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News for Babylon - poetry

Review of News for Babylon, a collection of black poetry compiled by Linton Kwesi Johnson

Review of News for Babylon, a collection of black poetry compiled by Linton Kwesi Johnson. Also featured in the programme, the Spanish film director Victor Erice talks about his latest creation The South, the musical piece Failing performed on the solo double bass by Tom Johnson and Down by the Greenwood Side by Harrison Birtwistle.

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29 minutes

大象传媒 World Service Archive

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