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The job that brought Sir Trevor McDonald to Britain
To mark the 90th anniversary of the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ World Service, we trace the development of the Caribbean Service.
Its beginnings go back to the early 1940s when the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµâ€™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 Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Caribbean Service as a producer. He reflects on its legacy.