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Book of the Week - Not One of Us

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Chief Superintendent Ali Dizaei's controversial account of his time in the Metropolitan Police, written with Tim Phillips. Read by Paul Bhattacharjee

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Book of the Week - Not One of Us - Episode 1

Born in Iran in 1962, Dizaei arrived in the UK at the age of nine. His childhood ambition of becoming a policeman never wavered.

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Book of the Week - Not One of Us - Episode 2

In 2001, Dizaei was scheduled for a meeting with his boss. Within hours, he had gone from being described in the newspapers as a high flier to being the subject of tabloid abuse.

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Book of the Week - Not One of Us - Episode 3

Suspended from his job and hounded by the media, Dizaei spent months waiting to find out if he was going to be arrested or actually charged with anything.

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Book of the Week - Not One of Us - Episode 4

Tensions surface between Dizaei's role as legal adviser to the National Black Police Association and his job as a superintendent in Notting Hill.

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Book of the Week - Not One of Us - Episode 5

Dizaei's story concludes at the Old Bailey.

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