Motive | Sweet Bobby Ep 6
The Walkers: The real Salt Path | Tortoise Investigates
The Observer
4.6 • 5.8K Ratings
🗓️ 2 December 2021
⏱️ 45 minutes
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Summary
In the final episode of Sweet Bobby, Kirat’s case against the catfisher takes an unexpected turn. As Alexi is putting the finishing touches to the series, he gets a phone call that changes everything.
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Sound design: Karla Patella
Artwork: Jon Hill
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| 1:19.0 | journalism in print. Head to observer.com.uk forward slash print and you can find out more. So it's Thursday and I've just arrived outside the radio station. |
| 1:59.3 | I was scared as I was leaving. And I'm scared now. It's the first |
| 2:05.5 | time I'm doing the show since Sweet Bobby went live. Since the podcast came out, Kira hasn't |
| 2:14.4 | presented her regular show. But for the first time, she's on her way back to Desi Radio. |
| 2:21.3 | I don't know if people will know what I've been through |
| 2:23.7 | because I haven't put anything on my socials very much. |
| 2:26.3 | And like I've always been private on my socials. |
| 2:28.8 | And as Kira is preparing to go back on air, |
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