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I Am An Immigrant

ice&fire Theatre

Most of us have a picture in our minds when we hear the word "immigrant". For some it sounds like a dirty word. For others, it means someone who needs help. Or an inspiring hero making a "contribution". Whatever picture you conjure, this weekly interview podcast with your host Christine Bacon is here to transform that into something way more interesting. Guests are a mixture of celebrities, public figures and regular Janes and they all share the unique experience of moving across borders and making

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1.11. Raph Dilhan: I Want To Win This Thing

I Am An Immigrant ·

2021/09/09

Raph Dilhan is a textile artist working in the film industry who was born and raised in France and now lives in London. Many of you will know him as a finalist in Season 7 of the Great British Sewing Bee, in which he consistently wowed the judges, despite being the least experienced sewer on the show. We talked about Raph’s MANY hobbies, how his sense of humour doesn’t always translate well here and why he never lost his cool on TV. *I am an Immigrant is and ice&fire theatre production hosted by

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1.10. Lisa Caruccio Came: Citizen of the World

I Am An Immigrant ·

2021/09/02

Lisa is an actor who was born in Hong Kong and has lived in Brazil, Italy, Canada, the United States and the UK. She has worked with my theatre company ice&fire and we live in the same area of Hackney in London. We chatted about being perceived as foreign, what has led Lisa to move from place to place and her dreams in which she argues publicly with Teresa May. *I am an Immigrantis and ice&fire theatre production hosted by Christine Bacon, edited by Helen Clapp. Cover art byAda Jusic.We love

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1.9. Maryna Sulym: You Can Get Out Of Your Box Here

I Am An Immigrant ·

2021/08/26

Maryna Sulym is originally from Ukraine and moved to London six years ago. She is completing a Masters in Photojournalism and runs the Local Foreigners project recording stories, images, and experiences of immigrants in the UK. We talked about how to interpret British politeness, the insecurity of speaking in a second language and smiling for the sake of it. I am an Immigrantis and ice&fire theatre production hosted by Christine Bacon, edited by Helen Clapp. Cover art byAda Jusic.We love hearing

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1.8. Agnes Harding: I Am Reminded Often That I Am...

I Am An Immigrant ·

2021/08/19

Agnes is 23 years old and recently completed a Physics degree at Manchester University. She is from Gambia and has lived in the UK since she was 4. We talk about Gambia’s weird borders, growing up in Dagenham when the British National Party had a big presence there and what happened when, despite aceing her A-Level exams and being offered places at four Russel Group universities, she found that her visa status scuppered everything. I am an Immigrantis and ice&fire theatre production hosted by

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1.7. Nicolas Hatton: I Felt Like Someone Had Died in...

I Am An Immigrant ·

2021/08/12

Nicholas Hatton was born in France and now lives in Bristol. He is the CEO of the 3million – thelargest campaign organisation for EUcitizens in the UK, which he was instrumental in founding after the 2016 Brexit referendumWe talked over zoom during lockdown about getting by in the UK without speaking the language, being lucky enough to find your calling in life and what the next post-Brexit battles will be for EU citizens living here.I hope you enjoy our conversation.*Find out more about the

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1.6. Amber Murrey: So I Sent Out A Tweet

I Am An Immigrant ·

2021/08/05

Dr Amber Murrey is a professor inHuman Geography at Oxford University and is originally from the USA. Amber’s wide-ranging and fascinating work focuses largely on resistance and social change in Africa (links below). We spoke about growing up in small town USA, the implications of being in a bi-racial relationship and, despite the UK government’s refrain about welcoming so-called highly skilled migrants, the difficulties Amber faced when seeking visas for her children to come and live with her here

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1.5. Babou Ceesay : The Monster and I Are Now One

I Am An Immigrant ·

2021/07/29

Babou Ceesay is a BAFTA-nominated actor from Gambia. You may have seen him in BBC film Damiola, Our Loved Boy or the Star Wars film Rogue One, or Guerilla, the TV mini-series about British black power movements. He plays the lead in an upcoming Sky drama Wolfe, created by Paul Abbott (Autumn 2021). We talked about how Babou has dealt with the several twists and turns in his life – from barely getting by on poverty wages as a cleaner in London, to being recruited by Deloitte and working in the city,

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1.4. Meltem Avcil : And So I Stood Up

I Am An Immigrant ·

2021/07/22

Meltem is 28 years old, a social entrepreneur and award-winning campaigner, and she lives in Cambridge with her partner and one year old son. Originally from the Kurdish part Turkey she and her mother fled to seek asylum in Europe when Meltem was very young. They ended up in the UK and waited six years for a decision on their case, which was rejected, after which they were taken to the notorious Yarl’s Wood immigration detention centre in Bedford and was locked up there at the age of 13 for 3

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1.3. Francisco Gomez : The Only Immigrant in the Village

I Am An Immigrant ·

2021/07/15

Francisco Gomez is a veterinary surgeon from Spain who lives in a small town in Derbyshire. He came to the UK in the early 2000s thinking, like many of us do: I’ll stay six months or so, do a bit of travelling, have a little adventure. But life happened, love happened, jobs were offered, and he stayed. We talked about what it’s like to be the only immigrant in the village, how stressful a vet’s life can be, and what happened when his English colleagues found out he routinely had a glass of wine with

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1.2. Lucian Msamati : This is London, people. London!

I Am An Immigrant ·

2021/07/08

Lucian Msamati is an actor who grew up in Tanzania and Zimbabwe and has lived in London since his early 20s. He has worked extensively in theatre, TV and film (Game of Thrones, His Dark Materials, Gangs of London). I saw him most recently in an unforgettable portrayal of Salieri in Peter Schaffer’s Amadeus at the National Theatre (which you can watch via NT at Home).We talked about what makes a place home, the long shadow of Robert Mugabe, paying the bills in an unpredictable profession, and a whole

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1.1. Siobhán McSweeney : The London-Irish Experience

I Am An Immigrant ·

2021/07/01

Siobhán McSweeney is an actor from County Cork, Ireland, who now lives in London. She is perhaps best known as Sister Michael in Channel 4’s Derry Girls and more recently as the host on The Great Pottery Throw Down.We had a lovely chat about the London-Irish experience, how Siobhán found her tribe, and about the huge gaps in the majority of British people’s knowledge of Ireland.*'I learned quickly to stop talking to people at bus stops and it took me ages to not feel dreadfully rude that I wasn't

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I Am An Immigrant - Preview

I Am An Immigrant ·

2021/06/09

Welcome to I am an Immigrant – a podcast series where I talk with people who used to live somewhere else and now live here, in the UK. I'm Christine Bacon, an Australian of Irish descent who moved here 15 years ago. Most of us have a picture in our mind when we hear the word 'immigrant'. The truth is (don’t tell anyone) we immigrants are mostly people who live regular lives, subscribe to streaming television services, work in a variety of jobs, socialise with friends, fall in and out of love, say

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