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World Service,18 Jun 1999,28 mins

Writers swapping verbs for vocals

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A musical theme in this week's broadcasting highlights on the BBC World Service. Harriett Gilbert of Outlook examines why writers are swapping verbs for vocals on a recently-released CD, featuring Maya Angelou and Jessica Mitford amongst others. Also in the programme the Lawrence Report in the UK highlights a racial divide.

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