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Feb 2022
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Part 4: The Meeting and the Mole

Serial Productions & The New York Times
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A series of frustrating interviews with Birmingham politicians leaves Brian and Hamza wondering if crucial information about the Trojan Horse letter was kept from officials in London. Then one rainy Friday afternoon, Brian hears back from a government source who wants to meet right away.  
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