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Sixty years ago, a BBC radio program gave writers and poets from the Caribbean an outlet for their voices. We look at the lasting impact of "Caribbean Voices," and how it revealed and nourished Caribbean culture. | ||||||
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When the BBC first aired a radio program called “Caribbean Voices” in 1948, the Caribbean had no real publishing industry. The BBC’s Colin Grant explores the radio program’s beginnings, and how it served as a catalyst for Caribbean literature. |
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“Caribbean Voices” jump started the careers of many notable writers and poets, including Nobel Prize winners Derek Walcott and V. S. Naipaul. The BBC’s Colin Grant speaks with some of the writers who appeared on the broadcast about the show’s lasting legacy. |
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