What We Leave We Carry

A double migration from Sri Lanka and the US, courtesy of a romance in Morocco

In episode 20 of What We Leave We Carry, the series that tells the true-life stories of migration to the UK,…

Nick Makoha's escape from Idi Amin's reign of terror in Uganda.

Leaving Romanian and finding the freedom to be with a same-sex partner in Scotland.

Neethu Sathyanathan reflects on leaving Kerala in India and turning to comedy

Mira Erdevički describes how she came to the UK by accident

Sonia Bell reflects on how experience of moving to the UK differed between her and her mother.

Krupa Mehta reflects on leaving Chennai in India, going back briefly where she met the man who became her husband and her decision to return with him for a new life in the UK. 

Lisa Munga describes missing a section of her life following migration to the UK

Hassan Alia on dealing with his own and others' prejudice as a migrant in the UK