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Campaigning journalist, broadcaster and historian Alex Renton shines a light into the dark corners of British society.
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S2E5 5. This Evil Thing
Journalist Alex Renton is sent a secret membership list of a pro-paedophile group active in the 1970s and 80s.It’s a lot to take in. Alex is not only a journalist, he’s a survivor of child sexual…
S2E4 4. Member 51
A social care consultant who advises the government on children in care, is raided by police in 1992. A detective finds evidence linking him to the Paedophile Information Exchange (PIE).A local…
S2E3 3. The Dirty Squad
Alex Renton tries to find out more about the notes scribbled in the margins of the PIE membership list. It looks like they were written by police, who were going door to door visiting the members…
S2E2 2. They Groom Everyone
Alex Renton has letters and documentation passed to him by a secret source. He tries to track down a former member of the defunct pro-paedophile group, the Paedophile Information Exchange, or PIE.He…
S2E1 1. The List
Journalist Alex Renton is shown a secret document, containing the names and addresses of people signed up to a pro-paedophile group called the Paedophile Information Exchange, or PIE, which was…
S1E4 4. South Africa
Journalist Alex Renton attended three traditional private schools. When he was eight he left home and boarded at Ashdown House, where he was sexually abused by a teacher. It wasn't until 2014 that…
S1E3 3. Aberlour & Gordonstoun
Alex Renton attended three traditional private schools. When he was eight he left home and boarded at Ashdown House, a prep school in East Sussex; a feeder school to Eton College.Within weeks of his…
S1E2 2. Eton to Fettes
Alex Renton attended three traditional private schools. When he was eight he left home and boarded at Ashdown House, a prep school in East Sussex; a feeder school to Eton College.Within weeks of his…
S1E1 1. Ashdown House
Alex Renton attended three traditional private schools. When he was eight he left home and boarded at Ashdown House, a prep school in East Sussex; a feeder school to Eton College.Within weeks of his…
S2E6 This is In Dark Corners, series 2
In 2022, journalist Alex Renton told the story of sexual abuse and cover up in Britain’s elite schools, including his own. After the Radio 4 series aired, his inbox exploded; with people sharing…
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