Resistance

08/10/2013 27 min

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Episode Synopsis

Josie Long presents a sequence of mini documentaries about small acts of resistance - from bursting into song to crashing a car into a wall.
We hear from a woman whose encounter with an underground resistance movement led to tapped phones and aggressive encounters with ice cream salesmen and listen to the power of a collective as individual voices at a protest are woven into music.The items featured in the programme are:La esperanza muere al último
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Produced by Sarah Boothroyd
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Feat. the San Ghanny choir
Produced by Rose de LarrabeitiSeries producer: Eleanor McDowallA Falling Tree Production for BBC Radio 4.

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