Misha Glenny

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1,430 appearances 22 recordings 1 series first heard May 2026 last heard 5d ago

Misha Glenny’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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Recordings per month over the last 12 months — 22 in all, peaking in Jul 2026 with 6.

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In Our Time · Cybernetics · 28 May 2026 podcast

I think Martha's coming in with an offer of... Tea or coffee? voice-verified

In Our Time · Indian Indentured Labour · 21 May 2026 podcast

This is In Our Time from BBC Radio 4, and this is one of more than a thousand episodes you can find in the In Our Time archive. voice-verified

A reading list for this edition can be found in the episode description wherever you're listening. voice-verified

I hope you enjoy the programme. voice-verified

Hello. voice-verified

When the British Empire abolished slavery in 1833, plantation owners turned to Indian indentured labour, taking more than a million people to colonies from Guyana to Mauritius to the Caribbean and beyond. voice-verified

Critics, Gandhi amongst them later on, said this was little more than slavery in disguise and argued for abolition, which happened, but not until 1917, and there could be deception and abuse, especially in the early decades. voice-verified

But since many, especially from disadvantaged castes, chose to stay rather than return to India when their contracts expired, then questions about the experience of different peoples in different colonies became more nuanced. voice-verified

Well, with me to discuss this period of Indian indentured labour are Purba Hussain, lecturer in modern history at the University of York, voice-verified

Neha Hui, Associate Professor in Economics at the University of Reading. voice-verified

And Clem Seacheran, Emeritus Professor of History at London Metropolitan University. voice-verified

And Clem, it's to you I turn to first. voice-verified

In 1833, give us a sense of how entwined slavery, sugar and the British Empire were. voice-verified

So what happened to the former enslaved people? voice-verified

What did they do? voice-verified

So tell us a little bit about the compensation. voice-verified

Who was compensated for the abolition of slavery? voice-verified

So Neha Hui, tell us a little bit about this man John Gladstone and what problem he perceived he had once slavery was abolished. voice-verified

Just if I can butt in there, how much were the former enslaved workers being paid during these apprenticeships? voice-verified

And yes, so it's not quite the abolition of slavery that we thought it was. voice-verified

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