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Episode 2

The pioneer women who arrived from the Indian subcontinent in the 50s and 60s with as little as £3 recall their first impressions of Britain.

We tell the untold story of the women and children from the Indian subcontinent who came to Britain in the 1950s and 1960s. Many remember arriving with little more than £3 in their pockets because of currency restrictions imposed by their governments back home. Kavita Puri hears the story of the pioneer women of this three-pound generation: their first impressions of Britain, the unlikely friendships, and their struggles at work. And we learn how in 1966 when England won the World Cup, these women were more excited by Miss India winning Miss World; which they said, put Indian women on the map!

Producer Smita Patel
Editor Bridget Harney.

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28 minutes

Last on

Tue 20 May 2014 23:30

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  • Fri 14 Mar 2014 11:00
  • Tue 20 May 2014 23:30

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