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Untold slave stories from the West Indies

Enslaved women in the West Indies; Thais take to the streets; the hunt for a COVID vaccine

We hear some of the untold histories of enslaved women in the West Indies.

Also, thousands take to the streets of the Thai capital, Bangkok, demanding political reforms: The government responds with new powers.

Plus, as people around Europe face various levels of coronavirus lockdown, how is the hunt for a vaccine going?

Joining Julian Worricker to discuss these and other issues are Kehinde Andrews, professor of Black Studies at Birmingham City University, and author of the book "Back to Black: Retelling Black Radicalism for 21st Century"; and Stephanie Baker, a senior investigations writer at Bloomberg.

(Picture: 'Slaves Fell the Ripe Sugar', a painting by William Clark of slaves cutting sugar cane on a plantation in the West Indies in 1823. Credit: British Library)

53 minutes

Broadcast

  • Sat 17 Oct 202006:06GMT