Redemption Song

Season 11991

Jamaican-born Stuart Hall looks at the history of the Caribbean islands through interviews with modern inhabitants.

7 Episodes

E01 Iron in the Soul

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.

June 30, 1991

E02 Out of Africa

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.

July 7, 1991

E03 Paradise lost

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.

July 14, 1991

E04 La Grande illusion

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.

July 21, 1991

E05 Worlds apart

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.

July 28, 1991

E06 Following Fidel

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.

August 4, 1991

E07 Shades of freedom

Looks to the future: drugs and corruption threaten the islands' stability and tourism and television sap their identity.

August 11, 1991

Redemption Song

E01 Iron in the Soul

E02 Out of Africa

E03 Paradise lost

E04 La Grande illusion

E05 Worlds apart

E06 Following Fidel

E07 Shades of freedom

Servamp

Yona of the Dawn

Gleipnir

Children of the Whales

On Air with Ryan Seacrest

Tada Never Falls in Love

The Seven Deadly Sins

Shiki

Danganronpa: The Animation

Marvel's Spider-Man

Hunter × Hunter

Berserk: The Golden Age Arc – Memorial Edition

Monster Hunter Stories: Ride On

The Looney Tunes Show

Mes chers disparus

Who Do You Believe?

More Than a Married Couple, But Not Lovers

Blue Spring Ride

Girlfriend, Girlfriend

Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun

E01 Iron in the Soul

E02 Out of Africa

E03 Paradise lost

E04 La Grande illusion

E05 Worlds apart

E06 Following Fidel

E07 Shades of freedom