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Thread #159298   Message #3774356
Posted By: DMcG
22-Feb-16 - 04:50 PM
Thread Name: Darkie Day - BBC Radio 4 on "The Untold"
Subject: RE: Darkie Day - BBC Radio 4 on "The Untold"
I listened to the programme earlier and admit to finding it quite difficult. It seemed to me that the black film-maker, while very troubled by the Old Ned song, was making a fair attempt to genuinely understand the tradition. The people of Cornwall that he tried to talk to but refused didn't come across as well, but then I can see how they may feel the media is put to treat them badly. Then again, while I don't think the event as it is is racist, I would if a crowd of national front supporters turned up and started belting out old Ned. There was much to think about in the programme, but mostly unsaid.