Echoes of the Caribbean
Celebrate Bradford's Black History as we share a treasure trove of first hand testimony recorded in 1986 as the Windrush generation reflect on their experiences setting up a new life in Yorkshire.
This podcast was made by learners at Oastlers School in Bradford in partnership with Checkpoint, Bradford’s West Indian Community Centre and the charity Digital Advantage.
- Update frequency
- every 177 days
- Average duration
- 37 minutes
- Episodes
- 4
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
Episode Four - Gladstone's Story
In this episode of Echoes of the Caribbean, Gladstone Rowe came in to meet students at Oastlers School to tell them first hand about his experience relocating from Jamaica to Bradford in 1960.
Actor …
Episode Three - Forging A Legacy
In our final episode of this series, we are going to look back to see how conditions for Bradford’s West Indies community has improved as the community grew bigger and stronger.
Later we will talk to…
Episode Two - The Struggle for Acceptance
In this episode of 'Echoes of the Caribbean' we examine the prejudice that Bradford’s early West Indian migrants faced as they built a life here.
Many people who had travelled from the Caribbean had …
Episode One - New Beginnings in Bradford
Welcome to "Echoes of the Caribbean," the podcast that delves into the vibrant and poignant stories of West Indian migrants who embarked on a transformative journey to start a new life in Bradford, d…