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Kavita Puri hears the stories of Asians who came to Britain from the 1950s onwards.

Kavita Puri hears the stories of pioneering Asians who came to Britain from the 1950s onwards.

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Three Pounds in My Pocket: Series 2

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Kavita Puri looks at the turbulent years from 1976 to 1981 for South Asians in Britain.

Kavita Puri looks at the turbulent years for South Asians living in Britain from 1976-81 and at the sharply different responses of the pioneer generation and their children.

Kavita Puri looks at a turbulent period for South Asians living in Britain, from 1976 to 1981. There were confrontations and street battles across the country, in largely immigrant towns, between the National Front and anti-racist organisations. Many from the first generation shied away from conflict and ignored racist abuse, but the younger generation - many born here - fought back. "We are likely to die in this country," one interviewee says, "so if it means staying and fighting that's what we will have to do, and we won't give an inch." Kavita explores this generational difference, through candid and heartfelt memories.
Producer: Smita Patel

With help from Dr Florian Stadtler, University of Exeter.

The programme contains archive from "Mind Your Language" written by Vince Powell for London Weekend Television.

Intelligent speech, the most insightful journalism, the wittiest comedy, the most fascinating features and the most compelling drama and readings anywhere in UK radio.

Kavita Puri presents the stories of the pioneering migrants from the Indian subcontinent

Kavita Puri hears the stories of the pioneering migrants who came to Britain from the Indian subcontinent in the 1950s and 1960s

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