A Very British Cult Podcast
The sinister life coaching company that takes over your life. Catrin Nye investigates. As the story hots up, they fight back, and there's a surreal final showdown.
The sinister life coaching company that takes over your life. Catrin Nye investigates.
In early 2019 Jeffrey Leigh-Jones from Portsmouth got a life coach. Someone to mentor him in life and help him realise his business ambitions.
Two years later, Jeff had sold his house, his relationship was in pieces, and he had handed over tens of thousands of pounds. And he wasn't the only one. In this eighteen-month investigation for the 大象传媒, journalist Catrin Nye and her team expose control, intimidation and fear at a mysterious life coaching company taking over people's lives and ripping families apart.
As the investigation hots up, the group fights back, and there's a surreal final showdown.
Episodes to download
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8. The Showdown
Wed 5 Apr 2023
Catrin finally confronts Lighthouse's leader as the organisation ends up in court.
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7. Us and Them
Wed 5 Apr 2023
There are still people inside Lighthouse 鈥� and we meet a father left behind.
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4. Getting Out
Wed 5 Apr 2023
It鈥檚 when people start asking difficult questions, that the real trouble begins.
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1. Lighthouse
Wed 5 Apr 2023
It all starts with a call from Dawn, who says her boyfriend is in a cult.
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Welcome to... A Very British Cult
Wed 29 Mar 2023
The sinister life coaching company that takes over your life, Catrin Nye investigates.
