About this episode

This episode explores the tragic history of British Home Children who were taken from their families and sent to foreign lands under false promises.

Thousands of children, one empire, and a promise that was a lie. For decades, “British Home Children” were shipped overseas from the UK to Canada, Australia and beyond, sold the dream of fresh starts and loving homes, but too often met with hard labour, neglect, and abuse instead. Their childhoods were packed into suitcases and stamped with a destination, turning poverty and vulnerability into a one‑way ticket out of sight, and for many, out of their own families’ reach forever.

People in this episode

Host: Georgia Marie

Topics covered

• child welfare
• historical injustices
• British Home Children
• migration
• abuse
• neglect

Keywords

• British Home Children
• child migration
• historical abuse
• UK
• Canada
• Australia
• neglect
• childhood trauma

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: British Home Children

Places: UK, Canada, Australia

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