20 episodes
Bed of Lies The Telegraph
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- Society & Culture
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4.9 • 397 Ratings
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It was meant to be a miracle treatment, but it became a deadly poison. Cara McGoogan investigates the story they didn't want you to know - and one of the biggest medical disasters in history.
The award-winning first series of Bed of Lies is also available to listen to on this feed: They have the perfect relationship, until one day he vanishes. Her hunt leads to other women just like her - and a web of state-spun lies. This is the untold story of one of Britain's biggest secrets.
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1 - Infection
Two young couples, two shock diagnoses. Our story begins with Clair, Bryan, Frankie and Joe - and four young lives turned upside down.
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2 - Experimentation
Medicine is a game of risk, and few have seen the cost of getting it wrong as clearly as one group of boys. Whispers, a terrifying newspaper headline and then a stark message: a deadly virus is in their school.
Read Cara’s notebook: www.telegraph.co.uk/bedoflies |
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Get in touch: podcasts@telegraph.co.uk and on Twitter @cjmcgoogan |
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3 - Confrontation
Sadness turns to anger; anger to action. The survivors fight back, but for each confrontation, there's a coverup.
Read Cara’s notebook: www.telegraph.co.uk/notebook |
For 30 days’ free access to The Telegraph: www.telegraph.co.uk/liespodcast |
Get in touch: podcasts@telegraph.co.uk and on Twitter @cjmcgoogan |
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4 - Fabrication
If you knock on enough doors, eventually one will open. Tireless investigators trace the infected blood from the arms of people with haemophilia back to the room where it all began – in that American prison.
Read Cara’s notebook: www.telegraph.co.uk/notebook |
For 30 days’ free access to The Telegraph: www.telegraph.co.uk/liespodcast |
Get in touch: podcasts@telegraph.co.uk and on Twitter @cjmcgoogan |
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5 - Violation
Plasma is a life saver - and a lucrative industry. One that made fortunes and cost lives. But what was really going on behind closed doors? A whistleblower reveals all.
Read Cara’s notebook: www.telegraph.co.uk/notebook |
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Get in touch: podcasts@telegraph.co.uk and on Twitter @cjmcgoogan |
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6 - Retribution, Part 1
A letter leads to a lawsuit – and a big development in our story. After years of feeling silenced, British survivors are making their voices heard. But will those accountable finally listen?
Read Cara’s notebook: www.telegraph.co.uk/notebook |
For 30 days’ free access to The Telegraph: www.telegraph.co.uk/liespodcast |
Get in touch: podcasts@telegraph.co.uk and on Twitter @cjmcgoogan |
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Customer Reviews
Important story, polished production
Season 1: I still can’t believe this could happen in the UK in my lifetime. The last episode does a fine job of bringing us up to the present, and showing how the tables have turned.
Cara is a podcasting prodigy. I’m sure she had help from a good production team.
This is one of the all-time best podcasts I’ve heard.
Both seasons enlightened me to things I never knew
The stories in both seasons (1 and 2) were horrifying. It’s terrible what our fellow man will justify.
Season 1 was a bit hard for me to follow at first because the podcast did jump around a bit. But the story was definitely worth listening to.
Season 2 did jump around a bit as well but it was easier for me to follow. I had heard about the tainted blood but I always thought that it was a mistake and things were remedied after the information was discovered. I’m enraged to hear the real story and my heart goes out to everyone affected.
I am hoping there will be a season 3 and…!
So so sad
Great research. Wonderful podcast. First time hearing of this case.