Gareth | Lucky Boy Ep 1

About this episode

Gareth reflects on the long-term effects of his relationship with a teacher when he was a teenager.

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. To listen to all five episodes of Lucky Boy, subscribe to The Observer where you can access all Tortoise Investigates series. It’s easy to subscribe: sign up on Apple or Spotify or directly at observer.co.uk/subscribe/audio , where you can use the code AUDIO50 for 50% off. 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 for more information.

People in this episode

Guest: Gareth

Topics covered

• abuse
• truth
• personal story
• education
• mental health

Keywords

• Gareth
• teacher
• abuse
• mental health
• Tortoise Media

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Tortoise Media, Observer+, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Acast

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