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STORY LAST UPDATED:
25 June 2003 0936 BST
From
Totterdown to Trinidad and St Pauls to St Kitt's... the BBC
links people in Bristol and in the Caribbean for carnival, 2003.
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Bristol to the Bahamas - the big carnival link up |
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Many
Bristolians say what they love about St Pauls Carnival is how
it brings different communities together.
This year, the BBC will be using the power of broadcasting to
connect communities separated by a vast ocean but linked by
culture and, of course, carnival.
The BBC World Service and BBC Bristol have forged a unique partnership
especially for carnival.
Radio Bristol and the Caribbean Service will be broadcasting
together for the first time ever on Friday 4th July, the day
before carnival.
'Embracing carnival'
Radio Bristol's John Turner programme and the Caribbean Service's
magazine programme will both be heard across the Caribbean and
across the West country.
Debbie Ransome of the service said: "Carnival, like cricket,
is one of the great uniting features of Caribbean life.
"The World Service looks forward, through its Caribbean
Service, to extend that unity for Caribbean people on both sides
of the Atlantic."
Radio Bristol managing editor Jenny Lacey said: "It's a lovely
opportunity to show the people of the Caribbean just how much
Bristol embraces carnival and to link two communities through
live radio."
The programme will also be heard on the BBC Bristol and Caribbean
Service websites, which have also linked up.
Users will be able to chat on the messageboard, find out the
latest carnival news and try to win a radio by entering our
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