The Essay - A Sense of Ourselves
Four writers and immigrants to Britain give an outsider's perspective on Britishness today
The Essay - A Sense of Ourselves - Episode 1
Jamaican poet James Berry talks about rethinking the idea of Britishness he has absorbed and bringing Caribbean culture to bear on it with literature.
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The Essay - A Sense of Ourselves - Episode 2
Having emigrated from Pakistan at the age of 14, writer Nadeem Aslam explores the emotional ambiguity underpinning his own relationship to Britain.
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The Essay - A Sense of Ourselves - Episode 3
Having come from the United States, Eva Hoffman reflects on how Britain should balance absorbing outside influence with retaining traditional values.
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The Essay - A Sense of Ourselves - Episode 4
Having come to Britain first as a teenager and then as an adult, Bulgarian poet Kapka Kassabova contrasts her impresssions of the UK in those two periods.
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