'The Trojan Horse Affair' podcast - in pictures


  • Hamza Syed and Brian Reed, hosts of the 'Serial' podcast 'The Trojan Horse Affair'. Photo: Sean Pressley
    Hamza Syed and Brian Reed, hosts of the 'Serial' podcast 'The Trojan Horse Affair'. Photo: Sean Pressley
  • Birmingham City Council House, which received an anonymous photocopied letter containing what appeared to be correspondence between Muslims outlining detailed advice and instructions on how to install new governors in city schools. Photo: Kalpesh Lathigra for The New York Times
    Birmingham City Council House, which received an anonymous photocopied letter containing what appeared to be correspondence between Muslims outlining detailed advice and instructions on how to install new governors in city schools. Photo: Kalpesh Lathigra for The New York Times
  • The residential streets off Alum Rock Road. Alum Rock is a small area which has a large South Asian population. Photo: Kalpesh Lathigra for The New York Times
    The residential streets off Alum Rock Road. Alum Rock is a small area which has a large South Asian population. Photo: Kalpesh Lathigra for The New York Times
  • Rockwood Academy, formerly known as Park View near Alum Rock Road. It was one of the schools at the centre of the Trojan Horse scandal. Photo: Kalpesh Lathigra for The New York Times
    Rockwood Academy, formerly known as Park View near Alum Rock Road. It was one of the schools at the centre of the Trojan Horse scandal. Photo: Kalpesh Lathigra for The New York Times
  • Adderley Primary School, one of the schools investigated by the Birmingham City Council and the UK Department for Education. Photo: Kalpesh Lathigra for The New York Times
    Adderley Primary School, one of the schools investigated by the Birmingham City Council and the UK Department for Education. Photo: Kalpesh Lathigra for The New York Times
  • The viaduct at Saltley Roundabout leads to Alum Rock Road in the Alum Rock area, where several schools named in the Trojan Horse letter are located. Photo: Kalpesh Lathigra for The New York Times
    The viaduct at Saltley Roundabout leads to Alum Rock Road in the Alum Rock area, where several schools named in the Trojan Horse letter are located. Photo: Kalpesh Lathigra for The New York Times
  • The canal-side close to Birmingham city centre, where 'The Trojan Horse Affair' podcasters Hamza Syed and Brian Reed debriefed after they interviewed the Birmingham City Council Members. Photo: Kalpesh Lathigra for The New York Times
    The canal-side close to Birmingham city centre, where 'The Trojan Horse Affair' podcasters Hamza Syed and Brian Reed debriefed after they interviewed the Birmingham City Council Members. Photo: Kalpesh Lathigra for The New York Times
  • 'The Trojan Horse Affair' podcast from Serial Productions looks into the 2014 controversy that erupted in the UK following alleged claims of an organised attempt to introduce an 'Islamist' ethos into several schools in Birmingham.
    'The Trojan Horse Affair' podcast from Serial Productions looks into the 2014 controversy that erupted in the UK following alleged claims of an organised attempt to introduce an 'Islamist' ethos into several schools in Birmingham.