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The Great Replacement

Seriously...

BBC

Documentary, Society & Culture

4.1885 Ratings

🗓️ 29 September 2023

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

The Great Replacement is an idea fueling far-right recruitment around the world - the idea that white communities and culture are being purposely replaced by non-white migrants.

Many far-right terrorists have referenced this theory as the driving force behind their murderous actions - but where does this idea originate from, and how seriously should we be taking its proliferation here in the UK?

Terrorism expert Raffaello Pantucci explores the roots of the Great Replacement and asks if this is just a far-right conspiracy theory as some critics claim, or is there a kernel of truth reflected in the UK's changing demography?

If so, how are communities - and the government - managing this change? Immigration is often a difficult topic of public debate, with many people concerned that any questioning of immigration policy will label them as racist.

But if we can’t talk more openly, without fear of judgement, are we at risk of handing control of the immigration narrative to extremists?

Reporter: Raffaello Pantucci, Senior Fellow at the Royal United Service Institute, Senior Fellow at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies in Singapore Producer: Jim Frank Editor: Richard Fenton-Smith

Transcript

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0:00.0

This was an impregnable fortress. The only way you get out was in a wooden box.

0:05.0

The controversial maximum security prison impossible to escape from.

0:09.0

And one of the duties of a political prisoner is the escape.

0:12.0

The IRA inmates who found a way. of a political prisoner is the escape.

0:12.5

The IRA inmates who found a way.

0:14.5

I'm Carlo Gableer and I'll be navigating a path

0:19.5

through the disturbing inside story of the biggest jailbreak in British and Irish history.

0:25.0

The narrative that they want is that this is a big achievement by them.

0:28.5

Escape from the maze, listen first on BBC Sounds.

0:35.0

BBC Sounds. BBC Sounds, music radio podcasts.

0:40.0

Welcome to Seriously from BBC Radio 4. I'm Vanessa Kasule.

0:45.0

If you love unique documentaries, this is the podcast for you.

0:49.0

Each week you'll find two new episodes to discover.

0:54.0

Here's the most interesting thing you're here all week.

0:58.0

Are we gonna be replaced?

1:02.0

Or are we going to replace these politicians?

1:07.8

This is a patriotic alternative demonstration

1:10.7

in Skegness earlier this year.

1:13.1

They're one of the UK's most active far-right groups.

1:16.8

The traitors in Westminster are bringing these people in

1:21.2

because they are trying to replace white British people.

1:27.0

We are headed to being a minority.

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