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What's in a Name?
Season 1, Ep. 10
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As a retired headteacher, I’ve had many years of taking registers in class. Each year would bring a new cohort of children with interesting names. Caribbean names share a legacy. Listen and capture a little of that history.
Written and read by the author Beverley Dixon
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