German troops enter Amsterdam in May 1940.
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40 years of research have shown that Jews, in Amsterdam and beyond, refused to be terrorised by Nazi oppression.
A memorial to Grenfell victims in west London.
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If there were any doubts about the destruction caused by the fire on 14th June 2017, then Steve McQueen’s film reveals its true desolation.
Lovers Rock from Steve McQueen’s Small Axe series explored the music and Blues party scene of London in the 1970s.
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Centred around a Blues Party in London, the second film from the Small Axe anthology captured the excitement of setting up a party but missed things about sound system culture in the UK.
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McQueen’s choice of genre raised eyebrows in the movie establishment, but similar ideas run through all his films.