| Description | Afro-Caribbean men and women discuss their thoughts and experiences of living in England, with reference to their preconceptions of England before they came, life in Jamaica, their reasons for leaving, their social experiences with English people concerning employment, housing, and racism.
Tracks 1-14:
Track 1:Silence, 0.11mins
Track 2: the richness of English culture and tradition, 1.11mins
Track 3: a man talks about European and English people not recognising other cultures; England as 'the mother country' and the historical relationship between Jamaica and England; great civilizations of Africa in the past; the African governor of Britain, Septimus Severus; a man talks about his ancestors coming from the Gold Coast to Jamaica to work as slaves; a man talks about the songs he sang at school, such as 'Children of the Empire' and 'Land of Hope and Glory', 3.02mins
Track 4: how people got their surnames from slave owners, 2.48mins
Track 5: a man talks about the advice his uncle gave him when he first came to England; a man talks about being proud of being 'coloured'; a man talks about the need for an interchange of peoples; a man talks about racist comments made to him following the Immigration Bill, 2.49mins
Track 6: a man talks about looking for rooms to let in Aston and people slamming doors in his face; people saying things and being 'edgy' when they see him waiting for the bus; a woman talks about West Indian people's loss of confidence in English people which leads to segregation, 2.47mins
Track 7: a man talks about his first impressions of England when he arrived in Southampton, a woman recites a short poem about England; a man talks about being ill, he met a couple on a bus who offered him lodgings; a man talks about headlines in the West Indian papers advertising jobs and a better life in England, people not making West Indians welcome, a man describes going to the Labour Exchange, white people believing they're superior, 3.07 mins
Track 8: a man talks about the insecurity that leads to prejudice; English people being ill-informed, a woman talks about saying she is a 'negro' and a woman in her office telling her not to say it because it was demoralising, a man talks about his experiences of job interviews, 3.02mins
Track 9: a man talks about watching other people, what he has learned from the English; English being more tolerant than other Europeans, being friendly and prepared to meet people half-way; a woman talks about learning to live together as people, not strangers, forgetting colour, a man talks about having good workmates, a woman talks about life in Trinidad, a man talks about not being troubled by money, being happy as long as he is well, 2.42mins
Track 10: a woman talks about parents being strict with girls, a man talks about being well-dressed, a man talks about the importance of people learning to live with each other and know their neighbours, 2.02mins
Track 11: a man talks about the importance of greeting each other and knowing neighbours, a woman talks about people mixing and exchanging ideas, each knowing how the other lives, a woman talks about the need for people to get on, a man talks about discrimination and nations domineering over each other, 2.13mins
Track 12: a man talks about people gloating over injustice, the importance of 'playing your part', although his ancestors were African, he feels part of the West Indian nation, a man talks about white men having no sense of time, the white man needs to destroy his own image of himself, 2.30mins
Track 13: A woman talks about her children coming to England for education, a man talks about black Englishmen born here, a woman talks about English people being taught that coloured people are inferior and English people learning about black people because they see them and the importance of integration, 2.36mins
Track 14: a man talks about colour prejudice in England - it is subtle; the white man forms a sacred image of himself so he is unable to appreciate his coloured brother,1.55mins
Tracks 15-20: Recording of rehearsals for part of a radio drama
Total: 50.07 mins
Dubber's reference number:PLA KF565D0257780 |