202458 minRunning

Small Town, Big Riot

Network:BBC iPlayer

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Aired on Sep 23, 2024, 5:00 AM

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Mobeen Azhar investigates how a protest outside an asylum seeker hotel in Merseyside in 2023 turned into a riot, uncovering a blueprint for a national wave of violence.

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Status: Running
Runtime: 58 min
Premiered: September 23, 2024

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Episodes (1 Season · 2 Episodes)

Episode 1

Mobeen Azhar investigates how a protest outside an asylum seeker hotel turned into a riot, uncovering a blueprint for a national wave of violence that eight months later would affect us all.

Sep 23, 2024

57 min

Episode 2

Mobeen Azhar investigates how online rumours and disinformation combined with extremist agitation led to real-world consequences for the people of Kirkby.