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Mandela: An Audio History

On the centenary of the birth of Nelson Mandela there’s another chance to hear the struggle against apartheid told through rare sound recordings and first–person accounts

On the centenary of the birth of Nelson Mandela there’s another chance to hear the struggle against apartheid told through rare sound recordings and first –person accounts. Mandela: An Audio History is the award-winning radio series documenting the struggle against apartheid through intimate first-person accounts of Nelson Mandela himself, as well as those who fought with him, and against him. Recognised as one of the most comprehensive oral histories of apartheid every broadcast, the series weaves together more than 50 first-person interviews with an unprecedented collection of rare archival recordings, some of which had never been heard before. This documentary was a Radio Diaries Podcast production.

Producer: Joe Richman.

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53 minutes

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Wed 18 Jul 2018 08:06GMT

Contributors

Neville Alexander
Fikile Bam
George Bizos
Pik Botha
Christo Brand
Amina Cachalia
Eddie Daniels
Dennis Goldberg
Ahmed Kathrada
Mac Maharaj
Nelson Mandela
Zindzi Mandela-Hlongwane
Dorothy Masuka
Joe Matthews
Roelf Meyer
Bonghi Mkhabela
Andrew Mlangeni
Thandi Modise
Strini Moodley
Dr Nthato Motlana
Dullah Omar
Albie Sachs
Lungi Sisulu
Allister Sparks
Helen Suzman
Archbishop Desmond Tutu
Frederick Van Zyl Slabbert
Sonny Venkatrathnam

Broadcasts

  • Fri 6 Dec 2013 15:06GMT
  • Sat 14 Dec 2013 19:06GMT
  • Wed 18 Jul 2018 08:06GMT

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