6. Control

A Very British Cult

BBC

Society & Culture, Documentary, True Crime, News

4.8 • 867 Ratings

🗓️ 4 April 2023

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

We meet Simon, who ended up deep in Lighthouse, recruiting for them, monitoring their critics and living with his mentor. But one day Simon says he realised he was actually in a cult, and he had no choice but to pack his bags and run.

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

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0:00.0	Before this BBC podcast kicks off, I'd like to tell you about some others you might enjoy.
0:05.0	My name's Will Wilkin and I Commission Music Podcast for the BBC.
0:08.0	It's a really cool job, but every day we get to tell the incredible stories behind songs, moments and movements,
0:14.7	stories of struggle and success, rises and falls, the funny, the ridiculous.
0:19.1	And the BBC's position at the heart of British music means we can tell those stories like no one else.
0:24.6	We were, are and always will be right there at the center of the narrative.
0:28.6	So whether you want an insightful take on music right now or a nostalgic deep dive into some of the most famous
0:34.9	and infamous moments in music check out the music podcasts on BBC Sounds.
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0:45.0	Am I affluent?
0:45.6	Do you mean am I rich?
0:47.7	Like financially?
0:48.4	Do you mean am I wealthy?
0:52.1	Which is different to rich.
0:57.2	Are you asking me do I have the state of affluence?
0:59.5	My answer is yes.
1:05.0	This.
1:07.0	This is so different one of the
1:14.8	It's early 2023
1:18.8	Producer Osman and I have just left a beautiful country mansion, complete with landscape
1:24.8	gardens, gated entrance and sauna.
1:28.0	It's home to poor war, the boss of Lighthouse, which claims to be a pioneering life coaching and mentoring company.
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