A Very British Cult
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
8. The Showdown
05 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It’s the final showdown. The BBC team finds out there’s been another investigation going on in parallel to their one. It’s by the Government, wh...
7. Us and Them
05 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The people inside cults aren’t the only ones whose lives are transformed. There’s also the family members and friends, who are left behind. When ...
6. Control
04 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We meet Simon, who ended up deep in Lighthouse, recruiting for them, monitoring their critics and living with his mentor. But one day Simon says he re...
5. Paulie
04 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
To understand Lighthouse, Catrin needs to try and understand Paul Waugh. She delves into his past to investigate his claims of incredible wealth, high...
4. Getting Out
04 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The investigation is finding out more and more strange things about Lighthouse. We hear what happens when people start to question what is happening. ...
3. The Life Coach
04 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Catrin is quite cynical about the concept of life coaching. She’s now spent months speaking with people who signed up to it and ended up in a cult. ...
2. The Daily Call
04 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jeff is being drawn deeper and deeper into a life coaching group called Lighthouse. He loves having a mentor and feels great about life. Now it’s ti...
1. Lighthouse
04 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In November 2021 investigative journalist Catrin Nye got a call from Dawn. She said her boyfriend Jeff was trying to leave a cult. But this cult was a...
Welcome to... A Very British Cult
29 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Catrin Nye gets a mysterious call that plunges her into an unsettling world of self-help and cults. What happens when a life coach takes over your lif...