Colonialism
The Comb. The promise. Audio, 26 minutes
A granddaughter’s mission to bring a sacred statue back home to her country
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
- Attribution
- Posted19 December 2022
The Story. The British Museum or Greece: Who should lose their marbles? Audio, 30 minutes
Should the Elgin Marbles remain in London or return to their cultural homeland?
- AttributionBBC Sounds
- Available for over a year
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- Posted27 November 2022
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- Posted23 November 2022
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- Posted23 November 2022
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- Posted30 October 2022
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- Posted23 October 2022
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- Posted7 October 2022
The Essay. Double Vision, Anil Pradhan. Audio, 14 minutes
Anil Pradhan performs an essay recorded at the BBC's Contains Strong Language Festival.
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
- Available for over a year
- Attribution
- Posted28 September 2022
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- Posted23 September 2022
The Essay. Sign Language Is My Language, Robert Adam. Audio, 14 minutes
Personal essays exploring the history, layers and nuances of British Sign Language.
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
- Available for over a year
Ugandan Asians: The Reckoning. Audio, 28 minutes
Yasmin Alibhai-Brown takes a fresh look at the story of the Ugandan Asian expulsion.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Torn. The stories behind the clothes we wear, Wax Print. Audio, 14 minutes
Gus Casely-Hayford explores the history of wax print fabric worn by Africans.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Torn. The stories behind the clothes we wear, Calico cotton. Audio, 15 minutes
Gus Casely-Hayford tells the story of what makes cotton contentious and revolutionary.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
The Museum of Bad Vibes. Releasing The Bad Vibes. Audio, 35 minutes
The four objects are back in storage but where does The Museum of Bad Vibes go from here?
- AttributionBBC Sounds
- Available for over a year
The Museum of Bad Vibes. The Storyteller With No Audience. Audio, 43 minutes
A Koi Board from Papua New Guinea awakes to find itself in the Museum of Bad Vibes
- AttributionBBC Sounds
- Available for over a year
- Attribution
- Posted30 July 2022
The Compass. The Reclaimers, The reclaimers: Return to Zambia. Audio, 27 minutes
Kema Sikazwe is in Zambia exploring colonial legacies through museum collections
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
Sunday Feature. Classical Commonwealth, Part 2. Audio, 44 minutes
Errollyn Wallen unravels more stories of classical music across the British Commonwealth.
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
- Available for over a year
The Compass. The Reclaimers, The reclaimers: Bronzes and Birmingham. Audio, 27 minutes
The uncomfortable stories behind some of the objects exhibited in UK museums
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
Princess. Kit De Waal on Sarah Forbes Bonetta. Audio, 31 minutes
Author Kit De Waal and Zainab Badawi explore Queen Victoria’s “African princess”.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
