Use BBC.com or the new BBC App to listen to BBC podcasts, Radio 4 and the World Service outside the UK.

Find out how to listen to other BBC stations

Episode details

Radio Oxford,6 mins

Hidden History at the Pitt Rivers Pt 2

Mid-morning on BBC Radio Oxford

Available for over a year

Second part in Phil Mercer-Kelly's look at how the world famous Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford is tackling its imperial roots. In this episode he hears how an old label on a cabinet full of musical instruments hides the story of an object that became the rallying call for the independence of a nation. Features interviews with collections officer Thandiwe Wilson, volunteer Thabo Muleya and musician Miles Ncube. Find out more at https://www.prm.ox.ac.uk/mbira

Programme Website
More episodes