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The job that brought Sir Trevor McDonald to Britain
To mark the 90th anniversary of the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ World Service, we trace the development of the Caribbean Service.
Its beginnings go back to the early 1940s when the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½â€™s first black producer, Una Marson was employed.
In 1969, one of the UK’s most best known newsreaders, Sir Trevor McDonald, left Trinidad to join the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Caribbean Service as a producer. He reflects on its legacy.
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