Sub-series
'We Lived Across the River'
Catalogue reference: MS 4000/6/1/58
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This record is about the 'We Lived Across the River' dating from 1969.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- MS 4000/6/1/58
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Title (The name of the record)
- 'We Lived Across the River'
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1969
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Description (What the record is about)
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Assembly tapes and several versions of the final programme, with part of a series of interviews with black people recorded by Dilip Hiro in America (Washington DC and New York), and in England (Wolverhampton).
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Note (Additional information about the record)
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Copyright: BBC
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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See MS 4000/2/129 for related papers, including actuality transcripts.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Birmingham: Archives, Heritage and Photography Service
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- Items: 38
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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'We Lived Across the River' was a radio documentary produced by Charles Parker but compiled by Dilip Hiro from interviews conducted by Dilip Hiro. Readings and narration were performed by Stuart Hall.
The programme concerned the growth of black consciousness and pan-africanism, with reference to black people in Britain and America, and the impact of the history of the slave trade on people of African descent worldwide.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/33881fd2-344e-464a-a30a-d887894ad9a5/
Series information
MS 4000/6/1
Programmes and projects - BBC and non-BBC
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This record is held at Birmingham: Archives, Heritage and Photography Service
Within the fonds: MS 4000
Charles Parker Archive
Within the sub-fonds: MS 4000/6
Sound recordings: programmes, projects and research material
Within the series: MS 4000/6/1
Programmes and projects - BBC and non-BBC
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'We Lived Across the River'