Wood Green riot

Title

Wood Green riot

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1981

Play audio

To listen to the audio files, please log in.

Duration

00:02:43

Description

Report on rioting and looting in Wood Green, North London by approximately 500 youths. Police believe the disturbances were pre-arranged while rioters say the reasons behind it were unemployment and police harassment. Speakers are Police Commander Jim Dickinson; an Asian shopkeeper and an eyewitness (both not identified). Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

Jim Dickinson

Keywords

London; Crime; Interethnic relations; Police; Violence; Adolescents; Youth unrest; Riots; Policing practice; Black peoples; Looting; Wood Green

The copyright of audio recordings in the LBC / IRN Digitisation Archive is owned by Global Radio UK Ltd.