| Summary: | Opening sequence withTheme KADAMBARI by Ron Reid; Cultural Sprangalang answers the question: Which Caribbean Playwright and author was the first coordinator for the University of The west indies (UWI) summer school programme?; Joanne C. Williams revisits the Belgian Black Stone feature (See programme #17, 30 April 1987) and interviews Sister Agatha Finnegan maker of the 'Black Stone'; Cultural Sprangalang continues and leads Errol Sitahal, Niala Maharaj, Tony Hall, Dennis Sprangalang Hall on a historical tour of Newtown, House where Mighty Sparrow (Slinger Francisco) grew up; 56 Woodford St. where Eric Williams lived before going to UK; Tony Hall talks to Hoobasar Rampaul, welding engineer, Inventor and author, about his machine that makes Desiccated coconut; Tony Hall speaks to James Cummings, mechanical engineer at CARIRI (Caribbean industrial Research Institute) about Mr. Rampaul's invention; Tony Hall continues his interview with Hoobasar Rampaul about his invention; Cultural Sprangalang continues and leads Errol Sitahal, Niala Maharaj, Tony Hall, Dennis Sprangalang Hall on a historical tour of Newtown, The site of the Newtown Calypso tent and Dame lorraine tent- 45 Cipriani Boulevard; Benji Simmonds also his nephew Victor (aka Benji) Simmonds reputed to be the first to beat a steelpan and a Midnight Robber; Errol Fabien aka Danjuma Taitt talks with Eileen Mc Sween about University of West Indies (UWI) vacation courses; Cultural Sprangalang continues and leads Errol Sitahal, Niala Maharaj, Tony Hall, Dennis Sprangalang Hall on a historical tour of Newtown, 6 Warner Street, residence of the Pierre Family where musicians Lennox and Jocelyn Pierre lived, Also where Kenneth Clyde Oxley the opera baritone singer lived on 76 Woodford street; also 80 Woodford street the residence at one time of Lord Luke, (A FACTUAL MISTAKE) one of the richest black Trinidadians and later Sports broadcaster and Footballer Ralph 'Raffie' Knowles lived; Tony Hall interviews Isles Celestine, Manager of the Botanical Gardens about a tree planting initiative; Tony Hall speaks to publicist Dennis Ramdeen about 25 th anniversary of Independence Competition; Tony Hall speaks to Wilcox Raymond of Frontline about the aims of the organisation to promote Charlie's Roots; Tony Hall talks to Romeo Kotzerie, musical director of theatre group Mofo from Surinam about their performance for the 1st Caribbean People's Bookfair and Bookfair Festival; Errol Sitahal reviews two films, Gillo Pontecorvo's Burn (aka Quemada) and Water by Dick Clement; Calypsonian Composer (Fred Mitchell) publicises OWTU Grand Bingo; calypsonian David Rudder sings DOLLARS by Phillip Ayubo Murray (later known as Black Sage) under credits.
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