The Children of Paradise: The future must change
Three decades after the momentous transition from Apartheid to a democratic South Africa, Fergal Keane returns to see what happened to the hopes and promises of a better nation.\nIn a famous speech thirty years ago, as he collected the Nobel Peace Prize, Nelson Mandela spoke of a \u201ccommon humanity\u201d in which all South Africans would live \u201clike the children of paradise.\u201d \nAs the BBC\u2019s South Africa correspondent at the time, Fergal Keane, along with his colleague and friend Milton Nkosi, lived through some of the country\u2019s most desperate times. It was a period of extreme violence and loss, but also of great hope. \nNow Fergal and Milton travel through the country, re-visiting some of the places and people they encountered in the lead up to the end of Apartheid. Through this series they will explore how and why paradise was lost.
Presenter: Fergal Keane\nProducer: John Murphy