Matthew Collins

Full Disclosure with James O'Brien

Global

Society & Culture

4.6 • 3.5K Ratings

🗓️ 19 January 2023

⏱️ 74 minutes

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Content warning: this episode contains descriptions of racial violence, racial slurs and suicidal feelings. By the time Matthew Collins was 15 years old, he was enthralled by the far-right and had joined the National Front. But after one particularly violent incident in South East London, Collins began passing on his secrets to the other side. Now an activist for the anti-fascist organisation, Hope Not Hate, he tells James his remarkable story.

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0:32.1	This is a Global Player Original Podcast.
0:48.0	Yeah. Global Player Original podcast. Hello and welcome to full disclosure, a podcast project designed to let me spend more time than I'd ever get on the radio with people that I consider to be fascinating.
0:57.0	And of course, that generally works on the premise that you will find the guest fascinating as well.
1:02.2	This week's guest, Matthew Collins, needs a bit of an introduction because despite having featured or had part of his life story told in the recent ITV drama The Walkin,
1:13.6	you're not a household name, Matthew. You are here because of an incredible journey, which has
1:20.0	taken you from a London childhood through to membership of far-right organisations, right
1:26.1	through to working pretty hard to undermine
1:29.7	and dismantle them. Yep, that's about right, isn't it? In case of that, I remember the walking,
1:34.8	I was played by Stephen Graham. That must have been all right. Yeah, had no effect on me at all. Was
1:38.9	George Clooney not available? I was great. I was a bit worried because when they were doing it,
1:45.6	Neighbours was coming to an end,
1:47.1	and the guy who played Toadie had never been out of work in his life,
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