7/7: The Inside Story – The Voices of Londonistan • Episode 2

Conflicted: 7/7 The Inside Story is now live to all our dear
listeners! Episodes 1 & 2 are available from today, with the
following episodes of this 6 part series on the terror attacks
which changed the face of modern Britain coming every week... --
Four years before 7/7, there was 9/11. The attacks on New York's
World Trade Center utterly changed the world and counter terrorism
was conducted in the modern age. It left the question: could a
similar attack happen in London/ In this second episode, host
Thomas Small invites academics to trace the origins of British
jihadism, showing how London earned its moniker, "Londonistan"
through the 1990s, with dissidents from across the Arab world
radicalising young people through events like the Rushdie affair
and the return of fighters from Afghanistan. But you’ll also hear
from the UK’s top counter terrorism officials about how the UK
counter terrorism establishment responded to this. What were the
biggest attacks they foiled before the cataclysm of 7/7? And why
did they not see an attack on the London Underground coming?
Conflicted - 7/7 The Inside Story is produced by Message Heard for
Wondery.  Hosted by Thomas Small.  This series was
written and produced by Harry Stott and Leo Danczak. 
Production Coordinator is Kirsty McLean.  Sound design and
engineering by Alan Leer, Ivan Eastley and Lizzy Andrews. Music by
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