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George Alagiah on Becoming British

BBC reporter George Alagiah on being an immigrant growing up in Britain

Sri Lankan-born BBC reporter George Alagiah on immigration and how he became British. Also, why wearing your pyjamas in public in Shanghai offends the neighbours. The Iraqi father whose five haemophiliac sons died from AIDS contracted from tainted blood products. Finally, the Hindu Monk running a leprosy clinic in India; Presenter: Heather Payton.

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BBC World Service Archive

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