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Episode 5: The Hardest Day

Brixton: Flames on the Frontline by BBC

Apr 30, 202130:27Society & Culture

A birthday party ends in tragedy when 13 young people die in a house fire. People are convinced it has been caused by a racist arson attack. They feel their grief is compounded by a lack of compassion shown by the author...

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