Listen "Benjamin Zephaniah"
Episode Synopsis
This week in tribute to the poet, performer, playwright and activist Benjamin Zephaniah who has died aged 65, Ian McMillan presents another chance to hear a special extended interview with him. Benjamin began publishing and performing his work for adults and children in the early 1980s, and had recently committed his life to print in his autobiography The Life and Rhymes of Benjamin Zephaniah. The programme was recorded last year in front of a live audience at the BBC's Contains Strong Language Festival in Benjamin's home city of Birmingham.Presenter: Ian McMillan
Producer: Cecile WrightFirst broadcast 14 Oct 2022
Producer: Cecile WrightFirst broadcast 14 Oct 2022
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