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Dec 2019
26m 31s

15. Who Am I?

BBC Sounds
About this episode

George finds himself torn between different audiences at a crossroads in his writing.

Written by George The Poet. Produced by Benbrick & George The Poet. Original music by Benbrick.

Featured songs: Who Am I by Beenie Man, Step Out by Busy Signal, I Really Mean It (feat. Cam’ron & Jimmy Jones) by The Diplomats, When I’m ‘Ere by Roll Deep

Featured guests: Diggy, and Conroy.

We read an extract from The Guardian / The Observer article Yardie Terror Grips London published on Sunday 18th July 1999, and accessible online. We took elements from DJ Target talking about Grime from the “Welcome to the World of George The Poet” live event.

Have You Heard George’s Podcast? is a George the Poet production for BBC Sounds.

Commissioning Executive for BBC: Dylan Haskins Commissioning Editor for BBC: Jason Phipps

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