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A Very British Cult
A Very British Cult
BBC Radio 4

The sinister life coaching company that takes over your life. Catrin Nye investigates. In early 2019 Jeffrey Leigh-Jones from Portsmouth got a... more

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Episodes

8. The Showdown

It’s the final showdown. The BBC team finds out there’s been another investigation going on in parallel to their one.... more

05 Apr 2023 · 29 minutes
7. Us and Them

The people inside cults aren’t the only ones whose lives are transformed. There’s also the family members and friends, who... more

05 Apr 2023 · 29 minutes
6. Control

We meet Simon, who ended up deep in Lighthouse, recruiting for them, monitoring their critics and living with his mentor.... more

04 Apr 2023 · 29 minutes
5. Paulie

To understand Lighthouse, Catrin needs to try and understand Paul Waugh. She delves into his past to investigate his claims... more

04 Apr 2023 · 29 minutes
4. Getting Out

The investigation is finding out more and more strange things about Lighthouse. We hear what happens when people start to... more

04 Apr 2023 · 30 minutes
3. The Life Coach

Catrin is quite cynical about the concept of life coaching. She’s now spent months speaking with people who signed up... more

04 Apr 2023 · 29 minutes
2. The Daily Call

Jeff is being drawn deeper and deeper into a life coaching group called Lighthouse. He loves having a mentor and... more

04 Apr 2023 · 28 minutes
1. Lighthouse

In November 2021 investigative journalist Catrin Nye got a call from Dawn. She said her boyfriend Jeff was trying to... more

04 Apr 2023 · 29 minutes
Welcome to... A Very British Cult

Catrin Nye gets a mysterious call that plunges her into an unsettling world of self-help and cults. What happens when... more

29 Mar 2023 · 2 minutes
A Very British Cult
8. The Showdown
A Very British Cult