Jan 20 2025 20 mins 1
“Other things came, like telephones, and they stopped the tapes.”
Generations of Scottish-Pakistanis sent and received Tape Letters, before new means of communication took over: from email to instant messaging, video calls to voice notes.
This episode explores evolving technology. How does it impact the use of language, and linguistic identities?
“Ask the younger children! What does it mean to be Pakistani for them, through their lens?”
Episode credits
Contributors: Kausar Ilyas, Asghar Mohammed, Mohammed Khan, Nadira Saddiq, Khadijah Khurram, Suriaya Hussain, Izaz Ur Rahman, Mirza Muhammad Saeed, Naila Waseem, Mohammed Farooq, Nazia Majid, Nassir Ellahi, Parveen Sajid, Rehana Ahmad, Khalida Hussain
Cassette tape donors: Mohammed Ishaq, Khadijah Khurram, Rehana Ahmad
Project director: Wajid Yaseen
Podcast presenter: Tabassum Niamat
Podcast production & sound design: Steve Urquhart
Tape Letters Scotland is a Modus Arts project, made possible by The National Lottery Heritage Fund.
