Basic Black; 3801; Conversation With Wole Soyinka

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Series
Basic Black
Episode Number
3801
Episode
Conversation With Wole Soyinka
Producing Organization
WGBH Educational Foundation
Contributing Organization
WGBH (Boston, Massachusetts)
AAPB ID
cpb-aacip-15-44bp0f59
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Description
Episode Description
Wole Soyinka, became Africa's first Nobel laureate, winning the prize for literature in 1986. A prolific writer of essays, fiction and theater, his plays have been staged throughout the world. Soyinka is also one of Africa's leading pro-democracy activists; in 1967 during the civil war in his native Nigeria he was imprisoned for his activism. Following his release two years later he has gone in and out of exile but remains a fierce critic of Nigeria's government. Soyinka's latest work is a memoir, You Must Set Forth At Dawn. Hosted by Howard Manly.
Description
CC MASTERProgram #3801Program Title: Conversation with Wole SoyinkaProducer: Valerie LinsonLength: 26:45Broadcast Date: 11/9/2006
Media type
Moving Image
Duration
00:30:20;19
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Producing Organization: WGBH Educational Foundation
AAPB Contributor Holdings
WGBH
Identifier: cpb-aacip-f2d0850299c (Filename)
Format: Betacam
Generation: Master
Duration: 00:26:45
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Chicago: “Basic Black; 3801; Conversation With Wole Soyinka,” WGBH, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed April 26, 2025, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-15-44bp0f59.
MLA: “Basic Black; 3801; Conversation With Wole Soyinka.” WGBH, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. April 26, 2025. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-15-44bp0f59>.
APA: Basic Black; 3801; Conversation With Wole Soyinka. Boston, MA: WGBH, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-15-44bp0f59