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Redemption Song Episode Guide
Iron in the Soul
S1 Ep1
1.0
30th Jun 1991
The diary of slaver Thomas Thistlewood provides a view of the British in the Caribbean 200 years ago, a history leaving an impression on cricketer Wes Hall.
Out of Africa
S1 Ep2
7th Jul 1991
The African heritage of Haiti, exemplified by Andre Pierre, an artist and voodoo priest. Looks at Haiti's history to see why it was once the world's only black republic. Haiti is compared with Jamaica, home of Bob Marley, reggae and Rastafarianism.
Paradise lost
S1 Ep3
14th Jul 1991
The Spanish legacy in today's Caribbean, in particular Santo Domingo. Being the ruins of imperial Spain is a country in dire straits, where baseball and drugs are usually the only ways to escape poverty.
La Grande illusion
S1 Ep4
21st Jul 1991
Martinique was obliterated by a volcanic explosion on 8 May 1902. Now rebuilt, the dilemma for its people and the people of Guadalupe is how to enjoy the benefits of being French without losing a sense of their own Caribbean identity.
Worlds apart
S1 Ep5
28th Jul 1991
Examines tensions between black and Asian populations in Trinidad and Guyana, which arose after slavery was abolished and Indians were brought in as indentured workers.
Following Fidel
S1 Ep6
4th Aug 1991
Looks at Cuba's relationship with the rest of the Caribbean. Links with the USA continue although Fidel Castro has been in power for 30 years.
Shades of freedom
S1 Ep7
11th Aug 1991
Looks to the future: drugs and corruption threaten the islands' stability and tourism and television sap their identity.
Jamaican-born Stuart Hall looks at the history of the Caribbean islands through interviews with modern inhabitants.
The first episode of Redemption Song aired on June 30, 1991.
The last episode of Redemption Song aired on August 11, 1991.
