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The House I Grew Up In

Factual: Life Stories

Series revisiting the childhood homes of influential Britons

Series revisiting the childhood neighbourhoods of influential Britons

The House I Grew Up In: Series 3

The House I Grew Up In: Series 3: Episode 4: Kwame Kwei-Armah

Kwame Kwei-Armah

Episode 4

Episode 4: Kwame Kwei-Armah

Series 3

BBC Radio 4 - The House I Grew Up In, Series 3, Kwame Kwei-Armah

Kwame Kwei-Armah recalls his childhood in Southall, west London, in the 1970s.

Playwright and actor Kwame Kwei-Armah takes Wendy to Southall, west London, to remember his West Indian childhood there in the 1970s.

Wendy Robbins presents a series revisiting the childhood neighbourhoods of influential Britons. 

Playwright and actor Kwame Kwei-Armah takes Wendy to Southall, west London, to remember his West Indian childhood there in the 1970s.

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Wendy Robbins revisits the childhood neighbourhoods of influential Britons

Wendy Robbins presents a series revisiting the childhood neighbourhoods of influential Britons

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