Handsworth on fire

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Almost a century after the Peaky Blinders terrorised Birmingham’s slums, unemployment, crime and disillusionment are still running high in the inner city. 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.