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Alex Wheatle on Brixton riots, battling prostate cancer and his latest book

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Raised in care, a victim of abuse and racism, author Alex Wheatle was only a teenager when he got sent to prison for taking part in the Brixton riots.

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As Black History Month begins, Jordan Jarrett Bryan hears how - behind bars - he found a passion for reading that led him to tell both his own story and those of others living on the margins in his award-winning books.

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