The Voyage of the Empire Windrush - a podcast by BBC World Service

from 2013-10-01T10:00

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In 1948 nearly 500 pioneers travelled from the Caribbean on the Empire Windrush. The passage cost £28, 10 shillings.

Passenger Sam King describes the conditions on board and the concerns people had about finding a job in England - and what life was like in their adopted country once they arrived.

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