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Artsnight: Series 2: Episode 15: George the Poet

George the Poet

Episode 15

Episode 15: George the Poet

Series 2

BBC Two - Artsnight, Series 2, George the Poet

Spoken word artist George the Poet explores the heritage and future of black culture.

Magazine arts show. George the Poet explores the meaning of black culture in four spoken word chapters.

In this episode of Artsnight, George the Poet explores the meaning of black culture in four spoken word chapters. Racheal Ofori opens up some black female stereotypes, Linton Kwesi Johnson and Dennis Bovell look back at the beginnings of dub poetry, Professor Paul Gilroy explains some of the history of black diasporas, and Akala likens rap to the works of Shakespeare. George the Poet asks - what is black culture?

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