The Angry Brigade

[JohannGE]

Can anyone suggest any resorces relating to The Angry Brigade.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Angry_Brigade

I am particurlaly interested in seeing the BBC4 documentry:- GENERATION TERROR: THE ANGRY BRIGADE last shown Tuesday 8 July 2003 11.50pm-12.50am.

A long shot to hope anyone copidied it I know.

I seem to remember that they defended themselves in court. Would any transcripts be available?

[The Ungovernable Farce]

Um, the Spunk library has a bit of info on them (http://www.spunk.org/cat-us/agb.html). As for that documentary, the Melbourne Anarchist Club showed it recently (http://mac.anarchobase.com/), so maybe you could get in touch with them and ask where you could get a copy?

Also, check wiki of course (they recommend


The Angry Brigade 1967-1984: Documents and Chronology, Bratach Dubh Anarchist Pamphlets, 1978. Available online
Anarchy in the UK: The Angry Brigade, Tom Vague, AK Press, 1997, ISBN 1-873176-98-8 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/1873176988)
Granny Made me an Anarchist (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Granny_Made_me_an_Anarchist): General Franco, The Angry Brigade and Me, Stuart Christie, Scribner, 2004
The Angry Brigade: A history of Britain's first urban guerilla group, Gordon Carr, John Barker, Stuart Christie, 1975)

And there's not much, but here's libcom's Angry Brigade collection (http://libcom.org/tags/angry-brigade).

[REDSOX]

There is a small piece on the angry brigade on Ian Bone's blog. If you scroll down you will come to a piece about Jake prescott who was arrested back in 1971 for addressing a Angry brigade communique. Also a mention of an angry brigade attack on then Home secretary's Robert carr bungalow!!. They were the equivalent of the USA Weathermen underground group. Check out http://ianbone.wordpress.com/

[rebelmouse]

I am not sure, I didn't check, but try this:
anarchistlink wordpress com/film/#Angry_Brigade

[JohannGE]

Thanks for the suggestions everyone. There is suprisingly little out there.

The few books are hard to find and expensive. However the 1975 book - The Angry Brigade: A history of Britain's first urban guerilla group, Gordon Carr, John Barker, Stuart Christie, is expected to be released in paperback next year.

The Angry Brigade were brought back to my mind after recently watching The Bader Meinhoff Complex. I havn't found much information but having missed the RevLeft Newswire post I was sorry to hear of the recent death of Jake Prescott. Sentenced to 15 years (later reduced to ten) for addressing three envelopes!

http://ianbone.wordpress.com/2009/09/03/jake-prescott-has-died-r-i-p/[/URL]

'As the only working-class member, I was not surprised to be the first in and last out of prison. When I look back on it, I was the one who was angry and the people I met were more like the Slightly Cross Brigade.'

Jake Prescott - RIP

Account by Jake of conditions in Hull Prison:-

http://www.katesharpleylibrary.net/2fqzt4 (http://www.katesharpleylibrary.net/2fqzt4)

reblemouse's link confirmed as:-

[URL]http://anarchistlink.wordpress.com/film/

[Sasha]

this amsterdam anarchist group is showing a documantairy about the angry brigade this saturday (http://agamsterdam.wordpress.com/), its made by gordon carr for the BBC in 1973, if you cant find an copy in england, send an mail to the AGA and i'm sure they would be willing to send you an copy.
they also recomend the folowing books about the group:
De angry brigade, communiqués, chronologie 1967-1972
Anarchy in the UK, The Angry Brigade van Tom Vague.
I couldn’t paint golden angels, Albert Meltzer
Granny made me an anarchist, Stuart Christie
Bending the bars, John Barker

[JohannGE]

An Introduction to The Angry Brigade by Jane Weir:-

[/URL][URL]http://libcom.org/library/introduction-angry-brigade (http://libcom.org/library/introduction-angry-brigade)