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Politics Unpacked

Rock Against Racism

Politics Unpacked

Anna Covell

News & Politics, Politics, News

4.41.4K Ratings

🗓️ 28 April 2023

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

45 years ago, tens of thousands of people marched through London for the Rock Against Racism concert featuring some of the biggest names in music at the time. Matt speaks to organiser Roger Huddle, singer-songwriter Tom Robinson, and Billy Bragg who was in the crowd.


Plus: Columnists James Marriott and Jenni Russell discuss the resignation of BBC chairman Richard Sharp, gambling reforms targetted at young people and the return of Grange Hill.



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0:00.0

In 2004 Andrew Malkanson was jailed for life after a woman was raped in greater Manchester.

0:07.0

I couldn't find a way to demonstrate I was telling the truth.

0:10.0

But the police got the wrong man, who then fought for two decades to clear his name.

0:16.0

Today we told this court I was innocent and finally they listened.

0:21.0

17 years, a series from the Times and the Sunday Times.

0:25.0

Listen wherever you get your podcasts.

0:30.0

Hello, this is the Webbox Podcast.

0:39.0

I'm Matt Charlie bringing the best of my Times videos show.

0:41.0

Don't forget you can listen live Monday, Friday, 10 till 1.

0:44.0

On your DB Radio, on your SmartSpeaker or download the Times Radio app.

0:48.0

And if you all download it, I can stop saying that.

0:50.0

Right, coming up then on what we now call resignation Friday.

0:54.0

Last week it was Dominic Rob.

0:55.0

This week Richard Sharp from the BBC.

0:57.0

We'll discuss that with Gabriel Pockert, the reporter, the Whitehall editor of the Sunday Times

1:01.0

who abroke the original story.

1:02.0

And our big thing today, Walker Games Races, and 45 years ago this weekend.

1:06.0

Massive concert in London.

1:08.0

We'll hear from one of the organisers, we'll hear from Tom Robertson, who was on the bill

1:11.0

and Billy Bragg, who was in the crowd.

1:13.0

But first, as ever on a Friday, we'll kick off with the Colomists.

1:20.0

The Colomists with Night at the Marriott.

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