Alex Wheatle on Brixton riots, battling prostate cancer and his latest book
Raised in care, a victim of abuse and racism, author Alex Wheatle was only a teenager when he got sent to prison for taking part in the Brixton riots. (Subscribe: https://bit.ly/C4_News_Subscribe) ------- As Black History Month begins, Jordan Jarrett Bryan hears how - behind bars - he found a passion for reading that led him to tell both his own story and those of others living on the margins in his award-winning books. Watch more of our explainer series here - • Coronavirus Explained Get more news at our site - https://www.channel4.com/news/ Follow us: Facebook - / channel4news Twitter - / channel4news TikTok - / c4news Instagram - / channel4news
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Prostate Cancer,, Crongton Knights, and Growing Up in London | Alex Wheatle
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1981 Brixton Riots | News Footage of Violent Unrest in 1980s London | Archive Documentary (1981)
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Behind the Scenes of Alex Wheatle | Small Axe
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"They Call Us The Wrong Kind of Jew” Miriam Margolyes, Michael Rosen & Alexei Sayle DON’T HOLD BACK
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James Baldwin v. William F. Buckley (1965) | Legendary Debate
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Benjamin Zephaniah & Alex Wheatle In Conversation (FULL EVENT)
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Protagonist of His Story (ft Alex Wheatle MBE)
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1980s Brixton | South London | Stock footage | TN-82-038-013
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Malcolm X Interview (1963)
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Interview with Alex Wheatle MBE
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Who was Malcolm X?
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London Gangster Reveals The Mob Life in Britain
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Wrongly detained and tasered at the chip shop
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1970s, Brixton Street Scenes, Brixton Market | Don Letts
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Golden Retriever Meets Completely Broken Rescue for the First Time
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The story of Alex Wheatle and the Brixton uprising of 1981 | Small Axe - BBC
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Brixton Riots | 1 Year Later | Bobby on the beat | Police presence | TN-81-109-001
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Alex Wheatle pens 'Sufferah' a tender memoir about his childhood abandonment
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Writers in Conversation with Alex Wheatle
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