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Poetry of History - Di Great Insohreckshan
4 Extra Debut. Jonathan Bate talks to Linton Kwesi Johnson, whose poem explains Brixton's cultural and political upheaval of April 1981.
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4's Poet in Residence, Daljit Nagra revisits the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's radio poetry archive.
In 'The Poetry of History' written in the aftermath of great historic events, Jonathan Bate brings us close to our own times and the Brixton riots of 1981. He talks to Linton Kwesi Johnson whose poem Di Great Insohreckshan now stands alongside TV and radio archive as a primary source, helping future generations understand the cultural and political upheaval that spilt onto the streets of south London in April 1981.
Producer: Tom Alban
First broadcast on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 in 2007.
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