Tape Letters 2020-2024

In this six-part documentary series, listen to first-hand accounts of migration stories through original cassette tape recordings, interviews with their Britain-born families and commentary by Tape Letters founder and director, Wajid Yaseen.

Through hearing from the lived experiences of Pakistani migrants when they first settled in the UK, the series also explores key themes associated with these migration stories such as language (primarily Pothwari), communication methods, intergenerational relationships and identities, divided families and more.

In 2024 the project team returned to the original Tape Letters radio series to add further context, history and in-depth interviews on the project’s themes. Content Editors and Audio Producers Oliver Sanders, Lucia Scazzocchio and Leona Fensome have brought this work together in a new Tape Letters Podcast.

Featuring an introduction with Wajid Yaseen on the inspiration behind the project, alongside interviews with the project team on oral histories, migration, language and poetry, photography and archiving.

Winner of Independent Podcast Awards Arts & Culture Category 2024.