Bluespot Gram & Tings: The Windrush Generation and The Radiogram
11th July 2024 - 18th August 2024
Black Cultural Archives

This exhibition provides a comprehensive and engaging look into the technological advancements and cultural significance of radiograms and sound systems in the UK during the 1950s and 60s. It explores the enduring relationship between the Windrush Generation and these iconic devices, focusing on the renowned Blaupunkt (blue spot) gram.

By blending historical mid-20th century artefacts with interactive and educational elements, this exhibition is a multi-sensory ode to the cultural impact and enduring legacy of the radiogram and its contribution to the Windrush Generation.  

You can experience it now through 18 August 2024.

Curator:

Tony Fairweather was born in Clapham South, the son of Jamaican parents. He opened one of the first Black bookshops with an art gallery in the UK, before working for the Voice newspaper, where he managed the Voice book club that became the biggest Black book club in the UK.

In 1989, Tony founded 'The Write Thing' a book events company established to promote Black authors. This led to him working with a veritable who's who of the Black literary world, including Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Bernardine Evaristo, Nina Simone, Dr Maya Angelou, Dr Alice Walker, Dr Toni Morrison, Terry McMillan, Ex-Jamaican Prime Minister Michael N Manley, and many many more.

Tony is also the founder and curator of The Windrush Collection, a touring exhibition of artefacts associated with the Windrush Generation that will be touring the UK in October / November 2024.

Tony is the Director, Writer, and Producer of The Front Room play and the author of the best-selling novel "Twenty-Eight Pounds Ten Shillings, A Windrush Story". ‘Bluespot Gram & Tings: The Windrush Generation and The Radiogram’ is his latest project.