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Radio 4 Extra,17 Jan 2014,15 mins,

Contains language which some may find offensive.

Available for 30 days

September, 1958: Racial tension is rising in parts of London. Colin MacInnes' teenage narrator gets caught up along with his friends in the violence that erupts on the streets of his home patch in Notting Hill. As the fighting spreads, Suzette turns up at the Santa Lucia club, but then his brother Vernon arrives with bad news. Cult classic concluded by Joel MacCormack. Abridged and produced by Sara Davies. First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2014.

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