The Trojan Horse Affair - Trailer
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The Trojan Horse Affair - Trailer

B2Upper-intermediateFebruary 4, 20224 min

A mysterious letter detailing a supposed Islamist plot to take over schools shocked Britain in 2014. But who wrote it? From Serial Productions and The New York Times, “The Trojan Horse Affair,” an investigation that became bigger than we ever imagined. All eight parts are available now, wherever you get your podcasts.To get full access to this show, and to other Serial Productions and New York Times podcasts on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, subscribe at nytimes.com/podcasts. To find out about new shows from Serial Productions, and get a look behind the scenes, sign up for our newsletter at nytim...

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Hey everybody, it's Brian Reid here. And if you like Death's Town or if you're listening to it now, I want to let you know that I have a brand new show out this very moment that you might want to check out too. It's called The Trojan Horse Affair.

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It's brought to you by Serial and The New York Times. It's edited by Serial's own Sarah Koenig. And I'm really, really excited about it. It takes place in Birmingham.

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Not Birmingham, Alabama. Birmingham, England. And it's a legit British mystery tale. You see, there was this strange unsigned letter that wreaked havoc in England some years back,

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