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b"The funeral for Jamaican reggae star Bob Marley was half religious ceremony, half rock concert on 21st May, 1981.\\n\\nAn estimated 100,000 people are believed to have seen Marley\\u2019s body lying in state, and the announcement of Jamaica\\u2019s national budget was postponed by several days to accommodate his funeral. The casket contained his red Gibson Les Paul guitar, a Bible opened at Psalm 23, and a stalk of ganja placed there by his widow, Rita.\\n\\nIn this episode, The Retrospectors uncover the Rastafarian tensions underlying Prime Minister Edward Seaga\\u2019s eulogy; explain why this moment of national commemoration also meant coming to terms with some national guilt; and consider how the Marley family subsequently used Bob\\u2019s image on everything from earphones to cannabis\\u2026\\n\\nFurther Reading:\\n\\u2018Bob Marley's funeral, 21 May 1981: a day of Jamaican history\\u2019 (The Guardian, 2011): https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/apr/24/bob-marley-funeral-richard-williams\\n\\u2018In Short - 'I was there': Bob Marley's death, 1981\\u2019 (BBC Radio 5 Live, 2017): https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/2xyVnT65ltGwggk3zrc8yyG/i-was-there-bob-marleys-death-1981\\n\\u2018Excerpt from \\u201cMarley\\u201d (Universal Pictures, 2012): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTx868LW--8\\nLove the show? Support us!\\xa0\\nJoin\\xa0 \\U0001f334CLUB RETROSPECTORS\\U0001f334to DITCH THE ADS and get an additional full-length episode each SUNDAY\\u2026\\xa0\\n\\u2026 Plus, get weekly bonus bits, and unlock over 100 bits of extra content.\\xa0\\nJoin now with a free trial on Apple Podcasts or Patreon and support our show \\u2764\\ufe0f\\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices"