This event has finished Took place on: Thursday, 8th Oct 2015

Free

Grenada-born broadcaster, journalist, musician and oral historian Alex Pascall, OBE will be talking to Sandra Agard about his life and work.

Alex Pascall

Based in Britain for over 50 years, Alex Pascall was one of the developers of the Notting Hill Carnival and part of the team behind the birth of Britain's first national black newspaper The Voice. Alex presented the programme Black Londoners on BBC Radio London for 14 years from 1974 - the first black daily radio show in British history.

Alex will also be talking about his memories of Claudia Jones – the acclaimed political activist who founded The West Indian Gazette and Afro-Asian Caribbean News in 1958 and who was also one of the founders of the Notting Hill Carnival.

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This event has finished Took place on: Thursday, 8th Oct 2015

Free

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2015-10-08 2015-10-08 Europe/London Coming Home: Alex Pascall in conversation Alex Pascall was one of the developers of the Notting Hill Carnival and part of the team behind the birth of Britain's first national black newspaper The Voice. https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/calendar/2015/10/08/coming-home-alex-pascall-in-conversation-74507 Peckham Library, 122 Peckham Hill Street, SE15 5JR,London