BBC Radio Wales

Secrets of the Salt Path

Society EN ↓ 9 episodes

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.

Author

BBC Radio Wales

Category

Society

Podcast website

www.bbc.co.uk

Latest episode

May 7, 2026

Where to listen?

Podcasts in the app Replaio Radio Coming soon

Podcasts are coming to the app soon. Install now and be the first to see a whole new take on podcasts

Get it on Google Play Install for free Android 5M+ downloads · 4.8 rating iOS soon

Episodes

8. Your Truth or Mine? 07.05.2026

Raynor Winn maintains that the Salt Path is her truth, and her books remain in the shops. But many feel she has simply gone too far, that The Salt Path has cancelled their truths and misled a trusting public. With a new book on the horizon - can they put the past behind them? Credits: Narrator: Aimee-Ffion Edwards Producers: Gemma Dunstan & Helen Clifton Sound Design: Nigel Lewis, Cathy Robins...

7. The Diagnosis 30.04.2026

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...

6. The Scandal 23.04.2026

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...

5. The Movie 16.04.2026

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,...

4. No Going Back 09.04.2026

As Sally and Tim end their walk in a quiet Cornish fishing village, The Salt Path is born. The book becomes a global phenomenon. It is picked up by thousands of book clubs. And inspires an army of fans. But the Winn’s new found fame is growing. Can the past stay buried, or are the couple already raising suspicions? Credits: Narrator: Aimee-Ffion Edwards Producers: Gemma Dunstan & Helen Clifton...

3. The Walk 02.04.2026

Sally and Tim leave north Wales behind and travel south along the Celtic coastline. They couple’s epic journey along the path sees them overcome illness and poverty, carried along by the magic of the South West coast. But what secrets are hiding in the wind, or is the walk itself part of the fiction? Credits: Narrator: Aimee-Ffion Edwards Producers: Gemma Dunstan & Helen Clifton Sound Design:...

2. Escape to the Countryside 26.03.2026

The Walkers fall further into debt, and they come up an intriguing plan to try and save their dream home. It involves a book, but it’s not The Salt Path. Like everything about this story the truth is bit more complicated. But will their plan pay off? And is just who is the author of this mysterious book? Credits: Narrator: Aimee-Ffion Edwards Producers: Gemma Dunstan & Helen Clifton Sound Desi...

1. The Dreamers 19.03.2026

A young Sally and Tim Walker arrive in idyllic north Wales, full of dreams of the good life. But the dream turns sour. They are hit by a double whammy of financial ruin - and a terminal illness diagnosis. It’s the reality of the Salt Path’s bleak beginnings. How much of the life they claimed to live in north Wales is true - and how much is just a fairy tale? Credits: Narrator: Aimee-Ffion Edwards...

Welcome to... Secrets of the Salt Path 10.03.2026

A worldwide best-selling story has now become a bigger story in itself. Was this “brutally honest” memoir based on deception?

Listen to the Secrets of the Salt Path podcast in Replaio

Radio and podcasts in one app - free, with no sign-up. Install today and do not miss the launch

Get it on Google Play

Replaio is not a podcast publisher; show names, artwork and audio belong to their authors and are distributed through public RSS feeds.