Notting Hill Carnival violence

Title

Notting Hill Carnival violence

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

Aug 1977

Year of production

1977

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Duration

00:05:01

Description

What went wrong in the Notting Hill Carnival as violence erupted, and things could be improved next year. Interviews with: David Helm, police officer in charge of operations there, on police tactics; John Hoskin of Kensington Trades Council on being mugged; Abdul Banali, organiser; Deborah(?) Anderson, local resident. Male reporter not identified (poss. Steve Harvey).

Contributors

David Helm; John Hoskin; Abdul Banali; Deborah(?) Anderson

Keywords

London; Crime; Police; Violence; Culture; African-Caribbean peoples; Carnivals; Notting Hill; Mugging; Celebrations

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