Sikh Matron
- Kinver
- 1985-10-13
South Asian? Just moved to England? This pithy documentary will give you the basics on how to get by in the UK
Created by Ealing and Hammersmith Council as an introduction for South Asian people moving to the UK, this documentary sets out the basics of adapting to life in England. West London family Shiv, Sudesh and daughter Millie demonstrate how to use NHS services, wrapping up in winter, basic hygiene and ensuring you have a balanced diet - by cooking curries with margarine and using local produce such as sprouts!
Describes how an immigrant family has made the transition from their previous lifestyle to that of their adopted country without losing their own culture. Shows how to adapt the cheaper English foods to satisfy the requirements of traditional menus, and stresses the need for a balanced diet with added Vitamin D for children. Intended for newly arrived immigrants to England to inform them of the ways available to achieve a healthy life in Britain. [Check Geographic Location].
From local news to feature film, through home movies and TV documentaries, this collection showcases South Asian Britons in front of and behind the camera. The contribution of colonial troops is illuminated through the earliest newsreels, while hardhitting current affairs programmes highlight the struggles faced in the 1960s, 1970s and beyond. Public information films produced for South Asian audiences feature alongside Hindi-language films made in Britain and interviews with prominent Asian-British figures. A bold wave of British Asian filmmaking in the 1990s is represented through early works by the likes of Gurinder Chadha and Asif Kapadia.