Episode 1: The Fuse is Lit

The childhoods of a group of kids in Brixton are punctured by the threat of racism. That realisation changes their lives - and sets them on a course to the Brixton riots years later.

This podcast includes strong language, racist terms and descriptions of violence.

---------- Credits: Presenter: Big Narstie Producer: Ben Robinson Editor: Gail Champion Executive Producer: Natasha Johansson Sound Design: Wayne Parkes and Sam Turner Additional production: Jane Andrews and Annabel Deas Research: Derrick Bennett and Imogen Rhodes Digital Producers: Stuart Birch, Eleanor Layhe and John Watts Additional Archive: from The Museum of London Story Consultant: John Yorke With thanks to Paul Field Dramatisation: by Roy Williams Tony Cealy played by Sheyi Cole Produced by Lorna Newman and Simon Highfield Series Producer: Ben Robinson Series Editor: Gail Champion