Brixton: Flames on the Frontline Podcast
Forty years ago Brixton burned. It was the people versus the police.
Violence erupted on the streets.
What happened changed the face of Britain 鈥� for everyone.
Big Narstie finds out why.
Episodes to download
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Episode 8: From the Ashes
Fri 21 May 2021
Events in Brixton spark a summer of discontent, as rioting breaks out across the country.
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Episode 7: Brixton Burns
Fri 14 May 2021
Brixton explodes in a weekend of rioting which will change the face of Britain.
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Episode 6: No Going Back
Fri 7 May 2021
'13 dead, nothing said'. Protestors demand justice for the victims of the New Cross Fire.
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Episode 5: The Hardest Day
Fri 30 Apr 2021
A fire kills 13 young black people and survivors feel the authorities don鈥檛 seem to care.
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Episode 4: Sides are Taken
Fri 23 Apr 2021
Sound systems. Reggae. Parties. Brixton鈥檚 music scene is an escape but it鈥檚 under attack.
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Episode 3: Feel the Heat
Fri 16 Apr 2021
Gangs of racist thugs are on the attack and they鈥檝e got Brixton in their sights...
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Episode 2: Fuel to the Fire
Fri 9 Apr 2021
Resentment towards the police grows 鈥� and black power fights back.
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Episode 1: The Fuse is Lit
Fri 9 Apr 2021
Brixton is the centre of the world for a group of kids growing up 鈥� but racism intrudes.
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Coming soon...
Wed 7 Apr 2021
Big Narstie asks what caused violence to erupt in his home town of Brixton 40 years ago.
