Learning on ScreenRedemption Song (7 Parts)
- Synopsis
- Jamaican-born Stuart Hall looks at the history of the Caribbean islands through interviews with modern inhabitants.
1: 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.
2: 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.
3: 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.
4: 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.
5: 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.
6: 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.
7: Looks to the future: drugs and corruption threaten the islands’ stability and tourism and television sap their identity. - Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 7 x 50 min.
- Year of production
- 1991
- Availability
- Sale; 1996 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p) each 1996 sale: £280.00 (+VAT +p&p) series
- Notes
- Broadcast on BBC2 from 30 Jun 1991.
- Subjects
- History
- Keywords
- Caribbean; colonial history; Cuba; Dominican Republic; Guadalupe; Guyana; Haiti; immigration; Jamaica; Martinique; race relations; Trinidad
Credits
- Producer
- George Carey; Jenny Barraclough
- Cast
Stuart Hall
Sections
- Title
- Iron in the soul
- Synopsis
- 1: 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.
- Title
- Out of Africa
- Synopsis
- 2: 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.
- Title
- Paradise lost
- Synopsis
- 3: 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.
- Title
- Grande illusion, La
- Synopsis
- 4: 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.
- Title
- Worlds apart
- Synopsis
- 5: 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.
- Title
- Following Fidel
- Synopsis
- 6: 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.
- Title
- Shades of freedom
- Synopsis
- 7: Looks to the future: drugs and corruption threaten the islands' stability and tourism and television sap their identity.
Production Company
Sponsor
- Name
BBC Television
Distributor
- Name
BBC Active Video for Learning - now BBC Learning
- Contact
- Carolina Fernandez Jeremy Wilcox (CF - for educational enquiries JW - channel sales manager)
- BBCStudiosLearning@bbc.com
- Web
- https://www.bbcstudioslearning.com/ External site opens in new window
- Phone
- +44 (0) 20 8433 1009
- Address
- BBC Studios Limited
Television Centre
101 Wood Lane
London
W12 7FA
UK - Notes
- The BBC Active company has now been absorbed within BBC Learning, a division of BBC Studios. It was originally a joint venture between BBC Worldwide and Pearson Education. Formerly known as ‘BBC Worldwide Learning Studies’ and before that as ‘Videos for Education & Training’
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