Original version

No Master Brand

BBC Afghan Radio

Migrated podcast image for: Outlook

Outlook

Factual: Life Stories

True stories of ordinary people and the extraordinary events that have shaped their lives

True stories of ordinary people and the extraordinary events that have shaped their lives.

BBC World Service West and Central Africa Schedule

BBC World Service West and Central Africa

BBC World Service Europe and the Middle East

BBC World Service East and Southern Africa Schedule

BBC World Service East and Southern Africa

BBC World Service Australasia

BBC World Service Online

BBC World Service schedule for American satellite radio and the Caribbean

BBC World Service Americas and the Caribbean

BBC World Service

BBC World Service South Asia

BBC World Service News Internet

BBC World Service East Asia

Outlook: Memory isn't black and white: Girl on a Spacehopper

Magazines & Reviews

Girl on a Spacehopper

04/11/2023 GMT

Memory isn't black and white: Girl on a Spacehopper

BBC World Service - Outlook, Memory isn't black and white: Girl on a Spacehopper

'The portrait you'd love to have of yourself as a child' – but who is she?

In 1971 Finnish photographer Sirkka-Liisa Konttinen snapped a joyous image of a little girl playing in the street. It became world famous. But who is she?

'The portrait you'd love to have of yourself as a child' – but who is she?

In 1971, Finnish photographer Sirkka-Liisa Konttinen snapped a joyous image of a little girl playing in the streets of a Newcastle suburb scheduled for demolition, called Byker. The photo became world famous. Byker disappeared forever. Forty years later, Sirkka got a phonecall. Who is the girl on the spacehopper?

A version of this interview was first broadcast in August 2023.

Presenter: Mobeen Azhar
Producer: Laura Thomas

Get in touch: outlook@bbc.com or WhatsApp +44 330 678 2707

(Photo: Girl on a Spacehopper. Credit: Sirkka-Liisa Konttinen. All Rights Reserved, DACS/Artimage 2023)

Accessibility links

Programme Index

Outlook

Memory isn't black and white: Girl on a Spacehopper

Genres

Formats

Brand

BBC Afghan Radio