Eind jaren tachtig zat Gareth op een jongensschool in Londen. Hij was veertien en had weinig vrienden. Toen de nieuwe scheikundeleraar interesse in hem toonde, ontaardde dat al snel in een seksuele relatie. Hoe die verhouding zijn leven heeft getekend, hoor je in Lucky Boy.
Een goeie titel, want dat is was Gareth dacht na die eerste keer: I’m a lucky boy. Die scheikundeleraar was namelijk geen vieze oude man, maar een mooie jonge vrouw. Alle jongens fantaseerden over miss Bowen. In deze uitstekende Britse podcast probeert Chloe Hadjimatheou getuigen te vinden die Gareths verhaal willen bevestigen.
Raynor Winn’s memoir The Salt Path was a bestseller and literary phenomenon with millions of people captivated by this true story of financial ruin, terminal illness, and healing through nature. Raynor Winn has since published two more books and The Salt Path has been adapted for the big screen, starring Jason Isaacs and Gillian Anderson.
At its heart it is a simple tale, of a couple embarking on a 630 mile trek in the face of stark adversity. When faced with nothing, they chose to walk.
But when reporter Chloe Hadjimatheou received a tip-off that the memoir may not be the “unflinchingly honest” account it claimed to be, suddenly things began to unravel. And the questions, about what is and isn’t true, began mounting.
How far can you bend the truth before it begins to break?
Episode 1 will be available to listen on Tuesday 13th January.
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Reporter – Chloe Hadjimatheou
Producer – Matt Russell
Music supervision and sound design – Karla Patella
Sound design – Rowan Bishop
Podcast artwork – Lola Williams
Executive producer – Jasper Corbett
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At a motorway service station, Chloe meets someone close to Raynor Winn who’s nervous about coming forward. It turns out she’s another character from The Salt Path…and she’s Raynor Winn’s niece. And she’s not turned up empty handed…
Credits:
Reporter – Chloe Hadjimatheou
Producer – Matt Russell
Artwork – Observer design with acknowledgements to Angela Harding
Music supervision and sound design – Karla Patella
Executive Producer – Jasper Corbett
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