Ridley Road (novel)
Ridley Road is a 2014 novel by Jo Bloom, in which the 62 Group and opposition to 1960s British neo-Nazis such as Colin Jordan are a backdrop to the narrative.[1][2] Ridley Road in Dalston in London's East End was well known as a fascist meeting place in the 1960s,[3] around which battles took place.
It was adapted by Sarah Solemani as Ridley Road, a four-part drama by BBC One, which was premiered on 3 October 2021.[4][5]
References
[edit]- ^ Bloom, Jo (2014). Ridley Road. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson. ISBN 978-1-78022-824-2. OCLC 892869290.
- ^ Whiteside, Shirley (29 November 2014). "Ridley Road by Jo Bloom, book review: An ambitious, but not wholly successful debut". The Independent.
- ^ Lazarus, Ben (14 October 2020). "Jo Bloom draws on the spirit of '60s anti-facist groups for novel Ridley Road". Hackney Gazette.
- ^ "Ridley Road: Meet the cast and creators". BBC Media Centre. 28 September 2021.
- ^ Solemani, Sarah (2 October 2021). "How Britain's heinous Nazi horrors inspired my TV thriller". The Guardian.
External links
[edit]- Ridley Road on Jo Bloom's official website
- Ridley Road at Internet Archive
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