Shakira Malkani The Young Man of Cornwall: Traditional, Cornish words by Anthony Snell, arranged and performed by Dalla Image credit: Osbert Parker from his video Timeline, as featured in the Migration Museum's Departures exhibition. Exhibition: This podcast accompanies the exhibition Departures: 400 Years of Emigration from Britain at the Migration Museum in London. For more information, visit: www.migrationmuseum.org/exhibition/departures.
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