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Aug 2024
58m 27s

Lightbulbs | Dangerous Memories Ep 6

The Observer
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After years of failed attempts, an expert flies over from America to help guide the parents on how to get their children back. But getting them home is not the end of the journey, for anyone caught up in Anne’s web.


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Reporter: Grace Hughes-Hallett


Producer: Gary Marshall


Additional reporting and production: Imogen Harper


Sound design and original composition: Tom Kinsella


Theme music: Far Gone (Don’t Leave) by Pictish Trail


Podcast artwork: Lola Williams


Commissioning editor: Basia Cummings


Executive producer: Ceri Thomas


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