Bed of Lies

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They have the perfect relationship, until one day he vanishes. Her hunt leads to other women just like her - and a web of state-spun lies. Cara McGoogan investigates one of Britain's biggest secrets.

The Telegraph


    • Jun 20, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 34m AVG DURATION
    • 18 EPISODES
    • 1 SEASONS


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    1 - Introducing: Call Bethel

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2022 34:45


    Brave whistleblowers. A trail of data. A secret system for dealing with allegations of child abuse.Bed of Lies' Cara McGoogan introduces a new podcast from the Telegraph, Call Bethel. Follow the Telegraph's Investigations team on their year-long hunt into the Jehovah's Witnesses.For 30 days' free access to The Telegraph: www.telegraph.co.uk/bethelpodcast |If you have any information that could help the investigation, you can email the team on callbethel@telegraph.co.uk |See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    6 - Retribution, Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2021 49:12


    Every month, more names are added to the list of survivors. But with every year, more names on that list succumb to their illnesses. Will the Inquiry bring them justice before it's too late? In this final instalment of the series, they lay bare the shattering impact of this bed of lies.Read Cara's notebook: www.telegraph.co.uk/notebook |For 30 days' free access to The Telegraph: www.telegraph.co.uk/liespodcast |Get in touch: podcasts@telegraph.co.uk and on Twitter @cjmcgoogan |See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    6 - Retribution, Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2021 34:57


    A letter leads to a lawsuit – and a big development in our story. After years of feeling silenced, British survivors are making their voices heard. But will those accountable finally listen?Read Cara's notebook: www.telegraph.co.uk/notebook |For 30 days' free access to The Telegraph: www.telegraph.co.uk/liespodcast |Get in touch: podcasts@telegraph.co.uk and on Twitter @cjmcgoogan |See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    5 - Violation

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2021 46:51


    Plasma is a life saver - and a lucrative industry. One that made fortunes and cost lives. But what was really going on behind closed doors? A whistleblower reveals all.Read Cara's notebook: www.telegraph.co.uk/notebook |For 30 days' free access to The Telegraph: www.telegraph.co.uk/liespodcast |Get in touch: podcasts@telegraph.co.uk and on Twitter @cjmcgoogan |See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    4 - Fabrication

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2021 45:57


    If you knock on enough doors, eventually one will open. Tireless investigators trace the infected blood from the arms of people with haemophilia back to the room where it all began – in that American prison.Read Cara's notebook: www.telegraph.co.uk/notebook |For 30 days' free access to The Telegraph: www.telegraph.co.uk/liespodcast |Get in touch: podcasts@telegraph.co.uk and on Twitter @cjmcgoogan |See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    3 - Confrontation

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2021 43:33


    Sadness turns to anger; anger to action. The survivors fight back, but for each confrontation, there's a coverup.Read Cara's notebook: www.telegraph.co.uk/bedoflies |For 30 days' free access to The Telegraph: www.telegraph.co.uk/liespodcast |Get in touch: podcasts@telegraph.co.uk and on Twitter @cjmcgoogan |See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    2 - Experimentation

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2021 42:27


    Medicine is a game of risk, and few have seen the cost of getting it wrong as clearly as one group of boys. Whispers, a terrifying newspaper headline and then a stark message: a deadly virus is in their school. Read Cara's notebook: www.telegraph.co.uk/bedoflies |For 30 days' free access to The Telegraph: www.telegraph.co.uk/liespodcast |Get in touch: podcasts@telegraph.co.uk and on Twitter @cjmcgoogan |See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    1 - Infection

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2021 40:28


    Two young couples, two shock diagnoses. Our story begins with Clair, Bryan, Frankie and Joe - and four young lives turned upside down.Read Cara's notebook: www.telegraph.co.uk/bedoflies |For 30 days' free access to The Telegraph: www.telegraph.co.uk/liespodcast |Get in touch: podcasts@telegraph.co.uk and on Twitter @cjmcgoogan |See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    Introducing Bed of Lies: Blood

