Lucky Boy
The Slow Newscast
Alice Sandelson
4.6 • 894 Ratings
🗓️ 25 February 2025
⏱️ 39 minutes
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Summary
Gareth spent years believing he was a lucky boy. He was the 14-year-old who got the attention of the attractive young science teacher. Now, decades later, he wants the truth to come out about the damage it’s caused him. But his story is not straight forward.
Reported and produced by: Chloe Hadjimatheou and Gary Marshall
Sound design: Hannah Varrall
Podcast artwork: Lola Williams
Executive producer: Basia Cummings
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| 0:00.0 | Tautus |
| 0:05.5 | Hello, it's Claudia here and you're listening to the slow newscast from Tautus. |
| 0:13.7 | This week we have the first in a four-part series my colleague Chloe Hajma Theo has been working on for the past year, together with producer |
| 0:21.5 | Gary Marshall. It takes Chloe right back to her school days as a teenager growing up in London, |
| 0:28.1 | and it's a story that challenges our assumptions about the types of people who become abusers |
| 0:33.4 | and who gets to be seen as a victim. You can listen to the next episode by searching for Lucky Boy, |
| 0:40.8 | wherever you get your podcasts. |
| 0:42.8 | Over to Chloe. |
| 0:44.8 | Just a heads up before we start, |
| 0:47.0 | this episode contains strong language and references to sexual abuse. |
| 0:53.8 | Can you just talk for a sec? |
| 0:55.5 | Hello, how are you? |
| 0:56.7 | My name is Monty. |
| 0:58.8 | And I like golf. |
| 1:01.7 | I don't know why he said he's Monty. |
| 1:04.2 | This is actually Mark. |
| 1:05.7 | He's one of my oldest mates, and he doesn't like golf. |
| 1:09.5 | Again? |
| 1:09.9 | One two, one two, one two. |
| 1:11.7 | Testing, one two. |
| 1:14.5 | He's always been the funny one in our group of friends. |
| 1:17.9 | It was the same when we were kids growing up in the 80s. |
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