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Trouble Up North

Trouble Up North
The Bradford riots of summer have left some young men of Pakistani Muslim origin behind bars for up to seven years. Many believe their punishment to be harsh, especially as most of the men gave themselves up and have no previous convictions. This documentary meets families appealing against the length of the sentences and the civil-rights lawyer fronting their campaign, Imran Khan.
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The war on terror and the mill towns
The first of four programmes on consecutive nights in which Jeremy Bowen investigates the summer riots in Oldham, Burnley and Bradford. Tonight, how the war on terrorism has added a new dimension to cross-cultural tensions.
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Education in Oldham
Jeremy Bowen looks at arguments for and against segregated schools in Oldham. White, Asian and mixed race students, their parents and their teachers talk about the role the education system can play in trying to heal cultural rifts.
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Housing in Burnley
In the Lancashire town of Burnley, it is possible to buy a house for £3,000. This edition looks at how poverty and housing divisions fuelled the race riots over the summer.
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Crime in Bradford
The last in this series on the north's riot-stricken mill towns visits Bradford to see how police are trying to deal with the problems of crime - in particular drugs - without alienating the community.
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