EPISODE · Aug 5, 2026 · 32 MIN
Introducing...The Surgeon of St Helena
from Always True Crime
What happens when a controversial surgeon arrives on one of the world’s most remote islands? St Helena, a tiny British territory in the South Atlantic, is famous for Napoleon’s exile and for Jonathan the tortoise, the world’s oldest living land animal. Journalist Luke Jones, who you might remember from The Pitcairn Trials, is back investigating another shocking scandal. He travelled to St Helena to speak to Islanders who were meant to benefit from the arrival of a top orthopedic surgeon 2015. Instead, residents say he caused devastating harm and are now in a fight for justice.It's very rare that I recommend another podcast but I'm bringing this one to you today simply because I found it fascinating and I hope you will too. Here is episode one.*** I have not been paid to promote this podcast ***I release episodes of the UK True Crime podcast every Tuesday and Friday, so please do join me again on Friday for the next episode.Support me at Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/UKTrueCrimeWatch my YouTube Channelhttps://www.youtube.com/@Adam-uktruecrime/videosGet All The News First - Subscribe To My Newsletterhttps://uktruecrime.comJoin UK True Crime Facebook Grouphttps://www.facebook.com/groups/UKTrueCrime Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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