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Bed of Lies

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It was meant to be a miracle treatment, but it became a deadly poison. Cara McGoogan investigates the story they didn't want you to know - and one of the biggest medical disasters in history. The award-winning first series of Bed of Lies is also available to listen to on this feed: They have the perfect relationship, until one day he vanishes. Her hunt leads to other women just like her - and a web of state-spun lies. This is the untold story of one of Britain's biggest secrets. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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United Kingdom

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True Crime

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It was meant to be a miracle treatment, but it became a deadly poison. Cara McGoogan investigates the story they didn't want you to know - and one of the biggest medical disasters in history. The award-winning first series of Bed of Lies is also available to listen to on this feed: They have the perfect relationship, until one day he vanishes. Her hunt leads to other women just like her - and a web of state-spun lies. This is the untold story of one of Britain's biggest secrets. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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English


Episodes
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Introducing Cara McGoogan's New Book: Part 2

10/11/2023
Listen to this extract from the host of Bed of Lies Cara McGoogan's new book: The Poison Line (UK) and Blood Farm (US). Developed from the second series of this podcast, Bed of Lies: Blood, The Poison Line gives the full and shocking account of one of the biggest medical disasters in history – and the lengths that big pharma, the NHS and governments worldwide took to cover it up. If you're in the US you can buy Blood Farm here: https://www.amazon.com/Blood-Farm-Explosive-Corporate-Scandal-ebook/dp/B0BTDVSKCW | If you're in the UK you can buy The Poison Line from Telegraph Books: https://books.telegraph.co.uk/Product/Cara-McGoogan/The-Poison-Line--The-shocking-true-story-of-how-a-miracle/27367373 | For 30 days’ free access to The Telegraph: www.telegraph.co.uk/liespodcast | Get in touch: podcasts@telegraph.co.uk and on Twitter @cjmcgoogan | See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Duration:00:15:00

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Introducing Cara McGoogan's New Book: Part 1

9/21/2023
Listen to this extract from the host of Bed of Lies Cara McGoogan's new book: The Poison Line (UK) and Blood Farm (US). Developed from the second series of this podcast, Bed of Lies: Blood, The Poison Line gives the full and shocking account of one of the biggest medical disasters in history – and the lengths that big pharma, the NHS and governments worldwide took to cover it up. If you're in the US you can buy Blood Farm here: https://www.amazon.com/Blood-Farm-Explosive-Corporate-Scandal-ebook/dp/B0BTDVSKCW | If you're in the UK you can buy The Poison Line from Telegraph Books: https://books.telegraph.co.uk/Product/Cara-McGoogan/The-Poison-Line--The-shocking-true-story-of-how-a-miracle/27367373 | For 30 days’ free access to The Telegraph: www.telegraph.co.uk/liespodcast | Get in touch: podcasts@telegraph.co.uk and on Twitter @cjmcgoogan | See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Duration:00:27:51

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Introducing: Call Bethel

6/21/2022
Brave whistleblowers. A trail of data. A secret system for dealing with allegations of child abuse. Bed of Lies' Cara McGoogan introduces a new podcast from the Telegraph, Call Bethel. Follow the Telegraph's Investigations team on their year-long hunt into the Jehovah's Witnesses. For 30 days’ free access to The Telegraph: www.telegraph.co.uk/bethelpodcast | If you have any information that could help the investigation, you can email the team on callbethel@telegraph.co.uk | See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Duration:00:34:35

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6 - Retribution, Part 2

11/17/2021
Every month, more names are added to the list of survivors. But with every year, more names on that list succumb to their illnesses. Will the Inquiry bring them justice before it’s too late? In this final instalment of the series, they lay bare the shattering impact of this bed of lies. Read Cara’s notebook: www.telegraph.co.uk/notebook | For 30 days’ free access to The Telegraph: www.telegraph.co.uk/liespodcast | Get in touch: podcasts@telegraph.co.uk and on Twitter @cjmcgoogan | See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Duration:00:49:19

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6 - Retribution, Part 1

11/17/2021
A letter leads to a lawsuit – and a big development in our story. After years of feeling silenced, British survivors are making their voices heard. But will those accountable finally listen? Read Cara’s notebook: www.telegraph.co.uk/notebook | For 30 days’ free access to The Telegraph: www.telegraph.co.uk/liespodcast | Get in touch: podcasts@telegraph.co.uk and on Twitter @cjmcgoogan | See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Duration:00:35:08

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5 - Violation

11/9/2021
Plasma is a life saver - and a lucrative industry. One that made fortunes and cost lives. But what was really going on behind closed doors? A whistleblower reveals all. Read Cara’s notebook: www.telegraph.co.uk/notebook | For 30 days’ free access to The Telegraph: www.telegraph.co.uk/liespodcast | Get in touch: podcasts@telegraph.co.uk and on Twitter @cjmcgoogan | See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Duration:00:46:58

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4 - Fabrication

11/2/2021
If you knock on enough doors, eventually one will open. Tireless investigators trace the infected blood from the arms of people with haemophilia back to the room where it all began – in that American prison. Read Cara’s notebook: www.telegraph.co.uk/notebook | For 30 days’ free access to The Telegraph: www.telegraph.co.uk/liespodcast | Get in touch: podcasts@telegraph.co.uk and on Twitter @cjmcgoogan | See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Duration:00:45:56

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3 - Confrontation

10/26/2021
Sadness turns to anger; anger to action. The survivors fight back, but for each confrontation, there's a coverup. Read Cara’s notebook: www.telegraph.co.uk/notebook | For 30 days’ free access to The Telegraph: www.telegraph.co.uk/liespodcast | Get in touch: podcasts@telegraph.co.uk and on Twitter @cjmcgoogan | See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Duration:00:43:33

