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“Education, Alex... That is your key.” Alex Wheatle tells the true story of the award-winning writer who turned his life around after being jailed over the Brixton riots in 1981.
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The latest title in Steve McQueen's Small Axe series brings the viewer through the life story of British novelist Alex Wheatle.
Alex Wheatle, part of the #SmallAxe anthology by Steve McQueen, is the true story of the award-winning writer who spent his childhood in a mostly White...
Dec 6, 2020 · Series 1. The true story of award-winning writer Alex Wheatle, who spent his childhood in a mostly white institutional care home and was jailed after the Brixton uprising of 1981. Show more ...
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Nov 30, 2020 · Subscribe and 🔔 to OFFICIAL BBC Trailers 👉 https://bit.ly/2XU2vpOStream original BBC programmes FIRST on BBC iPlayer 👉 https://bbc.in/2J18jYJ The true st...
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Jun 17, 2021 · Writer Alex Wheatle and the first National Black Police Association chair Leroy Logan appeared at West Suffolk College's, external Untold Heroes forum, designed to inspire students.
Sep 26, 2022 · When British novelist Alex Wheatle started work in the writers' room for director Steve McQueen's new project Small Axe, he had no idea that his own life...