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  • 1:46
    Still from Paul Robeson: Paul Speaks My Language
    Paul Robeson: Paul…
    Sadie Smith
    20th century actor, singer and campaigner Paul Robeson influenced people of many races and countries, as well as learning 20…
  • 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.
  • 3:39
    Still from Campaigning Beyond Retirement
    Campaigning Beyond…
    Dave Wood
    David talks about how he became interested in trains and railways, and how he came to work on the railways for 32 years.