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Brixton: Flames on the FrontlineEpisodes

  1. Episode 8: From the Ashes

    Events in Brixton spark a summer of discontent, as rioting breaks out across the country.

  2. Episode 7: Brixton Burns

    Brixton explodes in a weekend of rioting which will change the face of Britain.

  3. Episode 6: No Going Back

    '13 dead, nothing said'. Protestors demand justice for the victims of the New Cross Fire.

  4. Episode 5: The Hardest Day

    A fire kills 13 young black people and survivors feel the authorities don’t seem to care.

  5. Episode 4: Sides are Taken

    Sound systems. Reggae. Parties. Brixton’s music scene is an escape but it’s under attack.

  6. Episode 3: Feel the Heat

    Gangs of racist thugs are on the attack and they’ve got Brixton in their sights...

  7. Big Narstie curates the music that soundtracked Brixton 40 years ago

    Tracks from Bob Marley, Janet Kay, Gregory Isaacs and many more legends.

  8. Episode 2: Fuel to the Fire

    Resentment towards the police grows – and black power fights back.

  9. Episode 1: The Fuse is Lit

    Brixton is the centre of the world for a group of kids growing up – but racism intrudes.

  10. Coming soon...

    Big Narstie asks what caused violence to erupt in his home town of Brixton 40 years ago.