I get the feeling that they feel about museums and empire in general. I remember going around Dudley-Zoo as a kid thinking, why is this tiger trapped in Dudley-Man? It's not right, you know? And I feel like the new generation definitely feel that about museums. You hear them from Asia complaining about their precious items being held by the British. A lot of children are going to school and saying, Miss, sir, teach me about colonialism. The curriculum doesn't generally give them the space for it. So they're having to improvise. Just talking about the curriculum, teaching the kind of history that you talk about is not part of the curriculum in England. There
Today, we bring you a thought-provoking discussion with renowned journalist and best-selling author, Sathnam Sanghera. Here he delves into patriotism, the culture wars, and the nuanced narratives of the British Empire and its forgotten, and often purposefully destroyed, history.
Sanghera is joined by fellow journalist and author Kavita Puri, prior to the release of his latest children's book, 'Stolen History'.
This episode was recorded on the 17th of May 2023. The producer was Senior Producer Conor Boyle with editing by Executive Producer Rowan Slaney
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