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TV Preview: Defiance: Fighting the Far Right
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TV Preview: Defiance: Fighting the Far Right

  • Calendar icon Fri 22 Mar, 7:00pm
  • Map pin icon BAFTA 195 Piccadilly, Princess Anne Theatre

Following British Asian activists’ resistance to violence from the National Front in the 1970s and 1980s.

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Defiance: Fighting the Far Right investigates seminal events ranging from the Southall protests, the death of Blair Peach, the Battle for Brick Lane and the extraordinary story of the Bradford 12 - events which were often overlooked by the press, police and government. Containing new archive and testimony from those at the frontline against National Front violence, this series shows what happened when the British Asian community decided to fight back.

Defiance: Fighting the Far Right is produced by Rogan Productions, Left Handed Films and GroupM Motion Entertainment for Channel 4. Series produced by Anoop Pandhal, series directed by Satiyesh Manoharajah and directed by Rajesh Thind.

Followed by a Q&A with:

James Rogan, Executive Producer
Satiyesh Manoharajah, Series Director
Anoop Pandhal, Series Producer
Suresh Grover, Contributor

Concessions:

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Pricing

  • Standard - Public Concessions
    £8.00
  • Standard - Public Full
    £10.00
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Accessibility

BAFTA is an arts charity that is open and welcoming to everyone. This means we want every visit to BAFTA 195 Piccadilly to be as enjoyable and comfortable as possible and our events accessible to all.

Our venue is wheelchair accessible and both live captioning and BSL are available on request for all events. Visit our venue accessibility page for more detailed access information here.

Accompanying assistants, carers and companions can attend free of charge alongside any ticket purchase. Please email events@bafta.org ahead of booking to book this complimentary ticket.

How to Request Access Adjustments

If you would like to book a wheelchair space, or request live-captioning, BSL translation or any other access adjustment, please email events@bafta.org or call our dedicated reception team on 020 7734 0022 at the point of booking your ticket(s). We will endeavour to support all access requests made to us.

Getting to the Venue

By tube

Green Park is the nearest accessible step-free station and is served by the Jubilee, Piccadilly and Victoria lines. 0.3 miles to 195 Piccadilly entrance. The accessible entrance is from the park at the rear of the station.

Piccadilly Circus Station is served by the Piccadilly and Bakerloo Line Services. Leicester Square Station is served by the Piccadilly and Northern Line Services. Both stations are accessed by steps only.

By train

London Charing Cross has step-free access to all platforms. 0.7 miles to 195 Piccadilly entrance. Staff are available to assist with ramps between the platform and the train.

By bus

There are bus stops located on Regent Street/St James's Street, Piccadilly, Regent Street, Shaftesbury Avenue, Coventry Street and Haymarket. All London buses have ramp access and dedicated spaces for wheelchair users.

Nearest car park

The Cavendish London Public Car Park – 0.1 miles to 195 Piccadilly entrance.

JustPark Car Park – 0.5 miles to 195 Piccadilly entrance.

Nearest Blue Badge Parking

  • Jermyn Street: near Crockett & Jones, 1 space (0.05miles)
  • Sackville Street: near corner of Piccadilly, 2 spaces (0.06miles)
  • Saint James's Square: on street, 2 spaces (0.08miles)
  • Jermyn Street: near Tesco, 1 space (0.09miles)

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