Benjamin Zephaniah, Laura Lean, Stacy Marking, Eric Freeman
Matthew Bannister on poet Benjamin Zephaniah, FANY officer Laura Lean, documentary maker Stacy Marking and farmer Eric Freeman.
Matthew Bannister on
The dub poet Benjamin Zephaniah who overcame childhood trauma to become an acclaimed performer and writer.
Laura Lean, who volunteered for the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry, helping to support distressed families after The Grenfell Tower fire and greeting Afghan evacuees.
Stacy Marking, one of the first women directors in documentary television whose work focused on social issues.
Eric Freeman, the Gloucestershire farmer who played a key role in saving the county鈥檚 rare breeds of cattle, sheep and pigs.
Interviewee: Qian Zephaniah
Interviewee: Neil Astley
Interviewee: Dot Newman
Interviewee: Adam Henson
Interviewee: Clifford Freeman
Interviewee: Havana Marking
Producer: Gareth Nelson-Davies
Archive Used:
Benjamin Zephaniah performance of Dis Poetry, 大象传媒 Radio 1, 05/06/1984; Benjamin Zephaniah, To Do Wild Me (trailer), Blood Axe Books, director: Pamela Robertson-Pearce, Uploaded 17/02/2013; Benjamin Zephaniah interview, Desert Island Discs, 大象传媒 Radio 4, 13/06/1997; Benjamin Zephaniah, I Luv Me Mudder, Benjamin Zephaniah Orchard Enterprises, YouTube uploaded 08/11/2014; Benjamin Zephaniah - What has Stephen Lawrence Taught Us?, AKL Concepts, YouTube, Uploaded 16/02/2012; Laura Lean interview, First Aid Nursing Yeomanry; fany.org.uk; 2022; Princess Alice inspects First Aid Nursing Yoemanry Unit and donated ambulances (1940), British Pathe, British Pathe YouTube channel, uploaded 11/11/2020; Eric Freeman interviews courtesy of Vernon Harwood, Eric Freeman, Auction Memories. Farming Today, 大象传媒 Radio 4, 17/04/2017; Eric Freeman Future of Rare Breeds. On Your Farm, 大象传媒 Radio 4 03/03/2013; Gloucester Cattle. Country Matters, 大象传媒 Radio Gloucestershire 19/05/2013; Wassail. Country Matters, 大象传媒 Radio Gloucestershire 14/01/2007;
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