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2 - Experimentation

10/19/2021
Medicine is a game of risk, and few have seen the cost of getting it wrong as clearly as one group of boys. Whispers, a terrifying newspaper headline and then a stark message: a deadly virus is in their school. Read Cara’s notebook: www.telegraph.co.uk/bedoflies | For 30 days’ free access to The Telegraph: www.telegraph.co.uk/notebook| Get in touch: podcasts@telegraph.co.uk and on Twitter @cjmcgoogan | See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Duration:00:42:27

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1 - Infection

10/12/2021
Two young couples, two shock diagnoses. Our story begins with Clair, Bryan, Frankie and Joe - and four young lives turned upside down. Read Cara’s notebook: www.telegraph.co.uk/notebook | For 30 days’ free access to The Telegraph: www.telegraph.co.uk/liespodcast | Get in touch: podcasts@telegraph.co.uk and on Twitter @cjmcgoogan | See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Duration:00:40:30

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Introducing Bed of Lies: Blood

10/7/2021
It begins in a maximum security prison in Louisiana – and it ends in thousands of deaths. This is the story of people poisoned, families torn apart by grief and a mass cover up. Cara McGoogan investigates one of the biggest medical disasters in history. The second series of the award-winning podcast, Bed of Lies, launches Tuesday 12th October. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Duration:00:01:16

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7 - Inquiry, Part 2

12/22/2020
The spycops' relationships were built on a bed of lies – including their marriages. In this final episode of the series, we hear about the shattering impact of the undercover policing scandal. And the truth catches up with the men. Read Cara’s notebook: www.telegraph.co.uk/bedoflies | For 30 days’ free access to The Telegraph: www.telegraph.co.uk/liespodcast | Get in touch: podcasts@telegraph.co.uk and on Twitter @cjmcgoogan | See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Duration:00:40:13

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7 - Inquiry, Part 1

12/22/2020
Police spies have infiltrated homes – and hearts. Now, they face a public inquiry. But why did they dupe women into relationships in the first place? Who sanctioned it? And will all the women and children involved finally receive an apology? Read Cara’s notebook: www.telegraph.co.uk/bedoflies | For 30 days’ free access to The Telegraph: www.telegraph.co.uk/liespodcast | Get in touch: podcasts@telegraph.co.uk and on Twitter @cjmcgoogan | See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Duration:00:26:06

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6 - Fightback

12/15/2020
Each woman has a fragment of the truth. When they put the pieces together, the true scale of the deception starts to emerge. But as they edge closer to the full story, there's an obstacle in the way: the police. Read Cara’s notebook: www.telegraph.co.uk/bedoflies | For 30 days’ free access to The Telegraph: www.telegraph.co.uk/liespodcast | Get in touch: podcasts@telegraph.co.uk and on Twitter @cjmcgoogan | See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Duration:00:41:10

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5 - Tradecraft

12/8/2020
It’s a thin line between spying and meddling. And it’s one that's only faintly drawn in the manual once given to new undercover police officers - written by a familiar name. Read Cara’s notebook: www.telegraph.co.uk/bedoflies | For 30 days’ free access to The Telegraph: www.telegraph.co.uk/liespodcast | Get in touch: podcasts@telegraph.co.uk and on Twitter @cjmcgoogan | See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Duration:00:42:03

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4 - Uncovered

12/1/2020
The mask slips, the relationships unravel, and as lies are uncovered, so too are the men behind them. Plus, for the very first time, our stories collide. Read Cara’s notebook: www.telegraph.co.uk/bedoflies | For 30 days’ free access to The Telegraph: www.telegraph.co.uk/liespodcast | Get in touch: podcasts@telegraph.co.uk and on Twitter @cjmcgoogan | See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Duration:00:36:37

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3 - Breakdown

11/24/2020
One by one, the men vanish. As the search begins, the girlfriends start to question what they’re really looking for - and who they’re actually in love with. Read Cara’s notebook: www.telegraph.co.uk/bedoflies | For 30 days’ free access to The Telegraph: www.telegraph.co.uk/liespodcast | Get in touch: podcasts@telegraph.co.uk and on Twitter @cjmcgoogan | See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Duration:00:33:14

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2 - Secrecy

11/17/2020
The perfect relationships are free of secrets. But these aren’t the perfect relationships. As the years go by, things begin to unravel - starting with the men themselves. Read Cara’s notebook: www.telegraph.co.uk/bedoflies | For 30 days’ free access to The Telegraph: www.telegraph.co.uk/liespodcast | Get in touch: podcasts@telegraph.co.uk and on Twitter @cjmcgoogan | See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Duration:00:28:14

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1 - Infatuation

11/9/2020
It’s one of Britain’s biggest secrets, and it begins with a love story. Young activists united in their fight for justice. But then, cracks start to form. What’s real, what isn’t and where do the lies begin? Read Cara’s notebook: www.telegraph.co.uk/bedoflies | For 30 days’ free access to The Telegraph: www.telegraph.co.uk/liespodcast | Get in touch: podcasts@telegraph.co.uk and on Twitter @cjmcgoogan | See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Duration:00:32:24

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Introducing Bed of Lies: Love

10/29/2020
They thought they had found their soulmates – but they were all in love with a lie. Cara McGoogan tells the story of one of Britain's biggest secrets, with the women who unearthed the truth. Stolen identity, spies and heartbreak – sometimes, reality is stranger than fiction. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Duration:00:01:30