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Annie Caulfield - Almost Always African

Gambian musician Moses Biama comes to London to record with fading English rock star, Frank. Stars Lenny Henry and Bill Nighy.

“Music may go or come but almost always it is African."

Gambian musician Moses Biama is invited to London to make an album with fading English rock star, Frank.

But the recording doesn’t work out the way Frank has planned...

Starring Lenny Henry and Bill Nighy.

Annie Caulfield’s comedy drama about cultural cross purposes and the Music Industry.

Moses …. Lenny Henry
Frank …. Bill Nighy
Moses’s Brother …. Curtis Walker
Binta …. Joy Elias-Rilwan
Fatima …. Donna Croll
Tara …. Joanna Myers
Jack …. James Greene
Journalist …. Mark Straker

Music composed by Dominique Le Gendre.

Music played by Trevor Francis, Amadou Saho and Chuku Modo.

Hit single written by Neil Arthur and Joe Hagan.

Director: Paul Schlesinger.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1991.

1 hour

Last on

Thu 5 May 202203:00

Broadcasts

  • Fri 16 Aug 201310:00
  • Fri 16 Aug 201315:00
  • Sat 17 Aug 201303:00
  • Fri 5 Feb 201610:00
  • Fri 5 Feb 201615:00
  • Sat 6 Feb 201603:00
  • Wed 22 Aug 201810:00
  • Wed 22 Aug 201815:00
  • Thu 23 Aug 201803:00
  • Wed 4 May 202210:00
  • Wed 4 May 202215:00
  • Thu 5 May 202203:00