Commonwealth Collection

Cheran reads his poem, Telephone Call

Basil George talks about his grandson inspring his poem A Closed Hand

In Language, Baha Zain explores the difficulty of expressing our true meaning in words

Lyn Detabene reads Proudly She Sways Her True Colour

Ivory Kelly reads Schoolbooks about post-colonial education

Michael Dom reads The political economy of a pig farmer's life

Umar Timol explores the paradoxical nature of island life in his poem Island

World food expert Ghillie Basan describes the food of Papua New Guinea

World food expert Ghillie Basan looks at the food traditions of New Zealand

Ghillie Basan visits Australia and talks about the history and flavours of their cuisine

Ghillie Basan visits Malaysia on her culinary journey round the Commonwealth

World food expert Ghillie Basan talks about the food traditions of Cyrpus.

Ghillie Basan makes a Singapore laksa combining both Chinese and Malay cuisines.

Ghillie Basan cooks her Papaya and Green Lentil Curry

Ghillie Basan prepares Roast Sweet Potato with Banana and Jerk Spices

Ghillie Basan looks at the food of Guyana.

Ghillie Basan's recipe for South African Bobotie

Food expert Ghillie Basan talks about the food traditions of Ghana

Peggy Carr talks about life in St Vincent and reads her poem, Flight of the Firstborn.

The culinary tour of the Commonwealth reaches Kenya

Ghillie Basan explores the flavours of Jamaica

Ghillie Basan talks about the food traditions of Canada

In episode one of Our Story Mark Stephen meets members of Aberdeen's Nigerian community

Emmanuel Hitilasha describes his native village and reads African Way