FACTUAL
District Six
Saturday 15 July 2006 20:00-21:00 (Radio 4 FM)
On the slopes of Table Mountain in Cape Town, District Six was a jumble of cobbled alleyways - home to Asians, Africans, whites and people of mixed race. As their co- existence challenged the strict separation of apartheid, from 1968 onwards 60,000 residents were forcibly evicted and the area bulldozed.
Then came the announcement in 2003 that the township would be rebuilt. This has given hope that its re-creation will be a symbol for the healing of a nation. But is it possible to recreate the magic and vibrancy of the old days?
Nigel Wrench travels to Cape Town to visit District Six's museum, where music recordings and oral histories have been carefully collected to preserve memories of the area.
