Colston Four

On 7 June 2022, the statue of the slave trader Edward Colston was toppled in Bristol during a Black Lives Matter protest. Eighteen months later, four people stood trial for its fall. In this definitive inside account, Tom Lamont explores the human drama of a landmark case, and the knotty questions it raised about racism, justice, protest and history. In this podcast Chris Stone reads Tom Lamont's feature, which was first published on 2 April 2022. Audio Long Reads is a podcast from the New Statesman showcasing the best of our reported features and essays, read by the authors and voice actors. The podcast is available in all major podcast players and here on the New Statesman website. A new episode is published every Saturday. How to listen to Audio Long Reads 1. In podcast apps Audio Long Reads is available to listen on all major podcast players, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, YouTube and more. Either click the links above to open in your preferred player, or open the podcast app on your device and search for "Audio Long Reads". Follow or subscribe in your podcast app to receive new episodes as soon as they publish. 2. On the New Statesman website The podcast is also available to listen right here on the New Statesman website. Bookmark https://www.newstatesman.com/podcasts/audio-long-reads, where we will publish new episodes every Saturday morning. 3. On your smart speaker If you have an Amazon Echo, Google Home or Apple HomePod, ask it to "play the latest episode of Audio Long Reads from the New Statesman”. The command will also work on other smart devices equipped with Alexa, Google Assistant or Siri.