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Wole Soyinka and the 1999 Nigerian elections

The Nigerian poet talks about how the arts struggled against military rule

The Nigerian playwright and poet talks about how the arts were at the forefront of the struggle against military rule, as the country goes to the polls since the 1993 military coup.

Also on the programme: a review of the composer John Adams' orchestral work, Naive and Sentimental Music and Fay Weldon talks about her play The Four Alice Bakers.

Presented by Tom Sutcliffe.

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29 minutes

Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Archive

This programme was restored as part of the World Service archive project