Enter the circle of RISE 365 in Hackney where stereotypes of youth culture are routinely shattered. In the opening episode Ali enters the circle of RISE 365, a youth project based in Hackney, where stereotypes of youth culture are turned on their head. The young people of RISE have seen a lot of life, from police harassment to gang culture, but flip that negative energy to infectious positivity. Ali meets boxers, podcasters, actors, sprinters, musicians and entrepreneurs – and learns of the mysterious transformative power of Victoria sponge. He leaves feeling changed, like he’s risen himself.

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