People Like Us By Hashi Mohamed

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01Three Hashis20201019Hashi Mohamed arrived in London aged nine. In People Like Us he examines social mobility in the UK, using his own experience to explore questions of race, class, education, language and integration. In this first episode he describes the events that brought him and his family from Somalia, to Kenya and then to London.

Producer: Nicola Holloway

Abridged by Sara Davies

Photo credit: Shaista Chishty

02Getting On And Getting Along: Race And Class20201020Hashi Mohamed reads from his exploration of social mobility in modern Britain.
03Painting The Room Blue: Education20201021Barrister Hashi Mohamed, who arrived in London aged nine as a child refugee uses his own story to explore questions of social mobility in modern Britain. in this episode he recalls his own schooldays and looks at the role education plays in social mobility.

Producer: Nicola Holloway

Abridged by Sara Davies

Barrister Hashi Mohamed reads his exploration of social mobility in modern Britain

04What Does It Sound Like? Language20201022Barrister Hashi Mohamed arrived in London aged nine, as a child refugee. In People Like Us he explores the opportunities for social mobility in the UK. In this episode he concentrates on language, on accent and how we are often judged not only on what we say, but how we say it.

Producer: Nicola Holloway

Abridged by Sara Davies

Barrister Hashi Mohamed reads his account of social mobility in modern Britain.

05Identity And Imagination20201023Barrister Hashi Mohamed reads his account of social mobility in modern Britain.