Small Town, Big Riot
Small Town, Big Riot is a TV show on BBC1. 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. The program has been available since 2024. A total of 2 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in September 2024.
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Small Town, Big Riot
Mobeen Azhar investigates how online rumours and disinformation combined with extremist agitation led to real-world consequences for the people of Kirkby.
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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.