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  • 1:56
    Still from Paul Robeson: Young Man / Ol’ Man
    Paul Robeson: Young…
    Anna Farthing
    20th century black actor, singer and campaigner Paul Robeson’s influence has touched many people and his music has been heard…
  • 2:03
    Still from Paul Robeson: Desert Island Disc
    Paul Robeson: Desert…
    Anna Farthing
    Trade-unionist Paul Dunn explains why his favourite disc is of a black American called Paul Robeson.
  • 1:52
    Still from Paul Robeson: The Roles we Play
    Paul Robeson: The…
    Anna Farthing
    Actress Pearl talks about how she is inspired by Paul Robeson, the first black man to perform the part of Shakespeare’s Othello.
  • 2:19
    Still from Paul Robeson: Those Were the Days
    Paul Robeson: Those…
    Miriam Casal Madinabeita
    The story of how US black singer, actor and campaigner Paul Robeson’s songs inspired the International Brigades who went to…
  • 6:12
    Still from A Journey from Somalia to Horfield
    A Journey from Somalia…
    Anon
    Three Somalian women tell of how they escaped war in Somalia and came to live in Bristol.
  • 1:14
    Still from Aikido
    Aikido
    Ben Burgess
    Ben talks about his Aikido classes.
  • 3:47
    Still from Lucky Heather
    Lucky Heather
    Concie Keay
    Newly arrived in England, Concie learns about avoiding eye contact on English streets.
  • 1:13
    Still from Remembrance Sunday
    Remembrance Sunday
    Kieran Foss
    Playing The Last Post on a military parade. The sound is a recording of Kieran playing, on the cadets best bugle!
  • 3:29
    Still from The Orb
    The Orb
    Jo
    Project manager Jo and young people talks about The Orb youth club in Lawrence Weston.
  • 3:33
    Still from Best Friends
    Best Friends
    Jess & Chlöe
    Jess and Chloe talk about their friendship, despite difficult times and anti-social behaviour.
  • 2:01
    Still from Gang Culture
    Gang Culture
    Anonymous BBC Outreach…
    The experience of being a young man in a gang in Bristol.