Notting Hill Carnival is back. Europe’s biggest street party is expected to bring around 2 million people into London. The event has just been on a three-year hiatus because of Covid. We speak with carnival veteran Clary Salandy who’s been designing costumes for the event since the 1980s.

Plus we hear from Tamsin Salfrais from Colours Carnival,a Mas Band for the Carnival parade, and the Evening Standard’s Culture Commissioning Editor Jochan Embley.

In this episode:

• Why this year will be ‘bigger and better than ever’
• How significant is Notting Hill Carnival for London?
• What is new this year
• How culturally important is the festival?

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