Podcasts Culture Profile Baroness Floella Benjamin

Baroness Floella Benjamin

Published: May 18, 2024, 6:15 p.m.

You may know her from Play School, Bafta or the House of Lords, Baroness Floella Benjamin doesn\u2019t sit still, she\u2019s even appeared in panto.

Stephen Smith hears about the remarkable life of the Trinidad-born actress, TV presenter and author, who campaigns passionately for children and the Windrush generation.

Contributors\nColin Webb, Publisher, 'Coming to England'\nNero Ughwujabo, Senior Strategy Adviser - Equality Diversity and Inclusion, The Prince's Trust\nLord Simon Woolley, Principal at Homerton College, Cambridge University\nJohnny Ball, Children's TV presenter\nPaul Nicholas, Actor\nLinzi Beuselinck, Actress\nJeremy Swan, Children's TV producer \nRos Edwards, TV producer

Credits\nBAFTA\nAladdin and The Forty Thieves, BBC 1984\nDesert Island Discs, Baroness Floella Benjamin, BBC Radio 4, October 2020

Presenter: Stephen Smith\nProducers: Diane Richardson and Drew Hyndman\nEditor: Tom Bigwood\nSound: Neil Churchill\nProgramme Coordinators: Maria Ogundele and Sabine Schereck