
Lucky Boy
by Tortoise Media
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Total monthly reach
Estimated from 29 chart positions in 29 markets.
By chart position
- 🇦🇺AU · Documentary#43100K to 300K
- 🇨🇦CA · Documentary#48100K to 300K
- 🇺🇸US · Documentary#9730K to 100K
- 🇮🇳IN · Documentary#3730K to 100K
- 🇫🇷FR · Documentary#1091K to 10K
- Per-Episode Audience
Est. listeners per new episode within ~30 days
256K to 819K🎙 Weekly cadence·6 episodes·Last published 12mo ago - Monthly Reach
Unique listeners across all episodes (30 days)
366K to 1.2M🇦🇺26%🇨🇦26%🇺🇸9%+26 more - Active Followers
Loyal subscribers who consistently listen
110K to 351K
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Recent episodes
An update on the story | Ep 5
Aug 4, 2025
Unknown duration
Lucky Boys | Ep 4
Aug 1, 2025
Unknown duration
The school | Ep 3
Aug 1, 2025
Unknown duration
The relationship | Ep 2
Aug 1, 2025
Unknown duration
Gareth | Ep 1
Aug 1, 2025
Unknown duration
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| Date | Episode | Description | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/4/25 | An update on the story | Ep 5 | When Lucky Boy launched back in March, there was an important detail that didn't make it into the podcast, for legal reasons: the team had discovered that they weren’t the only people who had been investigating the allegations made by Gareth - the Metropolitan Police had been too. Now, reporter Chloe Hadjimatheou has an update.Thank you for listening to Lucky Boy. You can listen to more of our investigations on Tortoise Investigates. 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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | |
| 8/1/25 | Lucky Boys | Ep 4 | Sally Anne Bowen doesn’t want to speak about her relationship with Gareth, but it turns out there is a way of hearing her version of events. And after months of searching, Chloe gets a message from another ‘lucky boy’. Thank you for listening to Lucky Boy.You can listen to more of our investigations on Tortoise Investigates.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 MarshallSound design: Hannah VarrallPodcast artwork: Lola WilliamsExecutive producer: Basia Cummings Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | |
| 8/1/25 | The school | Ep 3 | Chloe hears from a former teacher who seems to support what Gareth believes - that there was a cover-up. And it’s still going on today.Thank you for listening to Lucky Boy.You can listen to more of our investigations on Tortoise Investigates.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 MarshallSound design: Hannah VarrallPodcast artwork: Lola WilliamsExecutive producer: Basia Cummings Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | |
| 8/1/25 | The relationship | Ep 2 | Gareth is convinced that his memories are true and that there are plenty of witnesses who can corroborate his story, so why will no one help him? Thank you for listening to Lucky Boy. You can listen to more of our investigations on Tortoise Investigates.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 MarshallSound design: Hannah VarrallPodcast artwork: Lola WilliamsExecutive producer: Basia Cummings Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | |
| 8/1/25 | Gareth | Ep 1 | 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.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 MarshallSound design: Hannah VarrallPodcast artwork: Lola WilliamsExecutive producer: Basia Cummings Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | |
| 8/1/25 | Introducing...Lucky Boy | 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.Subscribe to TheObserver+ on Apple Podcasts for early access and ad-free content head to our website observer.co.uk Download the Tortoise app – for a listening experience curated by our journalistsIf 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 MarshallSound design: Hannah VarrallPodcast artwork: Lola WilliamsExecutive producer: Basia Cummings Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — |
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Chart history for Lucky Boy
Peaked at #7 in CL, top 10 in 1 of 33 tracked markets, currently #7 in CL.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CL | — | #7 | #7 | — |
| Ireland | — | #27 | #27 | — |
| MY | — | #27 | #27 | — |
| Denmark | — | #28 | #28 | — |
| CL | — | #30 | #30 | — |
| BE | — | #36 | #36 | — |
| India | — | #37 | #37 | — |
| Australia | — | #43 | #43 | — |
| South Africa | — | #44 | #44 | — |
| Canada | — | #48 | #48 | — |
| ID | — | #52 | #52 | — |
| New Zealand | — | #65 | #65 | — |
| IS | — | #72 | #72 | — |
| AE | — | #81 | #81 | — |
| KE | — | #83 | #83 | — |
| Finland | — | #84 | #84 | — |
| United States | — | #97 | #97 | — |
| Denmark | — | #97 | #97 | — |
| SG | — | #101 | #101 | — |
| HK | — | #106 | #106 | — |
Chart Positions
33 placements across 29 markets.
Chart Positions
33 placements across 29 markets.