Tottenham riots - Policeman receives bravery award
- Title
- Tottenham riots - Policeman receives bravery award
- Genre
- Interview
- TX Date
- 23 Aug 1988
- Year of production
- 1988
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- Duration
- 00:03:56
- Description
- PC Richard Coombes on receiving an award for bravery for his part in the Broadwater Farm estate riots in which he was attacked and left for dead alongside his colleague PC Keith Blakelock, who was killed. He recalls the riots and discusses how his Christian faith has helped him cope with the ordeal; he admits he considered quitting the police force and says he holds no bitterness towards those who attacked him. Interviewer is Margaret Shiels.
- Contributors
- Margaret Shiels; Richard Coombes
- Keywords
- Awards; London; Religion; Police; UK; Great Britain; Riots; Christianity; Keith Blakelock; Tottenham; Broadwater Farm estate
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LBC/IRN, "Tottenham riots - Policeman receives bravery award". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/lbc/search/index.php/segment/0008100287006 (Accessed 13 Mar 2026)