The Voices of Black Britain
By Ayesha Aaliyah
A series that recognises and celebrates Black pioneers across the British creative industries.
Series 1 - Black pioneers in British radio broadcasting from the 1920s-1990s.
It tells the story of the often neglected voices of Black Britain who served their communities whose culture, tastes and interests were not being catered for by the mainstream such as pirate radio stations like DBC and LWR, which inspired the creation of Black-owned licensed radio stations like WNK and Choice FM. It also looks at the pioneering Black voices on the radio from the 1920s and throughout the Second World War.
Series 1 - Black pioneers in British radio broadcasting from the 1920s-1990s.
It tells the story of the often neglected voices of Black Britain who served their communities whose culture, tastes and interests were not being catered for by the mainstream such as pirate radio stations like DBC and LWR, which inspired the creation of Black-owned licensed radio stations like WNK and Choice FM. It also looks at the pioneering Black voices on the radio from the 1920s and throughout the Second World War.
The Voices of Black BritainNov 16, 2020
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EP 4 - Turning The Dial
In this episode Ayesha speaks to; Martin Jay, DJ and former choice FM presenter; Dr David Gyimah a Journalist, senior lecturer and former BBC Black London presenter; Roger Griffith former CEO and Chair of Ujima radio in Bristol and Marceline Powell the founder of Kemet FM in Nottingham.
You can view the online exhibition for this series at www.thevoicesofblackbritain.weebly.com
You can view the online exhibition for this series at www.thevoicesofblackbritain.weebly.com
Nov 16, 202026:17
EP 3 - Soundtrack Of A Generation
In this episode Ayesha speaks to; Lloyd Bradley a journalist, black music expert and former presenter on DBC; Joe Douglas the founder of WNK and RJR and Martin Jay, DJ and former Choice FM presenter.
You can view the online exhibition for this series at www.thevoicesofblackbritain.weebly.com
You can view the online exhibition for this series at www.thevoicesofblackbritain.weebly.com
Nov 16, 202042:34
EP 2 - Echoes Of The Caribbean
In this episode, Ayesha speaks to Professor Glyne Griffith whose research examines Anglophone Caribbean literature in the context of postcolonial theory and criticism, about Caribbean Voices and the BBC colonial radio service, Zakiya McKenzie a writer and PhD researcher exploring Black British journalism in the post-second world war period, about Caribbean Voices and Caribbean Writers and Stephen Bourne a cultural historian specialising in the Black presence in Britain, about Dr Harold Moody and The Colour Bar.
You can view the online exhibition for this series at www.thevoicesofblackbritain.weebly.com
You can view the online exhibition for this series at www.thevoicesofblackbritain.weebly.com
Nov 08, 202033:02
EP 1 - Harmonies of History
In this episode, Ayesha speaks to Lloyd Bradley a journalist, writer and black music expert about the influence of the Southern Syncopated Orchestra, Stephen Bourne a cultural historian specialising in the Black presence in Britain, about Black women vocalists on BBC radio and Uchenna Ngwe an oboist and PhD researcher, exploring the musical histories of Black Caribbean and African classical musicians and composers in Britain.
You can view the online exhibition for this series at www.thevoicesofblackbritain.weebly.com
You can view the online exhibition for this series at www.thevoicesofblackbritain.weebly.com
Oct 30, 202026:52
The Voices of Black Britain - Trailer
A short trailer for The Voice of Black Britain series.
The exhibition that accompanies this series is available to view at www.thevoicesofblackbritain.weebly.com
The exhibition that accompanies this series is available to view at www.thevoicesofblackbritain.weebly.com
Oct 30, 202001:01