No Strangers Here

Osama and Ali live in London, but their hearts are tied to homes they can’t return to. Osama, a Palestinian filmmaker-turned-community-organiser, runs Palestine House on High Holborn, a hectic and joyful space where keys from 1948 hang on the walls as symbols of a promised return. Ali, born during the Israeli occupation of South Lebanon and raised in a German asylum-seeker estate, uses his camera...

Can you reunify a divided people in a London suburb? For over 70 years, the Korean peninsula has been split into two. North and South Koreans can't cross the border, can't contact each other. But in New Malden, South West London, something impossible is happening: North Koreans, South Koreans, and Joseonjok Koreans from China are all living on the same streets. It's one of the few plac...

Elephant and Castle has one of the biggest Latin American populations in London, but the regeneration plans are threatening this community with 50+ years of history. Listen to this episode and meet Maria and Fernando, two Latinos who have worked in the neighbourhood for more than 10 years. Their stories will tell you what this area means for the community. Want to see behind the scenes? Follow us...

Last year, Keir Starmer said the UK was becoming an island of strangers. We think that's not true. No Strangers Here shares migration stories through narrative journalism. We uncover the hidden histories of our cities and tell stories of resilience, joy, and belonging. From community stories of Latin Americans affected by gentrification to tales of artists emerging from Southall. First episode...