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Redemption Song

Redemption Song

★ 7.0/10•1991•50m•Documentary
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Jamaican-born Stuart Hall looks at the history of the Caribbean islands through interviews with modern inhabitants.

Jenny Barraclough · Director

Stuart Hall · Writer

StatusEnded
Runtime50m
LanguageEN
First Air DateJun 30, 1991

Episodes

E1350m

Iron in the Soul

The diary of slaver Thomas Thistlewood provides a view of the British in the Caribbean 200 years ago, a history leaving an impression on cricketer Wes Hall.

Jun 30, 1991

E2350m

Out of Africa

The African heritage of Haiti, exemplified by Andre Pierre, an artist and voodoo priest. Looks at Haiti's history to see why it was once the world's only black republic. Haiti is compared with Jamaica, home of Bob Marley, reggae and Rastafarianism.

Jul 7, 1991

E3350m

Paradise lost

The Spanish legacy in today's Caribbean, in particular Santo Domingo. Being the ruins of imperial Spain is a country in dire straits, where baseball and drugs are usually the only ways to escape poverty.

Jul 14, 1991

E4350m

La Grande illusion

Martinique was obliterated by a volcanic explosion on 8 May 1902. Now rebuilt, the dilemma for its people and the people of Guadalupe is how to enjoy the benefits of being French without losing a sense of their own Caribbean identity.

Jul 21, 1991

E5350m

Worlds apart

Examines tensions between black and Asian populations in Trinidad and Guyana, which arose after slavery was abolished and Indians were brought in as indentured workers.

Jul 28, 1991

E6350m

Following Fidel

Looks at Cuba's relationship with the rest of the Caribbean. Links with the USA continue although Fidel Castro has been in power for 30 years.

Aug 4, 1991

E7350m

Shades of freedom

Looks to the future: drugs and corruption threaten the islands' stability and tourism and television sap their identity.

Aug 11, 1991

Actors

Wes Hall

Aimé Césaire

Aimé Césaire

Stuart Hall

Stuart Hall

Presenter / Self

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