LBC special on causes of Brixton riots

Title

LBC special on causes of Brixton riots

Genre

Interview; Vox pop; Discussion; Music; Special

TX Date

18 Apr 1981

Year of production

1981

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Duration

00:23:39

Description

LBC special on the causes of the Brixton riots last weekend which are to be the subject of Lord Scarman (Leslie Scarman’s) inquiry. Barry Jordan discusses with reporter Liz Pike(?) the opinion of local residents and the part played by the police, unemployment and poor housing and race relations. Includes Liz Pike interviews with locals: a member of the black community (not identified); butcher Reg Uttings; West Indian Tony Cummings; beat officer Lyn Williams; community worker Maureen Boyle; estate agent Martin Tag; church youth leader Astel(?) Parkinson; black community leader Courtnay Laws. Concludes with reggae music. Background noise in places.

Contributors

Astel(?) Parkinson; Barry Jordan; Reg Uttings; Tony Cummings; Lyn Williams; Maureen Boyle; Martin Tag; Liz Pike(?); Courtnay Laws

Keywords

London; Social problems; Interethnic relations; Housing; Police; Violence; Unemployment; Council housing; Adolescents; Metropolitan Police; Riots; Policing practice; Black peoples; African-Caribbean peoples; Brixton; Unemployed youth; Urban areas; Multiethnic societies; Markets; Public inquiries; Whites; Institutional racism; Looting; Leslie Scarman; Lord Scarman

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