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Secrets of the Salt Path

BBC Radio Wales 9 Episodes May 7, 2026

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.

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8. Your Truth or Mine? May 7, 2026 1913 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 Rob

7. The Diagnosis Apr 30, 2026 1946 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 Clif

6. The Scandal Apr 23, 2026 1611 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 Duns

5. The Movie Apr 16, 2026 1466 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 Lew

4. No Going Back Apr 9, 2026 1881 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 Clift

3. The Walk Apr 2, 2026 1695 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 De

2. Escape to the Countryside Mar 26, 2026 1834 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 De

1. The Dreamers Mar 19, 2026 1949 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 Edwar

Welcome to... Secrets of the Salt Path Mar 10, 2026 198 A worldwide best-selling story has now become a bigger story in itself. Was this “brutally honest” memoir based on deception?

Secrets of the Salt Path

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