4. The Tapes
The discovery of tiny cassette tapes recorded 40 years ago throw new light on colonial responsibility.
Kavita discovers a set of cassette tapes containing rare interviews with Indian civil servants who were on the ground across Bengal during the famine, shedding new light on colonial responsibility.
And as the need for relief in Bengal becomes ever greater, more pressure is put on the British government from India鈥檚 new Viceroy. He asks for more food imports. Could the War Cabinet and Prime Minister Winston Churchill have done more to help alleviate the famine in the middle of the war?
Presenter Kavita Puri
Series Producer: Ant Adeane
Editor: Emma Rippon
Sound design and mix: Eloise Whitmore
Production Coordinators: Maria Ogundele and Sabine Schereck
Original music: Felix Taylor
With thanks to Dr Janam Mukherjee and Professor Joya Chatterji
Interviews conducted by Lance Brennan courtesy of University of Cambridge
Interviews with GS Khosla courtesy of University of Cambridge
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