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The Documentary: I Have a Dream

Martin Luther King in Washington at the I Have a Dream Speech, Credit: AFP/Getty Images

28/08/2013 GMT

I Have a Dream

BBC World Service - The Documentary, I Have a Dream

Martin Luther King’s words, as read by global figures, to commemorate his legacy

Commemorating its 50th anniversary, international figures read passages from Martin Luther King's 'I Have a Dream' speech.

Martin Luther King’s I Have a Dream speech is one of the most powerful and passionate political statements of the 20th century. 

This unique tribute programme seeks to commemorate Dr King’s legacy through his words. Global figures read the sections of the speech which resonate with their own experiences and aspirations.

The programme is introduced by Clayborne Carson, director of the Martin Luther King Jr Research and Education Institute at Stanford University. Professor Carson was chosen by Dr King's widow to edit and publish the papers of her late husband.

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