The Brixton uprising sparks a summer of discontent as rioting breaks out across the country - this is no longer just about Brixton. Questions start being asked: Why is this really happening? What are the causes?Britain is forced to start acknow

Episode 7: Brixton Burns

May 14th, 2021 36m 15s

Molotov cocktails, burning buildings, police cars smashed, running battles on the streets - London has never seen anything like this. Brixton explodes in an orgy of violence fuelled by a boiling sense of anger and injustice among the black comm

Episode 6: No Going Back

May 7th, 2021 39m

There is fury at a lack of compassion shown by the authorities to the victims of the New Cross Fire. Many are convinced it was a racist firebombing and accuse the police of failing to investigate properly.Thousands of people from across the cou

Episode 5: The Hardest Day

Apr 30th, 2021 30m 27s

A birthday party ends in tragedy when 13 young people die in a house fire. People are convinced it has been caused by a racist arson attack. They feel their grief is compounded by a lack of compassion shown by the authorities. It feels like bla

Episode 4: Sides are Taken

Apr 23rd, 2021 33m 42s

Sound systems. Reggae. Blues parties. Music pulses through Brixton - it’s a way of life and provides an escape from a tough world. But police are raiding parties which ratchets up resentment against the authorities.And Brixton’s thriving gay

Episode 3: Feel the Heat

Apr 16th, 2021 32m 41s

Gangs of far right racist thugs are attacking immigrants on the streets and in their homes. Now they’re turning their attention to black power organisations and Brixton is in their sights – with terrifying consequences. And one man is on trial

Episode 2: Fuel to the Fire

Apr 9th, 2021 32m 16s

Resentment towards the police in Brixton grows as people face a series of injustices. But black power is fighting back.And one man’s life changes forever when he’s falsely accused of crimes he didn’t commit by an out of control police office

Episode 1: The Fuse is Lit

Apr 9th, 2021 29m 34s

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 descri

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Apr 7th, 2021 3m 42s

Forty years ago, Brixton burned. It was the people versus the police as riots broke out over a spring weekend.Big Narstie speaks to the people involved to reveal the causes of the violence.A series of injustices shaped and tainted people’s live