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Three Million: 3. The f-word
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Length:
30 minutes
Released:
Feb 23, 2024
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Podcast episode
Description
Colonial authorities wanted to censor the famine. They were worried that Britain’s wartime enemies - the Germans and the Japanese - would use it as propaganda against them.But as more and more starving people arrive in cities across Bengal, it becomes harder to suppress. Indian writers, photographers and artists document the humanitarian catastrophe, but it was risky, as the censor forbade mention of the famine. A British journalist and editor of the English language Statesman newspaper, in Calcutta, decides to challenge the censor and begins publishing photographs and scathing editorials about what was really going on in Bengal. It shocks the world. In London, the BBC reports on “famine conditions” and, as we uncover, the British government tries to pressurise the broadcaster to tone down its coverage.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 TaylorWith thanks to Dr Janam Mukherjee, Professor Joya Chatterji and Dr Diya Gupta
Series producer: Ant Adeane
Editor: Emma Rippon
Sound design and mix: Eloise Whitmore
Production coordinators: Maria Ogundele and Sabine Schereck
Original music: Felix TaylorWith thanks to Dr Janam Mukherjee, Professor Joya Chatterji and Dr Diya Gupta
Released:
Feb 23, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
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