Benjamin Zephaniah RIP

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Some good news!

'Proud Brummie' Benjamin Zephaniah remembered by first city medal

The council says Zephaniah was "a man of compassion who never forgot the community that shaped him”.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

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Tonight on BBC4 at 11.15 - Dread Poets Society
Preceded at 11 with Timothy Spall Remembers....

BBC Two - ScreenPlay, Dread Poets Society

Benjamin Zephaniah is drawn into a battle of wits with a group of wild Romantic poets.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

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Tribute from fellow musicians on what would have been his 67th birthday

‘His delivery cut through class barriers’: Moby, Mala and other musicians on working with Benjamin Zephaniah

On what would have been the late dub poet’s 67th birthday, his musical collaborators remember his warmth, invigorating words and reflections on the state of the world

www.theguardian.com

 

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Coverage of the first Benjamin Zephaniah Day on campus at Brunel University of London:

Music, poetry, joy and laughter: the first Benjamin Zephaniah Day, in pictures

 

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Footage of the first Benjamin Zephaniah Day on campus at Brunel University of London:

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