Forty years ago Brixton burned. It was the people versus the police.
Violence erupted on the streets.
What happened changed the face of Britain – for everyone.
Big Narstie finds out why.
Forty years ago Brixton burned. It was the people versus the police.
Violence erupted on the streets.
What happened changed the face of Britain – for everyone.
Big Narstie finds out why.
The childhoods of a group of kids in Brixton are punctured by the threat of racism. That realisation changes their lives - and sets them on a course to the Brixton riots years later.
This podcast includes strong language, racist terms and descriptions of violence.
---------- Credits: Presenter: Big Narstie Producer: Ben Robinson Editor: Gail Champion Executive Producer: Natasha Johansson Sound Design: Wayne Parkes and Sam Turner Additional production: Jane Andrews and Annabel Deas Research: Derrick Bennett and Imogen Rhodes Digital Producers: Stuart Birch, Eleanor Layhe and John Watts Additional Archive: from The Museum of London Story Consultant: John Yorke With thanks to Paul Field Dramatisation: by Roy Williams Tony Cealy played by Sheyi Cole Produced by Lorna Newman and Simon Highfield Series Producer: Ben Robinson Series Editor: Gail Champion