The seaside town of Amble is cold, gray and rundown,

so when a wild dolphin arrives, it feels like a miracle.

Until one day, a man is accused of taking his friendship with the dolphin way too far.

A tabloid scandal leads to a court battle that grips the whole country.

I'm Becky Milligan and this is Hooked On Freddy, the tale of a bizarre accusation

that spirals out of control.

Follow Hooked On Freddy wherever you get your podcasts.

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It's a stressful time.

It's only a stressful time, everybody.

I hope everybody's geared up and they've got their own

suggestibles ready because we're going to be reading out one from each of you today.

So I hope you've all done your homework.

You're a pressure for the listeners.

And prepared as we mentioned last week that we would be doing this.

So I hope you all wrote in.

Correct. Oh no.

I've James is making fun of me because I never remember we need to record every week.

And every week it's a surprise because it's a new week to me because time is a construct.

Yes, it is.

I mean, I was not really caught.

It's also like a thing that happens.

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