Policing the joint

Title

Policing the joint

Genre

Interview; Documentary; Music; Special

TX Date

6 Jul 1985

Year of production

1985

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Duration

00:28:51

Description

Policing the Joint, a special programme presented by Angie Bray on West London’s All Saints Road, which was in the frontline of the 1981 Notting Hill riots and where some local residents are now threatening legal action against the police for failing to deal with open drug dealing on the street and on what can be done to solve the area’s problems. Includes interviews with Labour councillor Bob Pope; Conservative MP Sir Brandon Rhys Williams; police chief Albert McKew; chairman of the Notting Hill Carnival Alex Pascall; residents including Mikie de Souza; community worker Victor Critchlow. With reggae music extracts. Compiled by Angie Bray, producer Jo Phillips, engineer Martin Cox.

Contributors

Brandon Rhys Williams; Angie Bray; Alex Pascall; Albert McKew; Bob Pope; Victor Critchlow; Mikie de Souza; Jo Phillips; Martin Cox

Keywords

London; Social problems; Interethnic relations; Police; Urban regeneration; Unemployment; Riots; Notting Hill Carnival; Illegal drugs; Policing practice; Black peoples; Disadvantaged youth; Drug policy; Carnivals; Notting Hill; All Saints Road

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