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Devil in the Wilderness
by Saul Wordsworth
A son uncovers disturbing secrets in the diaries his journalist father left behind. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
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FINAL EPISODE: The Search For Spratt - Answers...
In this last ever episode, Saul gets his hands on extraordinary official documentation offering full details surrounding the death of Sergeant William Spratt, victim of “that moment in Iraq". *** Slowly Peeling Back, the new album by Saul Wordsworth, is available on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon...
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BONUS SIX: The Search for Spratt (part two)
With the help of an archivist (and distant relative) Saul Wordsworth closes in on Spratt, a name cited in his father's diaries - and very likely the victim of “that moment in Iraq". Saul Wordsworth's new album Hope Is Not A Strategy is available on Spotify, Apple Music and other streaming…
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BONUS FIVE: In conversation with Michael Frayn and Blake Morrison
In this extra-special bonus episode two huge literary figures, Michael Frayn and Blake Morrison - both of whom knew Christopher Wordsworth - join host Saul Wordsworth for a discussion about father-son memoirs. The Observer piece cited in this episode can be found here Images from the series -...
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BONUS FOUR: The Search for Spratt
Saul Wordsworth revisits the British Library in search of Spratt, a name cited in his father's diaries and very likely the figure central to “that moment in Iraq". Link to BBC feature Images from the series can be found here Original music by Saul Wordsworth from the series is available on…
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BONUS THREE: New material
This episode features previously unheard diary entries including an original poem by Christopher Wordsworth, plus a letter that has recently come to light. NEW RELEASE: Devil in the Wilderness: Original Podcast Soundtrack by Saul Wordsworth is available on Spotify, Amazon Music and all other...
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BONUS TWO: The Self-Inflicted Wound
Reproduced in full: Christopher Wordsworth's essay The Self-Inflicted Wound - which would propel him from isolation and hunger in the depths of bleak Snowdonia moorland, to Fleet Street. Plus discussion of future bonus episodes and the ripple effect of the series. The music video cited in the...
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BONUS ONE: Speeches at the launch
El Vino's on Fleet Street played host to an event marking the launch of the series. The speeches were captured and are replayed here. Plus reflections from Saul Wordsworth, and diary entries not featured previously. Executive producer of the series is Paul Kobrak (The Louis Theroux Podcast). The...
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6. That moment in Iraq
6 of 6. Christopher Wordsworth's son, Saul, weighs up the evidence of what happened in Iraq and reaches a conclusion. He also charts his father's final years - and considers his legacy. Executive producer of the series is Paul Kobrak (The Louis Theroux Podcast). The voice of Christopher…
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5. Deliverance
5 of 6. As Christopher Wordsworth's trickle of work turns into a stream, he prepares to make the move from Snowdonia to London, though not before one final indiscretion that still reverberates today. Meanwhile, his son Saul explores what it was like growing up with this man as his father.…
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4. Isolation
4 of 6. After five years with Susan Russell, three friends rent Christopher Wordsworth an impossibly remote, derelict cottage seven miles from civilisation. Here he remains, freezing, starving and haunted by the past - until his fortunes finally begin to shift. Executive producer of the series is...
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3. The ghost of madness
3 of 6. Christopher Wordsworth begins a relationship with beautiful American heiress Sue Russell, daughter-in-law of Nobel prize winner Bertrand Russell. But after years of high living, Sue's mental instability finally catches up with them both, and a panorama of tragedy slowly begins to unfold....
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2. Snowdonia
2 of 6. Former Fleet Street journalist Christopher Wordsworth fetches up in Snowdonia in 1953 with plans to write The Great Novel, but his arrival causes upset within the community, and his diaries reveal a man haunted by the past. Executive producer of the series is Paul Kobrak (The Louis…
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1. Troubled beginnings
1 of 6. Video trailer here. Christopher Wordsworth was a Fleet Street journalist from 1962 until his death in 1998, when he was 83. He left behind five diaries that span 1953 to 1963, a period when he was divorced, penniless, living in Snowdonia and trying to pen the great novel. Episode one…
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SERIES TRAILER: Devil in the Wilderness
Video trailer HERE * * * Christopher Wordsworth was a literary critic and sports writer on Fleet Street from 1962 until his death in 1998, when he was 83 and his son Saul Wordsworth was 25. He left behind five diaries that cover 1953 to 1963, a period when he was divorced, penniless, living in…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
A son uncovers disturbing secrets in the diaries his journalist father left behind.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
HOSTED BY
Saul Wordsworth
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A son uncovers disturbing secrets in the diaries his journalist father left behind. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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