What We Leave We Carry

Emmanuel Gotora

On coming to the UK from Zimbabwe, Emmanuel Gotora was given the advice from an immigration officer: ‘There's a place called Brixton. Don't go there!’
12th June 2025
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    Episode 44 of What We Leave We Carry, the series that tells the true-life stories of migration to the UK, focuses on Emmanuel Gotora’s arrival from Zimbabwe. Emmanuel recalls his first conversation with an immigration officer who warned him: ‘There’s a place called Brixton. Don’t go there!’

     

    Emmanuel was talking with Tim Finch

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