Stories from Notting Hill

Kwame Kwei-Armah take an intimate look at the spirit and history of the Notting Hill Carnival. (5x14')

1. Origins
Kwame explores the beginnings of the Notting Hill Carnival and the difficult social conditions from which it emerged

2. Innovation
How a motorway flyover gave the Notting Hill Carnival a new direction.

3. Carnival Clash
The complex relationship between Carnival and the police.

4. Enterprise
The highs and lows of the Notting Hill Carnival as it moved into a new era of sponsorship and expansion in the 1980s.

5. Legacy
How the Notting Hill Carnival is positioning itself in a new era of tighter regulations and diverse stakeholders.

Producer Pam Fraser Solomon

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