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A Picture of Birmingham, by Benjamin Zephaniah

A Picture of Birmingham, by Benjamin Zephaniah

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jun 8, 2005

Runtime

0h 28m

Genres

History, Documentary

Original Title

A Picture of Birmingham, by Benjamin Zephaniah

Production Companies

BBC

Director

Rachel Bowering

Description

Poet Benjamin Zephaniah revisits the place of his birth, Birmingham, on a mission to compose a new poem, which he will then read out on the streets of the city. While there, he watches Aston Villa and revisits the approved school he went to when he was a child.