ONE of Britain's most respected broadcasters visited Keighley for a programme about community integration and segregation.

John Humphrys spoke to people at the Markazi Jamia Mosque in Emily Street.

Among those he interviewed were mosque imam Mohammed Ali, Oxford Taxis manager Pervez Naik, Paul Skinner of the Keighley Community through Unity group and Keighley Muslim Association community relations and education officer, Mohammed Saleem.

Mr Saleem said he understood the interviews were due to be broadcast on BBC Radio Four's Today programme some time in mid-June.

Mr Skinner said Mr Humphrys' visit was intended to follow up Keighley's inclusion in a report that branded the town as one of England and Wales's least well-integrated places.

The study, conducted by think-tank Policy Exchange, placed Keighley among the ten least-integrated towns and cities, after analysing 2011 census data.

Mr Skinner, who lives in Utley, said he was pleased to have a chance to speak to Mr Humphrys.

"I hadn't really known what to expect before I arrived at the mosque," he said. "He's a very impressive interviewer, so I'm a big fan of his.

"The message he was given in his interviews with us was that Muslims in Keighley do want to integrate and want to be on good terms with their neighbours."