The following oral histories were recorded by a team of community volunteers who were first time interviewers. They gathered stories from fellow community members ranging from 21 to 90 in age. Those sharing their stories included people who have moved to Scotland from other parts of the world and people who were born in Scotland and have lived amidst its changing cultural landscape.
The sound quality of the recordings has been reduced significantly to make them accessible online. Full quality versions of the recordings are stored at the WSREC office.
Downloadable transcripts of the recordings are available at the bottom of this page.
Oral History Recordings…
Henry Wuga | Born in Germany, 1924
Kartar Singh Sandhu | Born in India, 1928
Octavia Johnson | Born in India, 1933
Octavia Johnson continued
Brij Gandhi | Born in Kenya, 1939
Brij Gandhi continued
Bushra Iqbal | Born in Pakistan, 1949
Mohammed Razaq | Born in Pakistan, 1955
Marina Hepburn | Born in Russia, 1957
Mehul Ruparel | Born in India, 1978
Eva Kourova | Born in Czech Republic, 1981
Romana Ramzan | Born in Sri Lanka, 1983
Anne Hepburn | Born in Scotland, 1925
Anne Hepburn continued
John Gray | Born in Scotland, 1931
Gerald Levin | Born in Scotland, 1932
Isobel McCully | Born in Scotland, pre-war
Isabel Smyth | Born in Scotland, 1943
Janet Barnes | Born in England, 1944
Helen Hughes | Born in Scotland, 1948
Ghzala Khan | Born in Scotland, 1974
Tiff Griffin | Born in Scotland, 1974
Asifa Hafiz | Born in England, 1975
Amy Elftathi | Born in Scotland, 1990
Mohith Lakhanpal | Born in Scotland, 1992
Downloadable Transcripts…
Henry Wuga | Born in Germany, 1924
Kartar Singh Sandhu | Born in India, 1928
Octavia Johnson | Born in India, 1933
Brij Gandhi | Born in Kenya, 1939
Bushra Iqbal | Born in Pakistan, 1949
Mohammed Razaq | Born in Pakistan, 1955
Marina Hepburn | Born in Russia, 1957
Mehul Ruparel | Born in India, 1978
Eva Kourova | Born in Czech Republic, 1981
Romana Ramzan | Born in Sri Lanka, 1983
Anne Hepburn | Born in Scotland, 1925
John Gray | Born in Scotland, 1931
Gerald Levin | Born in Scotland, 1932
Isobel McCully | Born in Scotland, pre-war
Isabel Smyth | Born in Scotland, 1943
Janet Barnes | Born in England, 1944
Helen Hughes | Born in Scotland, 1948
Ghzala Khan | Born in Scotland, 1974
Tiff Griffin | Born in Scotland, 1974
Asifa Hafiz | Born in England, 1975
Amy Elftathi | Born in Scotland, 1990
Mohith Lakhanpal | Born in Scotland, 1992