11 episodes
Girl Taken BBC Radio 4
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4.6 • 263 Ratings
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Across the world people were presented with what appeared to be a heart-breaking but straightforward story of a father and his motherless daughter struggling to get to Britain. But behind those headlines lay a far more sinister truth. BBC Journalist Sue Mitchell and former soldier Rob Lawrie discover that the little girl appears to have simply vanished. Can they find her in time?
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10. An End in Sight
BBC journalist Sue Mitchell and ex-soldier-turned- good-Samaritan Rob Lawrie thought they were involved in the heart-breaking, but straightforward story of an Afghan father and his motherless daughter as they struggled to get to Britain. The following four years saw Sue and Rob fall into a web of lies and life changing, mind changing events. Girl Taken is a 10 part hunt - across closed borders and broken promises - for the truth and to find a little girl, taken.
Producer: Sue Mitchell
Studio Production and Sound Design: Richard Hannaford -
9. A Time for Answers
BBC journalist Sue Mitchell and ex-soldier-turned- good-Samaritan Rob Lawrie thought they were involved in the heart-breaking, but straightforward story of an Afghan father and his motherless daughter as they struggled to get to Britain. The following four years saw Sue and Rob fall into a web of lies and life changing, mind changing events. Girl Taken is a 10 part hunt - across closed borders and broken promises - for the truth and to find a little girl, taken.
Producer: Sue Mitchell
Studio Production and Sound Design: Richard Hannaford -
8. On the Trail
BBC journalist Sue Mitchell and ex-soldier-turned- good-Samaritan Rob Lawrie thought they were involved in the heart-breaking, but straightforward story of an Afghan father and his motherless daughter as they struggled to get to Britain. The following four years saw Sue and Rob fall into a web of lies and life changing, mind changing events. Girl Taken is a 10 part hunt - across closed borders and broken promises - for the truth and to find a little girl, taken
Producer: Sue Mitchell
Studio Production and Sound Design: Richard Hannaford -
7. A Secret Plan
BBC journalist Sue Mitchell and ex-soldier-turned- good-Samaritan Rob Lawrie thought they were involved in the heart-breaking, but straightforward story of an Afghan father and his motherless daughter as they struggled to get to Britain. The following four years saw Sue and Rob fall into a web of lies and life changing, mind changing events. Girl Taken is a 10 part hunt - across closed borders and broken promises - for the truth and to find a little girl, taken
Producer: Sue Mitchell
Studio Production and Sound Design: Richard Hannaford -
6. A Trap Is Set
BBC journalist Sue Mitchell and ex-soldier-turned- good-Samaritan Rob Lawrie thought they were involved in the heart-breaking, but straightforward story of an Afghan father and his motherless daughter as they struggled to get to Britain. The following four years saw Sue and Rob fall into a web of lies and life changing, mind changing events. Girl Taken is a 10 part hunt - across closed borders and broken promises - for the truth and to find a little girl, taken.
Producer: Sue Mitchell
Studio Production and Sound Design: Richard Hannaford -
5. Dangerous Journeys
BBC journalist Sue Mitchell and ex-soldier-turned- good-Samaritan Rob Lawrie thought they were involved in the heart-breaking, but straight forward story of an Afghan father and his motherless daughter as they struggled to get to Britain. The following four years saw Sue and Rob fall into a web of lies and life changing, mind changing events. Girl Taken is a 10 part hunt - across closed borders and broken promises - for the truth and to find a little girl, taken.
Producer: Sue Mitchell
Studio Production and Sound Design: Richard Hannaford
Customer Reviews
Fascinating heart breaking challenging
What a story of all that is wonderful in humanity and the darker side. Also an insight into what motivates migrants from two very different perspectives. I would love to hear an up date on this. Where are the families now and what relationships have sustained
Fantastic, totally gripping story
This is the first Podcast that I’ve just had to listen to one episode after enough. Totally gripping and desperate to know how the story ended. Wonderful
Interesting but strangely done
I listened to the whole podcast in only a few days, it was interesting to hear the complexities of Goalie’s story and the search for her daughter in what is a truly awful situation.
There were a few episodes though, especially towards the end when they were following Rezza that made me cringe. Rob laughs and jokes and it felt insensitive, he’s so self righteous and acts like the most selfless person but hearing him laugh made me realise he did all of this for the thrill of his life becoming like a film.
I also agree with other comments that Sue’s questioning of Rezza at the end doesn’t take into context what he’s also been through. People aren’t perfect especially if they have had less than privileged lives.