S1993E10: Derek Walcott

Synopsis

An interview with the poet who last December won the Nobel Prize for Literature, and whose current novel-length poem has caused him to be dubbed the "Homer of the Caribbean". He talks to Stuart Hall on the Caribbean island of St Lucia where he was born about how his family, the people of St Lucia. and the physical beauty of the island have inspired a brilliant career as poet and playwright spanning more than 40 years.