Riot

Synopsis

Liverpool’s Toxteth and many London suburbs were all scenes of violent rioting in 1981. The riots have been attributed to numerous causes but Simon Winchester argues that civil disorder has been part of the British way of life for more than six centuries.

Series

Chronicle, Series

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 48 min.

Year of production

1981

Availability

OUT OF DISTRIBUTION

Uses

A-level or 1st-year undergraduate history students.*

Subjects

History

Keywords

civil disturbances

Credits

Producer

Antonia Benedek

Cast

Simon Winchester

Production Company

Name

BBC Television

Distributor

Name

Concord Media

Email

sales@concordmedia.org.uk

Web

http://www.concordmedia.org.uk/ External site opens in new window

Phone

01473 726 012

Address

Rosehill Centre
22 Hines Road
Ipswich
IP3 9BG

Notes

A long-established, not-for-profit organisation with a large collection DVDs, specialising in the sectors of general and mental health, child care, race relations, war and peace, addictions, the third world, ecology, civil rights, personal relationships, educational issues, and social work training. Concord also handles titles made for the Graves Medical Audio-visual Library. Sale on DVD. Formerly known as Concord Video and Film Council. In 2014 Concord began to offer selected films as Video on Demand, via Vimeo.