The week in audio: Brixton: Flames on the Frontline; The Lazarus Heist; Gangster
the Frontline tells the story of the events that are known locally as “the uprising”. Not riots, but a civil rights reaction to sustained racist mistreatment of black people by the police. Grime MC and TV personality Big Narstie, who grew up in Brixton, is our narrator. He doesn’t do the interviews, which I don’t like, but he does know what he’s talking about, and his immense charm and chatty, slang-peppered delivery make him a good choice as presenter. There are acted inserts, which take personal stories and make them… what? A bit tighter? More dramatic? I’m unsure. (They‘re ...
Source: theguardian.com