Steve McQueen documentary key events impacting on race relations

[NurseButtercup]

UPRISING

BBC 1 Will broadcast a series of 3 documentaries over a period of 3 nights starting on Tuesday 20th July 2021

Film-makers Steve McQueen and James Rogan explore three key events in 1981 and how they affected race relations in Britain.

Episode 1 Fire

Tuesday 20th July 2021

The story of the New Cross house fire of 1981, in which 13 young black British people died , and how its aftermath ignited an uprising by the black British community.

Episode 2 Blame

Wednesday 21st July 2021

The story of the aftermath of the New Cross fire and the run up to the Black People’s Day of Action , a mass demonstration organised to bring the tragedy to the attention of the nation .

Episode 3 Frontline

Thursday 22nd July 2021

How tensions between the black community and the police boiled over into some of the biggest riots in British history, from Brixton to Toxteth , while the cause of the New Cross fire remained unknown .

Follow the link to watch the trailer for Uprising

www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000y317

Steve McQueen is doing some amazing work on documenting Blwck British lives.

If you haven't seen them, I highly recommend Small Axe too: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p08vxt33/episodes/player

I've just finished watching the Small Axe series.
So incredibly thought-provoking and insightful.

I'll look up the other ones, thank you.

Thank you for this OP good to know . I will share !

Small Axe was just fantastic.

Thanks OP for the links
I'll be watching. I'm old enough to remember these events.
It will be emotional watching it all again so many years on.

I'll probably come back to share my thoughts after each episode. Hopefully some of you will join me?

I'd like that @NurseButtercup.
I've been thinking a lot about that year today.
Here am I, in 2021, in what seems like the blink of an eye.

Just watched all 3 episodes amazing film
A good insight In to why the riots happened

shocking

It’s amazing. This is history within living memory but feels so shocking. Important documentation of things I only vaguely know about and real insight and humanity - tells you so much about our history and why certain things are as they are. I just wish there was more.

Loved Small Axe too. Lovers Rock my absolute favourite although the first about the mangrove is incredible.