A Look Back @ the BBC's Caribbean Voices

Modern West Indian literature was born on the BBC's Caribbean Voices. The careers of many writers whose names are now synonymous with Caribbean writing, Sam Selvon, Derek Walcott, Andrew Salkey, and V.S. Naipaul began with the pioneering efforts of Una Marson and Henry Swanzy. In a two part series Colin Grant "draws listeners back to the 1940s where in the midst of war an indomitable Jamaican, Una Marson caught the attention of BBC bosses and was given the job of reflecting life in Britain to people in the Caribbean and vice versa."

For anyone interested in Caribbean writing, this program should not be missed. Here is the link to the series: Caribbean Voices.

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