| Description | Tracks 1 - 14: Actuality with a group of young people with Charles Parker in a noisy environment. The young people, all female, are from the East End, including Bethnal Green and Stepney, and are around the ages of 16 to 17 years old. They are mixed ethnicities, including Chinese and Kenyan. The group discuss accents and 'standard' English, and how this might affect their employment prospects. They talk about their aspirations, with reference to the opportunities in Tower Hamlets. The group talk about what they like about Tower Hamlets. They discuss the class system in Britain and whether their working class identity is affected by attending a grammar school. The group talk about the effect on the school and their education when their original school merged with another local school. They discuss living in blocks of flats. The group talk about potential changes to the curriculum. The group discuss how life has changed in Tower Hamlets over time, with reference to the class system and what they know of the history of the area.
Track 15: Silence, 2.06 mins
Total: 32.47 mins
Dubber's reference number: PLA 571E0102580 |