Guy Slater was born in Lahore (then India) in 1941, the eldest son an Englishman who worked for the Indian Civil Service (as did several earlier generations of the family). Following India becoming independent in 1947 his father became a diplomat and was posted at one time to Burma. On leaving school Guy spent 8 months in Rangoon between school and university with his parents during which time EM Law-Yone, the legendary founder of the Rangoon Nation ( https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2010/apr/03/wendy-law-yone-burma-rangoon-nation) offered him a job as a "cub reporter".
During his time at the Rangoon Nation he became a close friend of Marike Barrington, the daughter of Mr. James Barrington who was head of Burma's Foreign Office and had previously served as Ambassador to both the US and the UN and was succeeded at the UN by the famous figure of U Thant.
The podcast covers Guy's short time as a "cub reporter" in Yangon and his career back in England in the theatre and TV and his continued involvement with Myanmar through his role as a Trustee of Prospect Burma (https://prospectburma.org/).
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Guy Slater was born in Lahore (then India) in 1941, the eldest son an Englishman who worked for the Indian Civil Service (as did several earlier generations of the family). Following India becoming independent in 1947 his father became a diplomat and was posted at one time to Burma. On leaving school Guy spent 8 months in Rangoon between school and university with his parents during which time EM Law-Yone, the legendary founder of the Rangoon Nation ( https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2010/apr/03/wendy-law-yone-burma-rangoon-nation) offered him a job as a "cub reporter".
During his time at the Rangoon Nation he became a close friend of Marike Barrington, the daughter of Mr. James Barrington who was head of Burma's Foreign Office and had previously served as Ambassador to both the US and the UN and was succeeded at the UN by the famous figure of U Thant.
The podcast covers Guy's short time as a "cub reporter" in Yangon and his career back in England in the theatre and TV and his continued involvement with Myanmar through his role as a Trustee of Prospect Burma (https://prospectburma.org/).
Send us a text
Please feel free to contact me with suggested interviewees at [email protected].
Thank you for listening .
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