• The phone calls | Ep 6
    Aug 27 2024
    A fifth woman comes forward with allegations against the author Neil Gaiman.

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    51 mins
  • The NDAs | Ep 5
    Aug 1 2024

    Almost a month since the investigation where two women came forward with allegations that the author Neil Gaiman sexually assaulted them - allegations he strenuously denied - more women have come forward. Including another woman made to sign a non-disclosure agreement.


    Reporter: Paul Caruana Galizia and Rachel Johnson

    Producer: Katie Gunning and Matt Russell

    Additional reporting: Jess Swinburne

    Original music and sound design: Tom Kinsella

    Series editor: Matt Russell

    Editor: Jasper Corbett


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    40 mins
  • The fan | Ep 4
    Jul 8 2024

    The second woman to allege Neil Gaiman sexually assaulted her first met him as an 18-year-old fan. They began a consensual sexual relationship two years later. She alleges he was abusive and once penetrated her without her consent. He strenuously denies any unlawful behaviour and maintains all their sex was consensual.


    Reporter: Paul Caruana Galizia and Rachel Johnson

    Producer: Katie Gunning

    Additional reporting: Jess Swinburne

    Original music and sound design: Tom Kinsella

    Series editor: Matt Russell

    Editor: Jasper Corbett


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    42 mins
  • The pond | Ep 3
    Jul 8 2024

    New Zealand police tell the former nanny there isn’t enough evidence to actively pursue her sexual assault complaint against Neil Gaiman. He says he offered himself up for an interview with the police. But the facts may indicate otherwise.


    Clip: 1968 interview with Neil Gaiman - BBC

    Clip: Big Bang Theory, series 11, episode 21 - CBS/Warner Bros

    Clip: Newsnight - BBC

    Clip: William Morrow 2014

    Clip: Politics and Prose bookstore 2013


    Reporter: Paul Caruana Galizia and Rachel Johnson

    Producer: Katie Gunning

    Additional reporting: Jess Swinburne

    Original music and sound design: Tom Kinsella

    Series editor: Matt Russell

    Editor: Jasper Corbett


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    35 mins
  • The WhatsApps | Ep 2
    Jul 8 2024

    The former nanny who alleges Neil Gaiman sexually assaulted her shares her WhatsApp messages with him. The messages appear friendly and affectionate. He says they’re evidence that she consented to sex with him. But is there another way of reading them?


    Reporter: Paul Caruana Galizia and Rachel Johnson

    Producer: Katie Gunning

    Additional reporting: Jess Swinburne

    Original music and sound design: Tom Kinsella

    Series editor: Matt Russell

    Editor: Jasper Corbett


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    49 mins
  • The bath | Ep 1
    Jul 8 2024

    Neil Gaiman is one of the world’s most successful authors. And one of the most loved. His works have been adapted for film, TV and the stage. Now two women, a former nanny and a fan, allege he sexually assaulted and abused them while they were in consensual relationships with him. He strenuously denies all the allegations.


    Clip: The Sandman trailer - DDC comics / Netflix

    Clip: The Ocean at the End of the Lane trailer - National theatre

    Clip: The Simpsons - Disney


    Reporter: Paul Caruana Galizia and Rachel Johnson

    Producer: Katie Gunning

    Additional reporting: Jess Swinburne

    Original music and sound design: Tom Kinsella

    Series editor: Matt Russell

    Editor: Jasper Corbett


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    56 mins