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Why are Ukip doing so well in the south east and how can other parties win back the electorate? The story of how Roper the Doper fooled the cream of the racing world.

Louise Stewart examines the reasons why UKIP has done so well in the south east and asks what the other parties have to do if they're to halt the purple revolution. Natalie Graham on Roper the Doper and his fake French mistress who nobbled racing's nobility in the 1960s. And Tom Darby with the inside story of the conviction of the murderer of Claire Tiltman, as we ask what led a man like him to commit such a brutal attack.

29 minutes

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Mon 12 Jan 2015 19:30

Why is UKIP so popular in South East England?

Why is UKIP so popular in South East England?

It is now jusst weeks until the general election and campaigning is already under way.

The polls are so close it looks unlikely that either the Conservatives or Labour will win an outright majority.

The South East MEP and UKIP leader Nigel Farage says his party could hold the balance of power in May.

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Presenter Natalie Graham
Reporter Louise Stewart
Reporter Tom Darby
Series Editor Linda Bell

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