As the earth rotates on its axis we draw closer and further away from the sun. Research has shown that only between April and October is there enough sunlight to make vitamin D in the UK and this is only for those with fairer skin. Those with darker skin can only make enough from sunlight if they are closer to the equator. For communities and individuals who have migrated, some forcefully displaced or enslaved, they carry with them ways of living and being to environments that their skin and bodies have not adapted to, affecting their physical and mental health. But we have always made journeys, crossing lands and oceans. Time has shown that we can carve new homes and make them our own.
An arts and heritage podcast that shines a light on the sunshine Vitamin D and its all-powerful influence on and in our lives.Take a journey through the story of sunshine and Vitamin D through five different lenses - migration, food, equality, health and nature. Each episode features a mix of women’s voices, sharing original poetry and stories, offering food for thought and provocations, mixed with historical information, scientific facts, evocative sounds and music. An All Change production in partnership with London Metropolitan Archives supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund.
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