The Disciples: 3. The compound
World of Secrets
BBC
4.7 • 765 Ratings
🗓️ 8 January 2024
⏱️ 35 minutes
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Summary
TB Joshua’s new disciples Rae and Anneka leave behind their lives in England to follow the prophet, along with other young people from around the world. Isolated and sleep deprived, life is tough for the disciples but the only thing that matters to them is following Jesus – and TB Joshua is their passage. Outside of the closed compound in Lagos, Nigeria, people are noticing that something is wrong. Hosts Charlie Northcott and Yemisi Adegoke unravel a story of miracles, faith and manipulation, carried out by one of the most powerful religious figures of the century.
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.
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, Channel 4
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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| 0:38.6 | Before we start some episodes in this series of World of Secrets contain graphic descriptions of sexual and physical violence |
| 0:46.8 | including sexual assault, rape and the language associated with it. |
| 0:56.0 | It really is enormous. It is such a huge building. |
| 0:58.0 | It's huge structure. |
| 1:00.0 | Remember where we started this series being shot at? |
| 1:04.0 | Well, this is where it happened. |
| 1:06.0 | And it just looks almost out of place in this type of area. |
| 1:10.0 | Everything around here are like one or two-story buildings or small little bustling marketplaces and then suddenly in the middle you've got this massive structure. |
| 1:20.0 | It looks like something you'd see at Disneyland or something. |
| 1:23.0 | It's like a gothic. |
| 1:24.0 | Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, that's it. |
| 1:28.0 | Like a caricature of a haunted house. |
| 1:30.0 | You can't see inside. |
| 1:32.0 | There's a lot of people standing outside the church. |
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