The Disciples: 1. Sin no more
World of Secrets
BBC
4.7 • 765 Ratings
🗓️ 8 January 2024
⏱️ 35 minutes
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Summary
Shots ring out at a church guarded by gunmen in Lagos, Nigeria. Behind the blacked-out windows and high walls are secrets. In a pub in Oxford, England, a woman comes to us with a story. Hosts Charlie Northcott and Yemisi Adegoke investigate the cult of TB Joshua. Please note, some episodes in this season of World of Secrets contain graphic descriptions of sexual and physical violence, including sexual assault, rape and the language associated with it. This episode also contains strong language.
If you've been affected by any of the issues in this series, please contact support organisations in your own country. For a list of organisations in the UK that can provide support for survivors of sexual abuse, go to bbc.co.uk/actionline
Archive: The Synagogue Church of All Nations, Journeyman Pictures
Presenters: Charlie Northcott and Yemisi Adegoke Series Producer: Rob Byrne Series Editor: Philip Sellars Executive Producer: Georgia Catt Commissioning Editor: Jon Manel
This podcast is made in collaboration with BBC Eye Investigations, with original investigation by Charlie Northcott and Helen Spooner.
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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 and |
| 0:34.4 | infamous moments in music check out the music podcasts on BBC Sounds. |
| 0:38.6 | Before we start some episodes in this series of World of Secrets |
| 0:42.7 | contain graphic descriptions of sexual and physical violence, |
| 0:46.4 | including sexual assault, rape, |
| 0:48.8 | and the language associated with it. |
| 0:51.0 | This episode also includes a strong language. |
| 0:54.0 | We're in Lagos, Nigeria, and everything is going wrong. |
| 1:01.0 | I know you. Who are you, please? Here. is going wrong. This argument is happening in front of a compound with 12 foot |
| 1:09.3 | high walls guarded by a group of men And one of them has a gun. |
| 1:14.0 | They want it to do first |
| 1:17.0 | so that whatever you want to do we can now. |
| 1:19.0 | They're trying to force me to hand over my camera, |
| 1:22.0 | evidence of what's been going on behind those walls. |
| 1:25.0 | If you want to remove this footage from the BBC, you'll need a lawyer and you'll need to get a court order. |
| 1:30.0 | Over a hundred people died inside this place. |
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