Peter Tosh documentary on BBC radio 4

Peter Tosh emerges from the shadows of Bob Marley with a radio doc devoted to him. About time. Maybe now there might be a chance to propose an archive hour on the great man, exploring his innermost thoughts as relayed in his audio diary, the Red X tapes. For now, Don Letts's profile on Mr Steppin' Razor himself is a good place to start. Great to hear the oracle, Roger Steffens, sounding in such fine form.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00w1yzy

I&I: The Natural Mystics: Reading in Camden, London

I'll be reading from my new biography of the original Wailers, I&I: The Natural Mystics at The Working Men's College in Camden, London on Tuesday 09 November. Drop in to hear how and why the 1960s R&B crooners, Peter Tosh, Bunny Wailer and Bob Marley, traded in their brylcreem hairdos and dowop harmonies for dreadlocks and Reggae.

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Dub Wise on BBC World Service

Geoffrey Philp speaks movingly and wisely about the Caribbean voice in poetry in an interview this week on a programme called The Strand on BBC World Service.