Girl Taken

BBC Radio 4
  • 4.5 (24)
  • TRUE CRIME
Girl Taken

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?

Episodes

  1. 20/03/2020

    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

    38 min

  2. 16/03/2020

    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

    23 min

  3. 16/03/2020

    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

    30 min

  4. 16/03/2020

    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

    25 min

  5. 16/03/2020

    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

    27 min

  6. 16/03/2020

    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

    26 min

  7. 16/03/2020

    4. A Missing Girl

    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

    25 min

  8. 16/03/2020

    3. The Trial

    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

    22 min

  9. 16/03/2020

    2. The Arrest

    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

    19 min

  10. 16/03/2020

    1. The Smuggler

    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

    23 min

  11. 12/03/2020

    Introducing Girl Taken

    A hunt – across closed borders and broken promises – for the truth and to find a little girl, taken. BBC journalist Sue Mitchell and ex-soldier-turned-good-Samaritan Rob Lawrie thought they were involved in the heart-breaking, but straightforward story of a 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 podcast from BBC Radio 4.

    3 min
  • 11 Episodes

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Ratings & Reviews

4.5
out of 5
24 Ratings

About

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?

Information

  • Creator
    BBC Radio 4
  • Years Active
    2K
  • Episodes
    11
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © (C) BBC 2020
  • Show Website
    Girl Taken

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