Breakin’ the Cycle is a new six-part podcast series Presented and Produced by Lewis Albrow.

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EPISODES WEEKLY ON BBC RADIO 4, WEDNESDAYS 9.30AM

This is the extraordinary true story of two East London gang leaders who attempt to leave behind a life of crime and reinvent themselves as filmmakers. A story about friendship, survival, and the fight to escape the life you built.

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“Film editor Lewis Albrow recounts a jaw-dropping true story that truly blurs the line between reality and fiction [....] You’ll wonder, with each new and staggering development, why this story has never been told before.”

— David McGilivray - Radio Times

Series Producer: Emma Barnaby

Producer: Louis Hollis

Assistant Editor: Georgina Savage

Sound Designer, Composer, and Mix Engineer: Axel Kacoutie

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BREAKIN’ THE CYCLE is a hackney-set gangster film with a soundtrack from the early days of grime.

An ex-con reclaims the Endz after a spell in prison but comes up against old enemies. Does his ex-girlfriend hold the key to his escape from the game? Starring SClub7’s Bradley MacKintosh, Randy & Jay Rock from Big Brovas and featuring Lethal B, this drama was written by Colin Browne while in prison and directed by him on his release in 2005.