The Life and Rhymes of Benjamin Zephaniah

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Benjamin Zephaniah

Sara Davies

Celia de Wolff

The Life and Rhymes of Benjamin Zephaniah: 2. Hustle

2. Hustle

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Benjamin Zephaniah reads his autobiography. Growing up in Birmingham he learned to hustle.

Benjamin Zephaniah reads his autobiography. Now a teenager, he escapes the family home with his mother, but it is not long before he finds himself on the wrong side of the law.

The celebrated poet Benjamin Zephaniah died in December 2023.  As a tribute, Radio 4 is broadcasting the 2018 Book of the Week recording of his autobiography The Life and Rhymes of Benjamin Zephaniah. 

Growing up in Birmingham with a violent father and a loving mother, Zephaniah, now a teenager, escapes the family home with his mother and starts a new life. Church becomes an even greater part of their lives, but it's not long before he finds himself on the wrong side of the law.

Written and read by Benjamin Zephaniah
Abridged by Sara Davies
Producer: Celia de Wolff

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