The Essay

A Sense of Ourselves

Tuesday 12 February 2008 23:00-23:15 (Radio 3)

Four writers and immigrants to Britain give the outsider's perspective on modern Britishness.

Duration:

15 minutes

Playlist:

2/4. Nadeem Aslam came to Britain from Pakistan at the age of 14. His last novel Maps for Lost Lovers deals with the emotional life of an immigrant family living in a working-class Pakistani community in the north of England. Nadeem explores the emotional ambiguity underpinning his own relationship to Britain.

The Essay

Episode and Playlist Information

• 21 Feb 08 Death & Philosopher
• 20 Feb 08 Death & Philosopher
• 19 Feb 08 Death & Philosopher
• 18 Feb 08 Death & Philosopher
• 14 Feb 08 A Sense of Ourselves
• 13 Feb 08 A Sense of Ourselves
• 12 Feb 08 A Sense of Ourselves
• 11 Feb 08 A Sense of Ourselves
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