The Brixton Riots - a podcast by BBC World Service

In April 1981 the streets of Brixton, south London, erupted into violence. The fighting took part between young members of the black community and the Metropolitan police.

A former rioter, Sheldon Thomas, and a former policeman, Brian Paddick, tell their side of the story.

This programme was first broadcast last year.

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