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Radio WM,19 Apr 2021,8 mins

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Before becoming Prime Minister, Neville Chamberlain returns to Birmingham having failed to make his fortune in the Caribbean. He sets out to clear the slums of poverty and gangs like the Peaky Blinders. This programme uses archive material with thanks to Franco London Films, Movietone, Liberty Films, Charles Parker Archive, Thames TV, Harold Baim Films, British Pathe, TV Eye, The People Mover Group, Midlands Today, Panorama, The Andrew Marr Show, BBC News, ITV. Producer: Lee Stone Originally broadcast on BBC Radio WM.

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