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Waheed Arian - Doctor and Author

Stephen Sackur interviews Waheed Arian, who fled war in Afghanistan as a child, made it to the UK and is now a doctor. Do perceptions change when the story of migration is personalised?

War and extreme poverty drive millions of people from their homes every year. Some of them try to reach the rich western world, where such inward migration routinely prompts fear and draconian counter-measures. Stephen Sackur interviews Waheed Arian, who fled war in Afghanistan as a child, made it to the UK and is now a doctor running his own medical charity. Do perceptions change when the story of migration is personalised?

24 minutes

Last on

Mon 6 Mar 202318:30

Credits

RoleContributor
PresenterStephen Sackur
Interviewed GuestWaheed Arian

Broadcasts

  • Mon 9 Jan 202304:30
  • Mon 9 Jan 202309:30
  • Mon 9 Jan 202315:30
  • Mon 9 Jan 202318:30
  • Thu 12 Jan 202304:30
  • Thu 12 Jan 202309:30
  • Thu 12 Jan 202315:30
  • Thu 12 Jan 202318:30
  • Sat 14 Jan 202307:30
  • Sun 15 Jan 202301:30
  • Mon 6 Mar 202304:30
  • Mon 6 Mar 202309:30
  • Mon 6 Mar 202315:30
  • Mon 6 Mar 202318:30