Secrets of the Salt Path

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The Salt Path became a global phenomenon, but the story behind the book may be even more remarkable. It’s left fans divided, those that still believe, and those feeling deceived.

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  1. 1 DAY AGO

    7. The Diagnosis

    The Salt Path begins with tragic news. Moth may only have a few years to live. Faced with such devastating news, the couple set out to walk the path. It’s a neat tale, that sets the stage for Moth’s miraculous recovery. But is it really possible for someone with corticobasal syndrome degeneration to walk 630 miles? Credits: Narrator: Aimee-Ffion Edwards Producers: Gemma Dunstan & Helen Clifton Sound Design: Nigel Lewis, Cathy Robinson & Meic Parry Executive Producer: James Robinson & Karen Voisey Original Music: Dyfan Jones Archive research: Jessica Llewellyn Research: Callum McCulloch-Nowlan Production Managers Eleri McAuliffe & Sharon Laban Sounds Commissioner - Bridget Curnow Excerpts from The Salt Path Audio Book by Raynor Winn produced by Penguin The Wild Silence Audio Book by Raynor Winn produced by Penguin Landlines Audio book Audio book by Raynor Winn produced by Penguin

    32 min

  2. 23 APR

    6. The Scandal

    It’s July 2025. The film’s only been out a matter of weeks. All of a sudden, Raynor Winn finds herself in the middle of a media storm. The Observer newspaper publishes an expose that forensically questions whether the Salt Path really is the unflinchingly honest memoir it claims to be. Will Raynor be able to weather the coming storm? Credits: Narrator: Aimee-Ffion Edwards Producers: Gemma Dunstan & Helen Clifton Sound Design: Nigel Lewis, Cathy Robinson & Meic Parry Executive Producer: James Robinson & Karen Voisey Original Music: Dyfan Jones Archive research: Jessica Llewellyn Research: Callum McCulloch-Nowlan Production Managers Eleri McAuliffe & Sharon Laban Sounds Commissioner - Bridget Curnow Excerpts from: The Wild Silence: Raynor Winn in conversation with Sophie Raworth Produced by Waterstones accessed from Youtube Rick Stein's Cornwall - made for BBC by Shine TV. Amazon Review produced by Martin Kentish

    27 min

  3. 16 APR

    5. The Movie

    Raynor and Moth are living a quiet life in the Cornish countryside when the red carpet comes calling. And the couple embrace the limelight, but their high profile starts attracting the wrong kind of attention. Has Raynor started believing her own hype? Does it provoke her fall from grace? Credits: Narrator: Aimee-Ffion Edwards Producers: Gemma Dunstan & Helen Clifton Sound Design: Nigel Lewis, Cathy Robinson & Meic Parry Executive Producer: James Robinson & Karen Voisey Original Music: Dyfan Jones Archive research: Jessica Llewellyn Research: Callum McCulloch-Nowlan Production Managers Eleri McAuliffe & Sharon Laban Sounds Commissioner - Bridget Curnow Excerpts: ITV's This Morning, featuring Gillian Anderson and Raynor Winn produced by ITV Studios Daytime The Wild Silence audio book, by Raynor Winn - produced by Penguin Rick Stein’s Cornwall – made for BBC by Shine TV. The Salt Path Film Trailer - Number 9 Productions Tom Barrie Simmons Blog - produced by Tom Barrie Interview with Gillian Anderson and and Jason Issacs produced by Hey U guys/HEYUGUYS LIMITED

    24 min

  4. 9 APR

    4. No Going Back

    As Sally and Tim end their walk in a quiet Cornish fishing village, The Salt Path is born. The book becomes a global phenomenon. It is picked up by thousands of book clubs. And inspires an army of fans. But the Winn’s new found fame is growing. Can the past stay buried, or are the couple already raising suspicions? Credits: Narrator: Aimee-Ffion Edwards Producers: Gemma Dunstan & Helen Clifton Sound Design: Nigel Lewis, Cathy Robinson & Meic Parry Executive Producer: James Robinson & Karen Voisey Original Music: Dyfan Jones Archive research: Jessica Llewellyn Research: Callum McCulloch-Nowlan Production Managers Eleri McAuliffe & Sharon Laban Sounds Commissioner - Bridget Curnow Excerpts from: The Salt Path audio book by Raynor Winn produced by Penguin. The Wild Silence audio book by Raynor Winn produced by Penguin Rick Stein's Cornwall – made for BBC by Shine TV

    31 min

  5. 2 APR

    3. The Walk

    Sally and Tim leave north Wales behind and travel south along the Celtic coastline. They couple’s epic journey along the path sees them overcome illness and poverty, carried along by the magic of the South West coast. But what secrets are hiding in the wind, or is the walk itself part of the fiction? Credits: Narrator: Aimee-Ffion Edwards Producers: Gemma Dunstan & Helen Clifton Sound Design: Nigel Lewis, Cathy Robinson & Meic Parry Executive Producer: James Robinson & Karen Voisey Original Music: Dyfan Jones Archive research: Jessica Llewellyn Research: Callum McCulloch-Nowlan Production Managers Eleri McAuliffe & Sharon Laban Sounds Commissioner - Bridget Curnow Excerpts from The Salt Path Audio book by Raynor Winn produced by Penguin

    28 min

  6. 26 MAR

    2. Escape to the Countryside

    The Walkers fall further into debt, and they come up an intriguing plan to try and save their dream home. It involves a book, but it’s not The Salt Path. Like everything about this story the truth is bit more complicated. But will their plan pay off? And is just who is the author of this mysterious book? Credits: Narrator: Aimee-Ffion Edwards Producers: Gemma Dunstan & Helen Clifton Sound Design: Nigel Lewis, Cathy Robinson & Meic Parry Executive Producer: James Robinson & Karen Voisey Original Music: Dyfan Jones Archive research: Jessica Llewellyn Research: Callum McCulloch-Nowlan Production Managers Eleri McAuliffe & Sharon Laban Sounds Commissioner - Bridget Curnow Excerpts from: The Salt Path Audio book by Raynor Winn produced by Penguin Online video Waterstones: The Wild Silence: Raynor Winn in conversation with Sophie Raworth. How Not To Dal Dy Dir review: By 'Sam' on goodreads Escape to the Countryside: Was made by production company Boundless (a Fremantle label) for the BBC Sophie Raworth video. Produced by Waterstones: Accessed from Youtube

    31 min

  7. 19 MAR

    1. The Dreamers

    A young Sally and Tim Walker arrive in idyllic north Wales, full of dreams of the good life. But the dream turns sour. They are hit by a double whammy of financial ruin - and a terminal illness diagnosis. It’s the reality of the Salt Path’s bleak beginnings. How much of the life they claimed to live in north Wales is true - and how much is just a fairy tale? Credits: Narrator: Aimee-Ffion Edwards Producers: Gemma Dunstan & Helen Clifton Sound Design: Nigel Lewis, Cathy Robinson & Meic Parry Executive Producer: James Robinson & Karen Voisey Original Music: Dyfan Jones Archive research: Jessica Llewellyn Research: Callum McCulloch-Nowlan Production Managers Eleri McAuliffe & Sharon Laban Sounds Commissioner - Bridget Curnow Excerpts from: The Salt Path Audio book by Raynor Winn produced by Penguin

    32 min

  8. 10 MAR

    Welcome to... Secrets of the Salt Path

    A worldwide best-selling story has now become a bigger story in itself. Was this “brutally honest” memoir based on deception?

    3 min
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The Salt Path became a global phenomenon, but the story behind the book may be even more remarkable. It’s left fans divided, those that still believe, and those feeling deceived.

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