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Small Axe (BBC iPlayer) #ReviewSweat - Geeksweat 144

Feb 03, 202146 min
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Episode description

"Small axe fall big tree" or "If you are the big tree, we are the small axe" – a proverb popularized by Bob Marley, is now a British anthology film series created & directed by Steve McQueen.


Steven and TJ discuss the distinct stories about the lives of West Indian immigrants in London from the 1960s to the 1980s.


In a Geeksweat first their Mum's are invited on to the episode too, to add context from a different generation, whilst also exploring the era and impact of Small Axe.


#AlexWheatle, #BritishHistory, #CannesFilmFestival, #Education, #LoversRock, #Mangrove, #RedWhiteAndBlue, #SmallAxe

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