A verdict | Lucky Boy update
For the last three weeks, reporter Chloe Hadjimatheou has been following the trial of Sally Anne Bowen, the teacher at the centre of Tortois...
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Gareth | Lucky Boy Ep1
Gareth spent years believing he was a lucky boy. He was the 14-year-old who got the attention of the attractive young science teacher. Now,...
Asma's Syria | We call her Emma Ep6
Eighteen months ago the Assad regime suddenly collapsed, and the first lady and her family fled to Moscow. A regime insider tells Chloe just...
Asma’s orphanages | We call her Emma Ep5
Chloe learns of allegations that Asma - the ‘mother of the nation’ - had an active role in one of the regime’s cruellest strategies: separat...
Asma’s deal | We call her Emma Ep4
Chloe travels to Damascus to meet people close to Bashar and Asma. One source tells her that Asma took a drastic decision in the early years...
Asma’s choice | We call her Emma Ep3
In 2011, the Arab Spring hits Syria and Asma has a decision to make: speak out in favour of the popular revolution or stay loyal to the regi...
Diana of Damascus | We call her Emma Ep2
When Asma arrives in Syria, there’s a palpable sense of hope. People in the country and around the world dare to believe that she is a force...
The girl from Acton | We call her Emma Ep1
Emma is a high achieving, middle class woman from West London - she’s destined for a successful career and a comfortable British life. But i...
Introducing...We call her Emma
Emma is a high achieving, middle class girl from west London. She seems destined for a successful career in banking and a comfortable Britis...
Lost | Foundling Ep 6
Jess gets some surprising visitors and Lucy receives a call from Jess’s birth father. Foundling is a 6 part original series from Tortoise In...
Betrayal | Foundling Ep 5
Jess is shocked when she makes a new discovery about her birth mother. Foundling is a 6 part original series from Tortoise Investigates and...
The fallout | Foundling Ep 4
Jess ignores a plea from her birth mother to stop searching for answers. She decides to track down her father. Foundling is a 6 part origina...
In the blood | Foundling Ep 3
Jess’s DNA results lead her to a close blood relative, who has her own extraordinary story. Foundling is a 6 part original series from Torto...
Under one roof | Foundling Ep 2
Jess does a DNA test. And she and Lucy travel to visit a house where Jess’s birth mother once lived, and try and work out how nobody noticed...
On the verge | Foundling Ep 1
Journalist Lucy Greenwell goes in search of Jess following rumours and unanswered questions about where she was born and who gave birth to h...
Introducing... Foundling
On 6th October 1987, a newborn baby is found on the verge of a remote country lane in Suffolk. Police comb the area for clues and appeal for...
The Missing Book | The Walkers Ep7
The Salt Path was the supposed bestseller debut book by Raynor Winn, selling millions worldwide. So when two more sequels came along with in...
The Letters | The Walkers Ep6
At a motorway service station, Chloe meets someone close to Raynor Winn who’s nervous about coming forward. It turns out she’s another chara...
The French Quarter | The Walkers Ep5
In the aftermath of her initial investigation, Chloe hears from a close family member of Moth’s. The story is one of deep divides…and anothe...
The Miracle | The Walkers Ep4
Moth is suffering from a rare and terminal illness: corticobasal degeneration. Life expectancy rarely extends beyond eight years. But almost...