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2021 1:21


    It begins in a maximum security prison in Louisiana – and it ends in thousands of deaths. This is the story of people poisoned, families torn apart by grief and a mass cover up. Cara McGoogan investigates one of the biggest medical disasters in history.The second series of the award-winning podcast, Bed of Lies, launches Tuesday 12th October.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    7 - Inquiry, Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2020 40:14


    The spycops' relationships were built on a bed of lies – including their marriages. In this final episode of the series, we hear about the shattering impact of the undercover policing scandal. And the truth catches up with the men. Read Cara’s notebook: www.telegraph.co.uk/bedoflies |For 30 days’ free access to The Telegraph: www.telegraph.co.uk/liespodcast |Get in touch: podcasts@telegraph.co.uk and on Twitter @cjmcgoogan |

    7 - Inquiry, Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2020 26:06


    Police spies have infiltrated homes – and hearts. Now, they face a public inquiry. But why did they dupe women into relationships in the first place? Who sanctioned it? And will all the women and children involved finally receive an apology?Read Cara’s notebook: www.telegraph.co.uk/bedoflies |For 30 days’ free access to The Telegraph: www.telegraph.co.uk/liespodcast |Get in touch: podcasts@telegraph.co.uk and on Twitter @cjmcgoogan |

    6 - Fightback

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2020 41:11


    Each woman has a fragment of the truth. When they put the pieces together, the true scale of the deception starts to emerge. But as they edge closer to the full story, there's an obstacle in the way: the police.Read Cara’s notebook: www.telegraph.co.uk/bedoflies |For 30 days’ free access to The Telegraph: www.telegraph.co.uk/liespodcast |Get in touch: podcasts@telegraph.co.uk and on Twitter @cjmcgoogan |

    5 - Tradecraft

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2020 42:03


    It’s a thin line between spying and meddling. And it’s one that's only faintly drawn in the manual once given to new undercover police officers - written by a familiar name.Read Cara’s notebook: www.telegraph.co.uk/bedoflies |For 30 days’ free access to The Telegraph: www.telegraph.co.uk/liespodcast |Get in touch: podcasts@telegraph.co.uk and on Twitter @cjmcgoogan |

    4 - Uncovered

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2020 36:37


    The mask slips, the relationships unravel, and as lies are uncovered, so too are the men behind them. Plus, for the very first time, our stories collide. Read Cara’s notebook: www.telegraph.co.uk/bedoflies |For 30 days’ free access to The Telegraph: www.telegraph.co.uk/liespodcast |Get in touch: podcasts@telegraph.co.uk and on Twitter @cjmcgoogan |

    3 - Breakdown

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2020 33:14


    One by one, the men vanish. As the search begins, the girlfriends start to question what they’re really looking for - and who they’re actually in love with.Read Cara’s notebook: www.telegraph.co.uk/bedoflies |For 30 days’ free access to The Telegraph: www.telegraph.co.uk/liespodcast |Get in touch: podcasts@telegraph.co.uk and on Twitter @cjmcgoogan |

    2 - Secrecy

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2020 28:15


    The perfect relationships are free of secrets. But these aren’t the perfect relationships. As the years go by, things begin to unravel - starting with the men themselves. Read Cara’s notebook: www.telegraph.co.uk/bedoflies |For 30 days’ free access to The Telegraph: www.telegraph.co.uk/liespodcast |Get in touch: podcasts@telegraph.co.uk and on Twitter @cjmcgoogan |

    1 - Infatuation

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2020 32:24


    It’s one of Britain’s biggest secrets, and it begins with a love story. Young activists united in their fight for justice. But then, cracks start to form. What’s real, what isn’t and where do the lies begin? Read Cara’s notebook: www.telegraph.co.uk/bedoflies |For 30 days’ free access to The Telegraph: www.telegraph.co.uk/liespodcast |Get in touch: podcasts@telegraph.co.uk and on Twitter @cjmcgoogan |

    Introducing Bed of Lies

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2020 1:30


    They thought they had found their soulmates – but they were all in love with a lie. Cara McGoogan tells the story of one of Britain's biggest secrets, with the women who unearthed the truth. Stolen identity, spies and heartbreak – sometimes, reality is stranger than fiction. Launching November 2020.

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