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Alex Wheatle, the Bard of Brixton

Jan 19, 202627:33Society & Culture

After a childhood in care in Surrey, Alex Wheatle was moved to a hostel in Brixton aged fourteen. Later he was involved in the riots and given a prison sentence, events which were covered in one of the Small Axe antholog...

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Alex Wheatle, the Bard of Brixton is an episode from Great Lives by BBC. After a childhood in care in Surrey, Alex Wheatle was moved to a hostel in Brixton aged fourteen. Later he was involved in the riots and given a prison sentence, event...

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Published Jan 19, 2026, 27:33 long, audio available.

Alex Wheatle, the Bard of Brixton

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