A hundred years ago last month, The Times published a series of articles proving the Protocols of the Elders of Zion, a conspiracy theory that Jews were looking to control world governments, were a forgery.

In part two, David Aaronovitch dives into The Times archive to find out what happened after the proof was made public and why the conspiracy theory never quite went away.

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Guests:

-Rose Wild, Times writer.

-Liane MacIver, Times assistant archivist.

Presenter: David Aaronovitch.

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The lie The Times nearly killed (Pt 2): Publication and reaction