Una Marson was a journalist, editor, playwright and poet committed to advancing Black people’s rights and building the literary tradition in the Caribbean. Born in 1905 in Jamaica, Marson completed ...

I can only imagine what would happen if that were today.” Una Marson. Picture credit: Akan Books/PA Sarpong, 47, was a prodigy, starting out on radio at 16 and by 19, she was on TV.

Una Marson was a poet, playwright, campaigner and broadcaster. Born in Jamaica in 1905, she first visited Britain in 1932 and spent much of the 1930s and 1940s in Britain. On her first visit to ...

This is the extraordinary story of Una Marson - trailblazing poet, playwright and campaigner, and the first Black producer and broadcaster at the BBC. A Caribbean woman born in the early 1900s ...

You might not have heard of Una Marson, but that’s about to change thanks to a new documentary shining a light on the extraordinary life and work of the BBC’s first Black producer and ...

Inspirational women: Una Marson Inspirational women: Una Marson Available for over a year Gemma Cairney's archive hero is Una Marson, the BBC's first black female programme-maker.