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BBC Radio 4
Three Million
"The best history podcast I've heard in years." - The Sunday Times
"Three million is great radio... and needs to be heard." - The Observer.
During the Second World War, at least three million Indian people, who were British subjects, died in the Bengal Famine. It was one of the largest losses of civilian life on the Allied side. But there is no memorial to them anywhere in the world - not even a plaque. Can three million people disappear from public memory?
From the award-winning creator and presenter of Partition Voices and Three Pounds in My Pocket, this is the story of the 1943...
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“I could not even pause it. A wonderful piece of journalism. A topic buried by our historical narrative explored so in depth and with such care and compassion, bringing in never before heard testimonies. The famine is a dark stain on a British history, and this podcast does a fantastic job...”Read full review »
Marija Carter via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
03/12/24
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Published 03/11/24
The Bengal Famine, particularly the experiences of people in the rural areas who suffered the most, is not well remembered today. There is no memorial, museum, or plaque to the victims or survivors anywhere in the world.
One man has made it his life’s work to record their testimonies with paper...
Published 03/11/24
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...
Published 03/11/24
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