Pariah
Tortoise MediaHarvey Proctor was a dark political star who burned brightly in the 1980s, until a tabloid sting brought him down. 25 years later he found himself facing another vicious scandal. What had he done - and what had we done - to bring him to that moment?
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| Publishes | Daily | Episodes | 5 | Founded | 4 years ago |
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| Categories | DocumentaryNewsSociety & Culture | ||||
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A life like Harvey Proctor's has lessons for all of us: what are we prepared to do to people we hate?
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Harvey Proctor was caught up in a deadly serious police investigation, Operation Midland. How could he fight it?
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It's tough to survive one huge, public scandal in a lifetime. Two is almost unheard of. But that was about to happen to Harvey Proctor.
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Harvey Proctor was a Conservative MP in the 1980s, notorious for his right-wing views Until he was entrapped in a 'gay sex scandal' and his life started to unravel.
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- Excellent podcast!
Such a great podcast. Nuanced and eye opening.
Apple Podcasts5LJ N
United Statesa year ago - Why?
I have no idea why this podcast was made. I think there is possibly an interesting story around the dynamics of a politician’s life in the closet and the sting… how society has undergone a paradigm shift around these issues. I find it really uncomfortable listening to somebody who undertook active steps to promote a powerful racist argument (supporting Powell) defending himself with an unchallenged argument that he was benign in this regard. I appreciate he has been treated unfairly by the press... more
Apple Podcasts1Will switch posh men off.
United Kingdom2 years ago - Presumes a lot of prior knowledge - I got lost.
Podcasters don’t take the time to make you care about the story. Podcast presumes a ton of prior knowledge. Target audience is those who already care about this local/national British story.
Great if you already know all about this guy and this specifically British historical time. If you don’t already know the story, be prepared to pause frequently and check Wikipedia to figure out what’s going on. As I’m not British, I’ve never heard of this person who is the subject of this podcast. Why is th... more
Apple Podcasts2WabanackiDrive
Canada2 years ago - Interesting
I never knew the story, however I found the journalists’ constant questioning of whether Mr. Proctor had gained any insight into himself; he is obviously a man who had to deny his own inner feelings since he was a young man and not to be introspective, and you expect him after trauma, which causes further shutdown of the self, to miraculously gain introspection. Perhaps the only reason he clings to Enoch’s politics is not because he truly believes in it but because he placed his identity in Enoc... more
Apple Podcasts4Ndebeledoll
South Africa3 years ago - Excellent and balanced
Fantastic journalism
Apple Podcasts5LondonfitnesskitchenUnited Kingdom3 years ago
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Apple Podcasts | #70 | United Kingdom/Society & Culture/Documentary |
Apple Podcasts | #116 |  Australia/Society & Culture/Documentary |
Apple Podcasts | #151 |  Germany/Society & Culture/Documentary |
Apple Podcasts | #80 |  Netherlands/Society & Culture/Documentary |
Apple Podcasts | #124 |  Switzerland/Society & Culture/Documentary |
Apple Podcasts | #130 |  Ireland/Society & Culture/Documentary |
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