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Secrets of the Salt Path

<p>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.</p>

BBC Radio Wales

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 Robinson & Meic Parry 
Executive Producer: James Robinson & Karen Voisey 
Original Music: Dyfan Jones 
Archive research:  Jessica Llewellyn 
Research: Callum McCulloch-Nowlan
Production Managers Eleri McAuliffe & Sharon Laban 
Sounds Commissioner - Bridget CurnowExcerpts from:
The Salt Path Audio book by Raynor Winn produced by Penguin
The Wild Silence Audio book b Raynor Winn produced by Penguin 
On Winter Hill by Raynor Winn, published by Penguin 
The Rest is Entertainment Podcast, produced by Goalhanger Podcasts, hosted by Richard Osman and Marina Hyde.

8. Your Truth or Mine?

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 
Sound Design:  Nigel Lewis, Cathy Robinson & Meic Parry 
Executive Producer: James Robinson & Karen Voisey 
Original Music: Dyfan Jones 
Archive research:  Jessica Llewellyn 
Research: Callum McCulloch-Nowlan
Production Managers Eleri McAuliffe & Sharon Laban 
Sounds Commissioner - Bridget CurnowExcerpts from
The Salt Path Audio Book by Raynor Winn produced by Penguin 
The Wild Silence  Audio Book by Raynor Winn produced by Penguin 
Landlines Audio book Audio book by Raynor Winn produced by Penguin

7. The Diagnosis

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 & Helen Clifton 
Sound Design:  Nigel Lewis, Cathy Robinson & Meic Parry 
Executive Producer: James Robinson & Karen Voisey 
Original Music: Dyfan Jones 
Archive research:  Jessica Llewellyn 
Research: Callum McCulloch-Nowlan
Production Managers Eleri McAuliffe & Sharon Laban 
Sounds Commissioner - Bridget CurnowExcerpts from: 
The Wild Silence: Raynor Winn in conversation with Sophie Raworth Produced by Waterstones accessed from Youtube
Rick Stein's Cornwall - made for BBC by Shine TV.
Amazon Review produced by Martin Kentish

6. The Scandal

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, Cathy Robinson & Meic Parry 
Executive Producer: James Robinson & Karen Voisey 
Original Music: Dyfan Jones 
Archive research:  Jessica Llewellyn 
Research: Callum McCulloch-Nowlan
Production Managers Eleri McAuliffe & Sharon Laban 
Sounds Commissioner - Bridget CurnowExcerpts: 
ITV's This Morning, featuring Gillian Anderson and Raynor Winn produced by ITV Studios Daytime
The Wild Silence audio book, by Raynor Winn - produced by Penguin 
Rick Stein’s Cornwall – made for BBC by Shine TV.
The Salt Path Film Trailer - Number 9 Productions 
Tom Barrie Simmons Blog - produced by Tom Barrie
Interview with Gillian Anderson and and Jason Issacs produced by Hey U guys/HEYUGUYS LIMITED

5. The Movie

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 
Sound Design:  Nigel Lewis, Cathy Robinson & Meic Parry 
Executive Producer: James Robinson & Karen Voisey 
Original Music: Dyfan Jones 
Archive research:  Jessica Llewellyn 
Research: Callum McCulloch-Nowlan
Production Managers Eleri McAuliffe & Sharon Laban 
Sounds Commissioner - Bridget CurnowExcerpts from:
The Salt Path audio book by Raynor Winn produced by Penguin.
The Wild Silence audio book by Raynor Winn produced by Penguin 
Rick Stein's Cornwall – made for BBC by Shine TV

4. No Going Back

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:  Nigel Lewis, Cathy Robinson & Meic Parry 
Executive Producer: James Robinson & Karen Voisey 
Original Music: Dyfan Jones 
Archive research:  Jessica Llewellyn 
Research: Callum McCulloch-Nowlan
Production Managers Eleri McAuliffe & Sharon Laban 
Sounds Commissioner - Bridget CurnowExcerpts from The Salt Path Audio book by Raynor Winn produced by Penguin

3. The Walk

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 Design:  Nigel Lewis, Cathy Robinson & Meic Parry 
Executive Producer: James Robinson & Karen Voisey 
Original Music: Dyfan Jones 
Archive research:  Jessica Llewellyn 
Research: Callum McCulloch-Nowlan
Production Managers Eleri McAuliffe & Sharon Laban 
Sounds Commissioner - Bridget CurnowExcerpts from: 
The Salt Path Audio book by Raynor Winn produced by Penguin
Online video Waterstones: The Wild Silence: Raynor Winn in conversation with Sophie Raworth.
How Not To Dal Dy Dir review: By 'Sam' on goodreads
Escape to the Countryside: Was made by production company Boundless (a Fremantle label) for the BBC
Sophie Raworth video. Produced by Waterstones: Accessed from Youtube

2. Escape to the Countryside

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
Producers: Gemma Dunstan & Helen Clifton
Sound Design: Nigel Lewis, Cathy Robinson & Meic Parry
Executive Producer: James Robinson & Karen Voisey
Original Music: Dyfan Jones
Archive research: Jessica Llewellyn
Research: Callum McCulloch-Nowlan
Production Managers Eleri McAuliffe & Sharon Laban
Sounds Commissioner - Bridget CurnowExcerpts from:
The Salt Path Audio book by Raynor Winn produced by Penguin

1. The Dreamers

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