''Uprising'' is a three-part documentary series made for the BBC by

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and James Rogan. The series is about the tragedy and aftermath of events in

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which it argues would go on to define race relations in the United Kingdom for a generation. In May 2022, ''Uprising'' won a television BAFTA for Factual Series.

Episodes

Broadcast

The series is broadcast in the United Kingdom across three consecutive days on BBC One at 9pm from 20 July 2021.

Reception

'' The Financial Times'' called it a "powerful oral history of a disaster whose repercussions have echoed down to Grenfell and beyond." ''Uprising'' won the 2022 television BAFTA in the Factual Series category.

References

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