Summary
Born and raised in Martinique, Frantz Fanon fought for the Free French Forces against the Nazis, and then devoted his life to the liberation of Algeria from France. Fanon was a psychiatrist and author of two acclaimed anti-colonial works: Black Skin, White Masks, and The Wretched of the Earth. He is the choice of the writer and broadcaster Lindsay Johns, who explains why his connection to Fanon is not just intellectual and moral, but also personal. And from Paris, the Frantz Fanon expert, Françoise Vergès, offers her analysis of his life and work.
The presenter is Matthew Parris and the producer for BBC Audio in Bristol is Chris Ledgard Image: Archives Frantz Fanon / IMEC
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| 0:00.0 | Before you listen to this BBC podcast, I'd like to tell you why I love podcasting. |
| 0:04.5 | I'm Sasha Johansson, I'm an Assistant Commissioner for the BBC and I work on making podcasts. |
| 0:11.1 | My real passion is discovering unbelievable on her stories and working with the biggest |
| 0:16.9 | stars who can really bring those stories to life. |
| 0:20.1 | I love the whole process of making podcasts from the spark of an idea to hearing the final |
| 0:26.0 | edit. |
| 0:27.0 | There's nothing like it. |
| 0:28.0 | What makes BBC podcast special is that we're working for you, so whatever we commission |
| 0:32.6 | has to reflect the things that you care about and love, wherever you are in the UK. |
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| 0:40.6 | Have a listen on BBC Sounds. |
| 0:42.3 | BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts. |
| 0:48.5 | Hello, my guest today is Lindsay Johns. |
| 0:51.6 | Lindsay is a writer and broadcaster and his latest project is a TV documentary on the lives |
| 0:57.4 | of Caribbean revolutionaries. |
| 1:00.1 | He's also a fellow at the Hutchins Centre for African and African-American research at Harvard |
| 1:05.6 | University. |
| 1:06.6 | Lindsay, hello and welcome to Great Lives. |
| 1:10.0 | Who are you championing as your great life today? |
| 1:13.1 | I'm championing Franz Fanon, Matthew, the Martin Eek and Psychiatrist, political philosopher, |
| 1:18.6 | anti-colonial theorist, revolutionary activist, a possible third world decolonisation, freedom |
| 1:24.2 | fighter and titan of the Black Liberation Struggle. |
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