Africa
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In conversation with Dr Gus Casely-Hayford
A session in conversation with Gus Casely-Hayford, talking about his recent book, ‘The Lost Kingdoms of Africa’, presented by Dr Gus Casely-Hayford as part of our Writer of the Month series of talks. Dr Gus Casely-Hayford is an art historian who, ...
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Ugandan Asians in Britain: journeys across three continents to find a home
It is forty years since Idi Amin arbitrarily decided to expel over 70,000 Asians resident in Uganda. Given only 90 days to leave the land-locked East African country, most were forced to abandon homes and businesses, taking with them only what ...
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Remembering Samuel Coleridge Taylor; African British musician and pan-Africanist
This podcast is an audio-visual presentation on the life of one of Britain’s favourite composers of the early 20th century and the first African to conduct an all-European orchestra. The podcast introduces some of his works, including Hiawatha’s wedding feast, ...
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Karim Hussain: Ugandan Asian Talk
Karim Hussain, a records specialist at The National Archives, delivered a talk on what the documents can tell us about the expulsion and the British government’s response. The audience were then given an opportunity to look at the original records ...
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CB Patel: Speech on the reactions in the UK to the Ugandan Asian expulsion
Owner of Asian Business Publication Ltd, Asian Voice and Gujarat Samachar. CB Patel speaks on the reaction of Asians living in the UK from his perspective, and the attitudes the Ugandan Asians may have encountered from the British Asians. This ...
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Daduhubhai Patel: Personal memories of the expulsion
Forced to leave Uganda by Idi Amin’s army, Dadubhai brings a personal account, not of a rich Asian as many Ugandan Asians were assumed to be, but of an ordinary man desperation to escape with whatever he had. This talk ...
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Kirit Thakrar (narrated by JP Agrawal): Personal memories of the expulsion
Kirit had just turned 17 and was living a typical teenage life in Uganda until he heard the radio announcement by Idi Amin, “I had a dream that if I expel all Asians whatever passports they are holding, and take ...
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Manju Jobanputra: Personal memories of the expulsion
Arriving in the UK during the 1972 exodus of Ugandan Asians, Manju felt the bitter cold as she walked off the aeroplane onto the airport tarmac, feeling anxious and scared she was greeted by the warmth of the British people, ...
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‘il Cammino degli eroi der marsch der helden’ – The way of the heroes – Part 3
This clip opens with Italian troops in action and then moves swiftly to show flight crews loading aircraft with bombs. We see Italian troops and African allies using modern artillery to bombard a position and officers observing through field glasses. ...
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The Golden Stool: cataloguing Colonial Office records from 1900
In 1900, war broke out between the British and the Ashanti in the Gold Coast. The Colonial Office records from this year have recently been catalogued by volunteers at The National Archives. This talk, given by the volunteers themselves, shares ...
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The last slave market: Dr John Kirk and the struggle to end the African slave trade
In the mid-19th century, the Zanzibar slave market was notorious as the last place on earth where human beings could still be bought and sold. Each year thousands of Africans were taken from the mainland and shipped to Arabia and ...
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The South African empire
Historian Dr Anne Samson explores South Africas attempt to build an empire over the past century.
