Three Million: 4. The tapes

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Kavita discovers a set of cassette tapes containing rare interviews with Indian civil servants who were on the ground across Bengal during the famine, shedding new light on colonial responsibility. And as the need for relief in Bengal becomes ever greater, more pressure is put on the British government from India’s new Viceroy. He asks for more food imports. Could the War Cabinet and Prime Minister Winston Churchill have done more to help alleviate the famine in the middle of the war? Presenter Kavita Puri Series Producer: Ant Adeane Editor: Emma Rippon Sound Design and Mix: Eloise Whitmore Production Coordinator: Maria Ogundele Original Music: Felix Taylor With thanks to Dr Janam Mukherjee and Professor Joya Chatterji Interviews conducted by Lance Brennan courtesy of University of Cambridge Interviews with GS Khosla courtesy of University of Cambridge