Upon Westminster Bridge (1982)

Release Date: 1982-11-23
Runtime: 0h 52min
Production Company: BBC Arena
Production Country: United Kingdom
Director: Anthony Wall

Considered one of the best ‘dub’ poets of his time, Mikey Smith is internationally renown for the socially engaged form and content of his work. Originally made for BBC2’s Arena, Upon Westminster Bridge profiles Smith’s poetry and politics through performance, exchanges with fellow poet Linton Kwesi Johnson, and conversations with historian and social theorist CLR James.