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Sol Plaatje

BBC Radio 3
on BBC Radio 3

The story of a remarkable South African, in a programme by MARY BENSON , based on his life and writings
Narrator Michael Johnson Sol Plaatje
JOHN MATSHIKIZA with BRIAN CARROLL PATRICK BARR
JOHN BOTT
GORDON DULIEU and HUGH QUARSHIE
Plaatje was a self-taught young African who became a journalist and later a famous politician. The programme contains extracts from his vivid diaries kept during the Boer War. Directed by CHRISTOPHER VENNING

Contributors

Unknown:
Mary Benson
Narrator:
Michael Johnson
Narrator:
Sol Plaatje
Narrator:
John Matshikiza
Unknown:
Brian Carroll
Unknown:
Patrick Barr
Unknown:
John Bott
Unknown:
Gordon Dulieu
Unknown:
Hugh Quarshie
Directed By:
Christopher Venning
Source: Radio Times

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