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Title:Brixton Tapes, The
Director 1:..., ... ...
Country:UK
Year:1984
length:35 mins
Colour/b-w:colour
Genre:documentary
Screenwriter:
Cinematographer:
Editor:
Producer:
Production company:Television History Workshop/Television History Centre
Cast:
Location:TABB
TABB No.:38
Synopsis:Brixton, South London, 10. and 11. April 1981: The riots which occurred between the borough's white and black working-class population and the police were covered extensively by the mainstream media. This film produced by the Television History Workshop takes a community-based look at the events and criticises mainstream media misrepresentations.
Keyword 1:Brixton
Keyword 2:riot
Keyword 3:police
Keyword 4:violence
Keyword 5:black
Keyword 6:white
Keyword 7:youth
Keyword 8:black people in the media
Keyword 9:representation
Keyword 10:London
Text Reference 1:Television History Workshop Project No 1: The Brixton Tapes

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