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Introducing...Dangerous Memories
When Sarah watched her 23 year old daughter cycle away from her in Chelsea - a well-off corner of London - she had no idea it would be the last time they’d see each other for 6 years. What would make a loving child from a life of privilege suddenly sever ties with friends and family, and vanish?
It turns out, Sarah wasn’t alone in losing a daughter. Something strange was happening to other young women, too.
And they all had one thing in common: a kind of therapist figure - a woman they were all seeing and sharing their problems, their secrets, their fears with. But it took years for the truth of what was happening behind closed doors to emerge, and the extraordinary things this woman led them to believe.
Dangerous Memories is the story of young women who wanted to be healed that became, for us, a story about the healer, and what we risk when we let someone else into our mind, and our memory.
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Reporter: Grace Hughes-Hallett
Producer: Gary Marshall
Additional reporting and production: Imogen Harper
Sound design and original composition: Tom Kinsella
Theme music: Far Gone (Don’t Leave) by Pictish Trail
Podcast artwork: Lola Williams
Executive producer: Ceri Thomas
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Dangerous Memories: Episode 1 - That amazing healer lady
A group of well-heeled young English women hear about an intriguing therapist figure, who describes herself as a ‘teacher of personal development’. One by one they start to visit her for sessions and, for some, it will lead to disastrous consequences.
This is episode 1 of 6 of Dangerous Memories. To binge-listen to all 6 episodes ad-free from today, subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
If you'd like to get in touch with us about your own experience, contact: dangerousmemories@tortoisemedia.com
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Written and reported by Grace Hughes-Hallett & Gary Marshall
Producer: Gary Marshall
Additional reporting and production: Imogen Harper
Additional editing: Claudia Williams
Sound design and original composition: Tom Kinsella
Theme music: Far Gone (Don’t Leave) by Pictish Trail
Podcast artwork: Lola Williams
Commissioning editor: Basia Cummings
Executive producer: Ceri Thomas
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Dangerous Memories: Episode 2 - The Seagull
Fipsi starts to question what really happened in the soft pink room, and how to help her friends who are still on their journeys with Anne Craig. But for one of them it’s already too late, as she makes a series of life altering decisions.
This is episode 2 of 6 of Dangerous Memories. To binge-listen to all 6 episodes ad-free from today, subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
If you'd like to get in touch with us about your own experience, contact: dangerousmemories@tortoisemedia.com
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Written and reported by Grace Hughes-Hallett & Gary Marshall
Producer: Gary Marshall
Additional reporting and production: Imogen Harper
Additional editing: Claudia Williams
Sound design and original composition: Tom Kinsella
Theme music: Far Gone (Don’t Leave) by Pictish Trail
Podcast artwork: Lola Williams
Commissioning editor: Basia Cummings
Executive producer: Ceri Thomas
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Dangerous Memories: Episode 3 - Do not say my name
After Huey cycled off into the distance, her mother had no idea what caused her to leave or why. She was in the dark about the extraordinary things Huey had come to believe about her own family. So she finds someone who can help track her down.
This is episode 3 of 6. To binge-listen to all episodes of Dangerous Memories ad-free from today, subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
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If you want to get in touch with us directly about a story, or tell us more about the stories you want to hear about contact dangerousmemories@tortoisemedia.com
Written and reported by: Grace Hughes-Hallett & Gary Marshall
Producer: Gary Marshall
Additional reporting and production: Imogen Harper
Sound design and original composition: Tom Kinsella
Theme music: Far Gone (Don’t Leave) by Pictish Trail
Podcast artwork: Lola Williams
Commissioning editor: Basia Cummings
Executive producer: Ceri Thomas
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Dangerous Memories: Episode 4 - The ‘other person'
As Huey’s dependence on Anne grows, she becomes increasingly isolated from the outside world. Until, after a series of events over the summer of 2014, the police turn up and start to investigate.
This is episode 4 of 6. To binge-listen to all 6 episodes ad-free from today, subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
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Reporter: Grace Hughes-Hallett
Producer: Gary Marshall
Additional reporting and production: Imogen Harper
Sound design and original composition: Tom Kinsella
Theme music: Far Gone (Don’t Leave) by Pictish Trail
Podcast artwork: Lola Williams
Commissioning editor: Basia Cummings
Executive producer: Ceri Thomas
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Dangerous Memories: Episode 5 - Who is Anne?
What motivated Anne in her work with the young women and did she believe what she was leading them to believe? In the search for answers, Grace turns to one of the only people who has heard Anne’s side of the story directly from her.
This is episode 5 of 6. To binge-listen to all 6 episodes ad-free from today, subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
To find out more about Tortoise:
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Reporter: Grace Hughes-Hallett
Producer: Gary Marshall
Additional reporting and production: Imogen Harper
Sound design and original composition: Tom Kinsella
Theme music: Far Gone (Don’t Leave) by Pictish Trail
Podcast artwork: Lola Williams
Commissioning editor: Basia Cummings
Executive producer: Ceri Thomas
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Dangerous Memories: Episode 6 - Lightbulbs
After years of failed attempts, an expert flies over from America to help guide the parents on how to get their children back. But getting them home is not the end of the journey, for anyone caught up in Anne’s web.
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Written and reported by: Grace Hughes-Hallett & Gary Marshall
Producer: Gary Marshall
Additional reporting and production: Imogen Harper
Sound design: Dominic Delargy & Tom Kinsella
Original compositions: Tom Kinsella
Theme music: Far Gone (Don’t Leave) by Pictish Trail
Podcast artwork: Lola Williams
Commissioning editor: Basia Cummings
Executive producer: Ceri Thomas
Customer Reviews
Not sure about the resentful reviews- Dangerous Memories is a must listen
Gripping and compelling, the team has produced another well researched and presented series. Not sure about the odd nature of the other reviews here that seem to blame some of those affected…..
Interesting
I am enjoying the storytelling, pace and the subject matter, but finding it rather hard to feel too much sympathy for upper class women with dubious nicknames who could afford therapy in their early 20s.
Dangerous Memories
Grace Hughes-Hallett has produced some of the best top class documentaries and coupled with Tortoise M this is a n1 world class listening. For me though, and that’s just me perhaps, I’m finding it a bit difficult to feel wholeheartedly sorry for these incredibly privileged women. Super posh haven’t-done-a-day-of-work-in-my-life women makes me feel a bit ‘well…mmm sorry ha!