| Description | Tracks 1 - 4: Actuality with a man 'Taploe Johnson', and his white partner (Lesley Eastel) from the East End of London with Charles Parker. There are children making noises in the background. Johnson gives his biographical background, where his family are from in London and where he went to school. He describes in detail the schools he attended in London, and how the children in London behaved differently from children at schools he attended in Lowestoft and Harlow. Johnson speaks about where he feels that his roots are, with reference to living in Tower Hamlets in London and his white English mother and black Sierra Leonean father. Johnson speaks about the decline of the rag trade, and changes in the local area. Johnson's wife joins the conversation in track 4 and speaks about her East End family background, and living accommodation in the area.
Track 5: Silence, 2.39 mins
Tracks 6 - 12: Eastel continues talking about her family. Mr Johnson describes some of the people in his local area and their stories. He describes his father and the (merchant seaman) African community of his father's generation (circa 1950s). Johnson speaks about his opinion of Bangladeshi families moving to Tower Hamlets. The couple discuss the impact of high rise accommodation on the local communities. Johnson talks about finding work in the local rag trade, and his difficulties with academic learning at school.
Total: 32.43 mins
Dubber's reference number: PLA KF565D0878180 |