The Trojan Horse Affair

Rebecca Laks

A strange letter appears on a city councillor’s desk in Birmingham, England, laying out an elaborate plot by Islamic extremists to infiltrate the city’s schools. Read more

Society & Culture News Documentary Investigative

Episodes

Part 8: An Appointment in Perth

02/03/2022 00:47:30Part 7: The Detail of the Deputies

02/03/2022 00:50:26Part 6: Cucumbers and Cooker Bombs

02/03/2022 01:04:55Part 5: A Study in Scarlett

02/03/2022 01:00:08Part 4: The Meeting and the Mole

02/03/2022 00:45:25 Show all episodes

Our take on The Trojan Horse Affair podcast

The Trojan Horse Affair is a society-based podcast covering the disturbing situation in Birmingham. Brian Reed and Hamza Syed investigate and go on air about a leaked scare letter that caused panic in the schools and the city. The government officials and senior stakeholders held heated meetings and discussions around this topic. But unfortunately, the countless meetings did not solve the main issue. When committed journalists asked who wrote the so-called Trojan letter, they were not well received. Brian Reed and Hamza Syed uncover the whole story in this unique show produced by The New York Times.