Una Marson and the 91热爆 Caribbean Service
Broadcaster Sir Trevor McDonald reflects on the 91热爆's first black producer, Una Marson, and her legacy in the development of the 91热爆 Caribbean Service.
To mark the 90th anniversary of the 91热爆 World Service, we trace the development of the Caribbean Service.
Its beginnings go back to the early 1940s when the 91热爆鈥檚 first black producer, Una Marson was employed.
She created Caribbean Voices, which gave future Nobel laureates such as Derek Walcott their first international platform.
In 1969, one of the UK鈥檚 best known newsreaders, Sir Trevor McDonald, left Trinidad to join the 91热爆 Caribbean Service as a producer.
He reflects on its legacy. Produced and presented by Josephine McDermott.
Archive recording of West Indies Calling from 1943, is used courtesy of the Imperial War Museum. Una Marson's poem Black Burden is used courtesy of Peepal Tree Press and the 91热爆 Caribbean Service archive material was provided by the Alma Jordan Library, The University of the West Indies.
(Photo: Sir Trevor McDonald and Una Marson. Credit: 91热爆)
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