| Description | Charles Parker interviews Mr Boswell at a horse fair.
Track 1: Actuality with Mr Boswell, a former traveller, and Charles Parker. Mr Boswell discusses a bible story which he believes give sthe history of travelling people. He talks about travellers or 'gypsies' worldwide and mentions similarities between the travellers' own language and that of Gurkhas that he met while serving in the armed forces in the First World War. He talks about Belgian Romany people and their language. He talks about how he is no longer fluent in the 'Romany' language. 4.27 mins
Track 2: Mr Boswell discusses a man who wrote a book about the 'Romany' language, and how he was viewed by the travelling people that he interviewed for his book. Mr Boswell talks about how his grandfather contributed to the book, but was not paid royalties or credited. 2.56 mins
Track 3: A different man talks about how travellers earn a living, with reference to the romantic view that non-travellers have of the travelling way of life. He talks about being evicted from a field, 3.24 mins
Tracks 4 - 5: The man talks about his pride in being a traveller, and his self-identity. He describes how the general perception that settled society has of him as a traveller affects him and his own identity.
Track 6 - 7: The man and Mr Boswell discuss how travellers are viewed by society, and how they still identify with, and are proud of, their heritage as travellers despite settling in one place.
Total: 16.15 mins
Dubber's reference number: PLA YL458D0960374 |