A series that recognises and celebrates Black pioneers across the British creative industries.
Series 1 - Black pioneers in British radio broadcasting from the 1920s-1990s.
It tells the story of the often neglected voices of Black Britain who served their communities whose culture, tastes and interests were not being catered for by the mainstream such as pirate radio stations like DBC and LWR, which inspired the creation of Black-owned licensed radio stations like WNK and Choice FM. It also looks at the pioneering Black voices on the radio from the 1920s and throughout the Second World War.
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A series that recognises and celebrates Black pioneers across the British creative industries.
Series 1 - Black pioneers in British radio broadcasting from the 1920s-1990s.
It tells the story of the often neglected voices of Black Britain who served their communities whose culture, tastes and interests were not being catered for by the mainstream such as pirate radio stations like DBC and LWR, which inspired the creation of Black-owned licensed radio stations like WNK and Choice FM. It also looks at the pioneering Black voices on the radio from the 1920s and throughout the Second World War.
In this episode Ayesha speaks to; Martin Jay, DJ and former choice FM presenter; Dr David Gyimah a Journalist, senior lecturer and former BBC Black London presenter; Roger Griffith former CEO and Chair of Ujima radio in Bristol and Marceline Powell the founder of Kemet FM in Nottingham.
You can view the online exhibition for this series at www.thevoicesofblackbritain.weebly.com
The Voices of Black Britain
A series that recognises and celebrates Black pioneers across the British creative industries.
Series 1 - Black pioneers in British radio broadcasting from the 1920s-1990s.
It tells the story of the often neglected voices of Black Britain who served their communities whose culture, tastes and interests were not being catered for by the mainstream such as pirate radio stations like DBC and LWR, which inspired the creation of Black-owned licensed radio stations like WNK and Choice FM. It also looks at the pioneering Black voices on the radio from the 1920s and throughout the Second World War.
