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Secrets of the Salt Path

Secrets of the Salt Path

By: BBC Radio Wales
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The Salt Path became a global phenomenon, but the story behind the book may be even more remarkable. It’s left fans divided, those that still believe, and those feeling deceived.

(C) BBC 2026
Episodes
  • 7. The Diagnosis
    Apr 30 2026

    The Salt Path begins with tragic news. Moth may only have a few years to live. Faced with such devastating news, the couple set out to walk the path. It’s a neat tale, that sets the stage for Moth’s miraculous recovery. But is it really possible for someone with corticobasal syndrome degeneration to walk 630 miles?

    Credits: Narrator: Aimee-Ffion Edwards Producers: Gemma Dunstan & Helen Clifton Sound Design: Nigel Lewis, Cathy Robinson & Meic Parry Executive Producer: James Robinson & Karen Voisey Original Music: Dyfan Jones Archive research: Jessica Llewellyn Research: Callum McCulloch-Nowlan Production Managers Eleri McAuliffe & Sharon Laban Sounds Commissioner - Bridget Curnow

    Excerpts from The Salt Path Audio Book by Raynor Winn produced by Penguin The Wild Silence Audio Book by Raynor Winn produced by Penguin Landlines Audio book Audio book by Raynor Winn produced by Penguin

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    32 mins
  • 6. The Scandal
    Apr 23 2026

    It’s July 2025. The film’s only been out a matter of weeks. All of a sudden, Raynor Winn finds herself in the middle of a media storm. The Observer newspaper publishes an expose that forensically questions whether the Salt Path really is the unflinchingly honest memoir it claims to be. Will Raynor be able to weather the coming storm?

    Credits: Narrator: Aimee-Ffion Edwards Producers: Gemma Dunstan & Helen Clifton Sound Design: Nigel Lewis, Cathy Robinson & Meic Parry Executive Producer: James Robinson & Karen Voisey Original Music: Dyfan Jones Archive research: Jessica Llewellyn Research: Callum McCulloch-Nowlan Production Managers Eleri McAuliffe & Sharon Laban Sounds Commissioner - Bridget Curnow

    Excerpts from: The Wild Silence: Raynor Winn in conversation with Sophie Raworth Produced by Waterstones accessed from Youtube Rick Stein's Cornwall - made for BBC by Shine TV. Amazon Review produced by Martin Kentish

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    27 mins
  • 5. The Movie
    Apr 16 2026

    Raynor and Moth are living a quiet life in the Cornish countryside when the red carpet comes calling. And the couple embrace the limelight, but their high profile starts attracting the wrong kind of attention. Has Raynor started believing her own hype? Does it provoke her fall from grace?

    Credits: Narrator: Aimee-Ffion Edwards Producers: Gemma Dunstan & Helen Clifton Sound Design: Nigel Lewis, Cathy Robinson & Meic Parry Executive Producer: James Robinson & Karen Voisey Original Music: Dyfan Jones Archive research: Jessica Llewellyn Research: Callum McCulloch-Nowlan Production Managers Eleri McAuliffe & Sharon Laban Sounds Commissioner - Bridget Curnow

    Excerpts: ITV's This Morning, featuring Gillian Anderson and Raynor Winn produced by ITV Studios Daytime The Wild Silence audio book, by Raynor Winn - produced by Penguin Rick Stein’s Cornwall – made for BBC by Shine TV. The Salt Path Film Trailer - Number 9 Productions Tom Barrie Simmons Blog - produced by Tom Barrie Interview with Gillian Anderson and and Jason Issacs produced by Hey U guys/HEYUGUYS LIMITED

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    24 mins
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