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  1. www.bbc.co.uk › iplayer › episodeSmall Axe - Series 1: Alex Wheatle - BBC iPlayer

    The true story of the Mangrove restaurant, a hub of community activism during the 1970s.

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  3. time.com › 5919375The True Story Behind Small Axe: Alex Wheatle | TIME

    • Alex Wheatle’S Early Life
    • The 1981 Brixton Uprising
    • Wheatle’S Experience in Prison and as A Successful Writer

    Wheatle is today an accomplished and award-winning author, having written more than a dozen books, including children’s and young adult novels, as well as writing and performing a play about his life titled Uprising. But parts of his childhood were deeply painful and have been difficult to revisit and process. In 2014, he spoke out about the system...

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    At the same time, Wheatle was living during a period of tense race relations in Britain; these experiences have informed his writing, particularly in his early novels Brixton Rock and East of Acre Lane. The uprising in Brixton in April 1981 resulted from a mixture of underlying tensions, including disproportionate and racist policing of young Black...

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    Wheatle was arrested after the uprising and sentenced to a four-month prison sentence for his participation. It was there that he met his cellmate, Simeon, who would become a huge influence on the young Wheatle, who was carrying bitterness and anger about what had happened to him during his childhood and adolescence. “Slowly and surely, I began to ...

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  4. www.bbc.co.uk › iplayer › episodesSmall Axe - BBC iPlayer

    The true story of writer Alex Wheatle and his spell in prison after the Brixton riots.

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  6. collider.com › small-axe-steve-mcqueenBefore 'Blitz,' Steve McQueen Made This 5-Film Series That ...

    1 day ago · While each of his films demands to be seen on the biggest screen possible, McQueen may have reached his artistic peak with the five-part anthology series Small Axe, which aired on Amazon Prime ...

  7. www.imdb.com › title › tt10551104"Small Axe" Alex Wheatle (TV Episode 2020) - IMDb

    Dec 11, 2020 · Alex Wheatle: Directed by Steve McQueen. With Khali Best, Fumilayo Brown-Olateju, Riley Burgin, Ross Cahill. The true story of writer Alex Wheatle and his spell in prison after the Brixton riots.

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    • Steve McQueen
    • 2020-12-11

  8. www.bfi.org.uk › sight-and-sound › interviewsSteve McQueen on Small Axe | Sight and Sound - BFI

    Nov 13, 2020 · Small Axe, Steve McQueen’s astonishing five-film anthology about the joys and pains of Black British life between the 1960s and 80s, is a landmark moment for British film and television.

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  10. www.radiotimes.com › tv › dramaMeet the cast of BBC One anthology series Small Axe - Radio Times

    Nov 11, 2020 · Who is Alex Wheatle? In his self-titled Small Axe episode, Wheatle is a teenager finally finding a sense of community in Brixton, after a difficult childhood growing up in care homes.

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