It was as the DJ of the the UK's first punk rock venue the legendary Roxy Club that a young Don is credited with starting the 'punky-reggae' party by playing bass heavy dub reggae in between the fast and furious live punk rock sets. Inspired by the movement's DIY ethos Don picked up a Super-8mm movie camera and reinvented himself as a filmmaker. This led to him directing hundreds of music videos including Musical Youth's 'Pass The Dutchie' and all the videos for The Clash.

After starting the band Big Audio Dynamite with Mick Jones he made several documentaries for the likes of Gil Scott Heron, George Clinton and Sun Ra. Other films include Punk: Attitude (2005) and The Clash: Westway to the World (2000) for which he won a Grammy. His first feature film Dancehall Queen (1997) a drama shot on location in Jamaica remains the island's highest grossing movie. He still DJs nationally and internationally and hosts a regular radio show on BBC Radio 6.

This audio/visual tour of Don Letts' cultural journey will feature a chaired conversation led by Dr Edson Burton and includes Don reading excerpts from his book ‘Culture Clash’, screening selected film clips followed by a Q&A with the audience.

In Partnership with Come the Revolution.

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