8 episodes
Believe in Magic BBC Podcasts
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- Society & Culture
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4.6 • 252 Ratings
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Charity, celebrity, illness and control. The extraordinary story of a teenage girl and her charity Believe in Magic, which ends up challenging the very nature of sickness itself.
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Introducing Believe In Magic
Charity, celebrity, illness and control. The extraordinary story of a teenage girl and her charity Believe in Magic, which ends up challenging the very nature of sickness itself.
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Episode 1: Megan
A teenage girl with a brain tumour starts a charity for sick children. It captures the support of pop megastars, One Direction. But questions arise - is Megan really ill?
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Episode 2: Sleuths
Megan fundraises for treatment abroad. Her condition deteriorates while in hospital in America. When anonymous sleuths discover she’s not where she claims, who will believe them?
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Episode 3: Proof
The sleuths reveal their findings. Believe in Magic’s supporters defend Megan. Some terrible news breaks, that forces the sleuths to reconsider everything they’ve discovered.
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Episode 4: Doctors
The news creates shock waves. Could the sleuths have got it wrong? Jamie gains rare access to doctors’ reports, which could reveal what happened to Megan.
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Episode 5: Sisters
Revelations about Megan’s childhood provide vital clues. An expert tells Jamie about a little - understood yet disturbing medical phenomenon.
Customer Reviews
Well Done
Such a well-done podcast. Not sensationalized (which would be easy to do given the subject matter). I’ll say this: Jean is lucky her daughter didn’t pull a Gypsy Rose Blanchard. Good. Lord.
Well produced tragic story
This was fascinating and tragic and really well-done. Fwiw, I listened to the episodes as they were released for free so the one-star reviews are incorrect.
Munchausen fest
A Munchhausen syndrome, mother, and daughter, and a self appointed investigator walk into to a bar….