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A Very British Cult

5. Paulie

A Very British Cult

BBC

Society & Culture, Documentary, True Crime, News

4.8867 Ratings

🗓️ 4 April 2023

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

To understand Lighthouse, Catrin needs to try and understand Paul Waugh. She delves into his past to investigate his claims of incredible wealth, high profile business connections, and a difficult childhood.

What happens when a life coach takes over your life? Catrin Nye and her team expose control, intimidation and fear at a sinister life coaching company.

Reporter: Catrin Nye Written by: Jamie Bartlett and Catrin Nye Producers: Osman Iqbal, Natalie Truswell, Ed Main & Jo Adnitt Researcher: Aisha Doherty Executive Producer: Ravin Sampat Sound Mixing: James Bradshaw Original Music by: Phil Channell Commissioner: Rhian Roberts

Archive clips: Unleashing the Power Within - An Owner's Manual for the Brain (Robbins Research Institute); Zig Ziglar - Changing the Picture (Zig Ziglar Corporation); Harvey Mackay: Best-Selling Author & Entrepreneur (Eagles Talent); The Oprah Winfrey Show 1993 (Harpo Productions); The Oprah Winfrey Show 1988 (Harpo Productions); The Oprah Winfrey Show 1996 (Harpo Productions).

Transcript

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0:00.0

This is the shocking moment English football has been dreading.

0:05.0

My name is Moses Swaybu and I used to be a professional footballer.

0:08.5

But then I got in deep with organised crime and became a match fixer operating in the English League.

0:14.0

A match fixing investigator has highlighted two matches he says appear to have

0:19.0

suspicious betting patterns.

0:21.0

How honesty are you going to be with me?

0:22.3

This is 100%.

0:23.0

Join me. Sports Strangers Crimes presents. Confessions of a Match mixer.

0:27.0

Listen on BBC Sounds.

0:31.0

BBC Sounds, music radio podcasts.

0:35.0

My stepfather, he said to me, he says,

0:39.0

Paul, you're one of those people.

0:40.0

You'd either be a multi millionaire or you will go to jail for life maybe and be hungry.

0:47.0

For more than a year I've been investigating a life coaching and mentoring

0:54.3

organization called Lighthouse International. Everyone I've spoken to who's been

0:59.5

involved with the group has told me the same thing. Everything about Lighthouse is controlled by one man.

1:06.8

It's enigmatic and brilliant founder Paul War. His apparent business acumen and sparkling career was often one of the main

1:15.4

reasons people became part of the group. They hope to learn from poorly as he's

1:20.7

known and replicate his success.

1:24.0

He's got the like of Bucket Gate, you know, in his black book.

1:30.0

Right? And even the people who've left still talk of his incredible talents, the force of his personality.

1:39.0

Paul Walker just present like amazingly.

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