• TL Scotland 2: REWIND

  • Jan 20 2025
  • Length: 20 mins
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TL Scotland 2: REWIND

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  • “We came here by coach. It took one month to reach here...”


    Throughout the 1950s, 60s and 70s, people migrated to Scotland from Pakistan in significant numbers. What does the archive of Tape Letters reveal about this crucial time?


    This episode explores what life was like for those who came to Scotland, and for those who remained in Pakistan. How did cassette tapes keep them connected?


    “I was so happy that I started crying while listening... I can still feel it now!”


    Episode credits

    Contributors: Shavana Abdul-Jabbar, Nasreen Akhter, Asghar Mohammed, Parveen Sajid, Nassir Ellahi, Assia Ali, Nadira Saddiq, Mohammed Farooq, Nazia Majid, Jamila Bibi, Musarat Begum, Kausar Ilyas, Munwar Sultan, Mussarat Arshad, Mirza Muhammad Saeed

    Cassette tape donors: Mohammed Ishaq, Khadijah Khurram

    Project director: Wajid Yaseen

    Podcast presenter: Tabassum Niamat

    Podcast production & sound design: Steve Urquhart


    Tape Letters Scotland is a Modus Arts project, made possible by The National Lottery Heritage Fund.

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