5 episodes
Pariah Tortoise
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- Society & Culture
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4.6 • 19 Ratings
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Harvey Proctor was a dark political star who burned brightly in the 1980s, until a tabloid sting brought him down. 25 years later he found himself facing another vicious scandal. What had he done - and what had we done - to bring him to that moment?
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Pariah - episode 1
Harvey Proctor was a Conservative MP in the 1980s, notorious for his right-wing views Until he was entrapped in a 'gay sex scandal' and his life started to unravel.
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Pariah - episode 2
It's tough to survive one huge, public scandal in a lifetime. Two is almost unheard of. But that was about to happen to Harvey Proctor.
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Pariah - episode 3
Harvey Proctor was caught up in a deadly serious police investigation, Operation Midland. How could he fight it?
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Pariah - episode 4
A life like Harvey Proctor's has lessons for all of us: what are we prepared to do to people we hate?
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Pariah teaser
Harvey Proctor was a dark political star who burned brightly in the 1980s, until a tabloid sting brought him down. 25 years later he found himself facing another vicious scandal. What had he done - and what had we done - to bring him to that moment?
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Customer Reviews
Fantastic!
Why is this podcast not more famous? This is a truly fascinating (and, to me, unknown) story that is supremely relevant today
I’ve never heard of this man (I’m American :))
But tortoise does excellent reporting and this story is no exception. It’s stunning 1) That these events happened 2) That they happened to one man 3) That they happened to a man with such vile political views. I would recommend this to anyone who is interested in political history, media scandals and any run of the mill Anglophile.