In 2014, an anonymous whistleblower leaked to the British press a photocopy of what appeared to be a secret communique, one that supposedly revealed an Islamist conspiracy to take over schools in the English city of Birmingham. QUAH: Except, of course, this is no fiction. UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #2: Didn't even look like a serious document, did it? It just seemed comical. UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #1: It's unsigned, undated. A letter that, many people who've seen it agree, is ridiculous. It's hurt some of the country's most vulnerable children. This letter launched four government investigations, changed our national policy and ended careers. It's about a letter that surfaced in my city and had huge consequences for Britain. I don't plan for it to be my last story as well, but given what's happened in the years I've been working on this, it probably will be. HAMZA SYED: This is my first story as a journalist. (SOUNDBITE OF PODCAST, "THE TROJAN HORSE AFFAIR")
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These are the starting points for the latest podcast from Serial Productions called "The Trojan Horse Affair," which follows an investigation that wouldn't feel out of place in a John le Carre novel. NICK QUAH, BYLINE: A letter, a national scandal and a mystery. Podcast critic Nick Quah says it's Serial's best show since "S-Town." Here's Nick.
Serial Productions recently released its latest investigative podcast series, "The Trojan Horse Affair." It's co-hosted by Brian Reed, a veteran producer of This American Life and host of the podcast "S-Town," and Hamza Syed, a doctor-turned-reporter from Birmingham, England.
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