This Boy
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| Originally published | May 9, 2013 |
| Authors | Alan Johnson |
| Genres | Biography |
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| ID | 2009946 |
About This Boy
'The best memoir by a politician you will ever read' Philip Collins, The TimesSchool on the Kings Road, Chelsea in the Swinging 60s, the rock-and-roll years, the race riots; this boy has seen it all. . . .
John Travolta recalls near-death experience in the sky
... " And I thought it was over, just like This Boy, portrayed so beautifully [by actor Ben Radcliffe]...
Police seek help identifying child's body found in German river
... " Someone, somewhere knows something about This Boy, " it said...
Man jailed for raping Amber Gibson months before her murder
... He tried to get This Boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, to pressure the female into withdrawing her evidence...
Driver who killed pregnant woman in motorway crash jailed
... He added: " Our worlds have been torn apart and for what? So This Boy could try to make himself feel like a big man...
Unravelling the mystery of the unknown bairn
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Logan Mwangi: Teen murderer turned on boy's mum in police interview
... " Jay [Cole] hit him three or four times in the stomach because he wouldn t talk, he said the only way This Boy understands is pain...
Logan Mwangi: How CCTV helped police catch his murderers
... Williamson said she screamed for them to stop, but said Cole replied: " The only way This Boy understands is pain...
Rudimental: Leon Locksmith Rolle writes book of tips for teens
... It is just one of the stories he shares in his new book, About This Boy, which charts his troubled teen years, in the hope of helping others...
Rudimental: Leon Locksmith Rolle writes book of tips for teens
Rudimental: Leon Locksmith Rolle writes book of tips for teens
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To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.Leon Locksmith Rolle has played to sell out audiences at Wembley as part of The Band Rudimental.
Had life taken a different turn however, he could have been playing football there instead, having being part of Arsenal's youth team and playing semi-professionally as an adult.
It is just one of the stories he shares in his new book, About This Boy , which charts his Troubled Teen years, in The Hope of Helping Others . The Bbc followed him as he met up with one of his mentors Growing Up at his old youth club in Hackney.
Camera: Tony Dolce
Video journalist: Alex Stanger
Source of news: bbc.com
