Radio review: The Band Behind Bars

The story of how music can help rehabilitate prisoners was a surprisingly cheery listenThe Band Behind Bars (Radio 2) was an unexpectedly cheerful listen. It wasn't just the story, told by Craig Charles, of how music can be used within prisons as part of the rehabilitation process. Or the fact that Billy Bragg appeared, talking passionately about his charity, which gets guitars into prisons so that inmates can learn and change. "Music as a redemptive force is very powerful," he argued. It wasn'...

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