The Walkers: The real Salt Path

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1. The Missing Book | The Walkers Ep7

   23 maart 2026 · 42 min

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   The Salt Path was the supposed bestseller debut book by Raynor Winn, selling millions worldwide. So when two more sequels came along with increasingly bold claims on reversing a terminal illness, why did the publisher Penguin not question it more? Chloe also goes on the hunt for Raynor Winn’s fourth book…her true debut written years before The Salt Path. Lees meer

   Credits:

   Reporter - Chloe Hadjimatheou

   Producer - Matt Russell

   Artwork - Observer design with acknowledgements to Angela Harding

   Music supervision - Karla Patella

   Sound design - Tom Burchell

   Executive Producer - Jasper Corbett

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2. The Letters | The Walkers Ep6

   23 maart 2026 · 47 min

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   At a motorway service station, Chloe meets someone close to Raynor Winn who’s nervous about coming forward. It turns out she’s another character from The Salt Path…and she’s Raynor Winn’s niece. And she’s not turned up empty handed… Lees meer

   Credits:

   Reporter - Chloe Hadjimatheou

   Producer - Matt Russell

   Artwork - Observer design with acknowledgements to Angela Harding

   Music supervision and sound design - Karla Patella

   Executive Producer - Jasper Corbett

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3. The French Quarter | The Walkers Ep5

   23 maart 2026 · 27 min

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   In the aftermath of her initial investigation, Chloe hears from a close family member of Moth’s. The story is one of deep divides…and another theft. But it takes her one step closer to understanding who Moth and Raynor Winn really are. Lees meer

   Credits:

   Reporter - Chloe Hadjimatheou

   Producer - Matt Russell

   Music supervision - Karla Patella

   Sound design - Rowan Bishop

   Executive Producer - Jasper Corbett

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4. The Miracle | The Walkers Ep4

   23 maart 2026 · 39 min

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   Moth is suffering from a rare and terminal illness: corticobasal degeneration. Life expectancy rarely extends beyond eight years. But almost two decades after his diagnosis, Moth is still defying the odds. Has he discovered the secret to a medical miracle? Lees meer

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   Credits:

   Reporter - Chloe Hadjimatheou

   Additional reporting - James Urquhart

   Producer - Matt Russell

   Sound design - Rowan Bishop

   Fact checking - Madeleine Parr

   Music supervision - Karla Patella

   Executive Producer - Jasper Corbett

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5. Cider at Haye | The Walkers Ep3

   23 maart 2026 · 42 min

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   When the television cameras come to a heritage cider farm in Cornwall, Moth and Raynor Winn take centre stage. Within weeks, they vanished. The farm’s owner, their friend, is left to piece together the disparity between what he’d witnessed…and what Raynor Winn had written about. Lees meer

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   Credits:

   Reporter - Chloe Hadjimatheou

   Producer - Matt Russell

   Artwork: Observer design with thanks to Angela Harding

   Music supervision & sound design - Karla Patella

   Executive Producer - Jasper Corbett

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6. On the path | The Walkers Ep2

   23 maart 2026 · 35 min

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   With question marks now raised over how The Salt Path began, Chloe Hadjimatheou starts to track down other characters from the book. Did Raynor Winn and Moth ever walk the path the way they claimed? Lees meer

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   Credits:

   Reporter - Chloe Hadjimatheou

   Additional reporting - James Urquhart

   Producer - Matt Russell

   Artwork: Observer design with acknowledgements to Angela Harding

   Music supervision & sound design - Karla Patella

   Executive Producer - Jasper Corbett

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7. The Missing Money | The Walkers Ep1

   23 maart 2026 · 41 min

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   In a small town in north Wales, an alleged theft at a local estate agents plants the seeds for a global blockbuster. Lees meer

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   Credits:

   Reporter - Chloe Hadjimatheou

   Additional reporting - James Urquhart

   Producer - Matt Russell

   Artwork: Observer design with acknowledgements to Angela Harding

   Music supervision & sound design - Karla Patella

   Executive Producer - Jasper Corbett

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8. Introducing... The Walkers: The real Salt Path

   23 maart 2026 · 3 min

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   Raynor Winn’s memoir The Salt Path was a bestseller and literary phenomenon with millions of people captivated by this true story of financial ruin, terminal illness, and healing through nature. Raynor Winn has since published two more books and The Salt Path has been adapted for the big screen, starring Jason Isaacs and Gillian Anderson. Lees meer

   At its heart it is a simple tale, of a couple embarking on a 630 mile trek in the face of stark adversity. When faced with nothing, they chose to walk.

   But when reporter Chloe Hadjimatheou received a tip-off that the memoir may not be the "unflinchingly honest" account it claimed to be, suddenly things began to unravel. And the questions, about what is and isn't true, began mounting.

   How far can you bend the truth before it begins to break?

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