Racism in football and Ginger Baker remembered (E303)

Dr. Mark Prince OBE is a former boxing champion whose son Kiyan was murdered in 2006. Kiyan had been a promising young footballer with Queens Park Rangers whose stadium, formerly Loftus Road, is now the Kiyan Prince Foundation stadium. He will never be forgotten. Sadly, football and racism are still entwined, despite the efforts of Kick Racism Out and UEFA’s #EqualGame and Respect initiatives. Just this week Rio Ferdinand reopened the wound left by Luis Suarez on Patrice Evra and highlighted the questionable way that Liverpool reacted to it. So, we invited Prince to join us into the studio to tell us where we are now.

Cream were one of the most voluptuous rock bands the world has ever seen. Eric Clapton, Ginger Baker and Jack Bruce - three musicians virtually without peer - at the top of their game, a super-group. But the Cream soon curdled, as it does when such priceless riches come together. The band separated, but their influence continues to be felt in popular music today. So, when ‪Baker died this month, the drum roll was discernible throughout the music world. Who better then to tell us more about one of the greatest drummers in the world than his daughter and biographer Nettie Baker who came into the studio to help us remember the creme de la creme...

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