Lucky Boy
Podcast

Lucky Boy

Tortoise Media

3 episodes

Gareth’s whole life has been defined by a relationship he had 35 years ago when, as a 14-year-old schoolboy, he fell in love with an attractive young teacher at his school. He spent most afternoons in her bedroom and thought he was the luckiest boy in the world. But when she walked out of his life everything started to unravel. Lucky Boy is a four-part series in which Chloe Hadjimatheou asks who gets to be a perpetrator and a victim. Gareth spent years believing he was a lucky boy. He was the 14-year-old who got the attention of the attractive young science teacher. Now, decades later, he wants the truth to come out about the damage it’s caused him. But his story is not straight forward. Thank you for listening to Lucky Boy. You can listen to more of our investigations on Tortoise Investigates. (https://open.acast.com/networks/61ba16ddafe1fc001a418e0d/shows/688b423b811827610936a2c0/lnk.to/tortoiseinvestigates) Follow the feed to be the first to hear when we release brand-new investigations. To get all our investigations early and ad-free, subscribe to Observer+ on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. If you want to get in touch with us directly about a story, or tell us more about the stories you want to hear about contact hello@tortoisemedia.com Reported and produced by: Chloe Hadjimatheou and Gary Marshall Sound design: Hannah Varrall Podcast artwork: Lola Williams Executive producer: Basia Cummings Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

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What listeners will find here

A teenage affair, decades of fallout, and a hard question about victimhood
Gareth’s life is shaped by a relationship he had at 14 with a young teacher he believed made him the luckiest boy alive. This opening episode launches a four-part series examining how that bond, and its aftermath, complicate ideas of perpetrator and victim.
A man revisits a teacher relationship he once saw as luck
Gareth examines a relationship with a young science teacher that he believed, at 14, made him a lucky boy. Decades later, he wants the truth about the harm it caused him to be heard, in a story the episode signals is anything but simple.
The Lucky Boy trial reaches its verdict
The episode centers on the jury’s verdict in the trial of Sally Anne Bowen, the teacher at the heart of Lucky Boy. After three weeks following the case, reporter Chloe Hadjimatheou calls producer Gary Marshall to share the outcome and what it means for the series.

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