#TheBadGuru

Daisy May Cooper, The Bad Guru, Fiona-Lee Actor and writer Daisy May Cooper shot to fame with This Country, the mockumentary about rural poverty in the Cotswolds that she wrote and starred in with her brother Charlie. She followed that with the lead in BBC/HBO show Rain Dogs and in 2022 she co-wrote and starred in the twisting female-friendship thriller Am I Being Unreasonable? With the second series about to drop on BBC 1 and BBC iPlayer Daisy joins Clare McDonnell in the Woman’s Hour studio. Spanish footballer Jenni Hermoso has given evidence at the trial of Spain's former football chief Luis Rubiales. He is accused of sexual assault and coercion after he kissed her during the medal ceremony when Spain won the 2023 World Cup final, charges which he denies. Clare speaks to Semra Hunter, sports broadcaster journalist.A new BBC podcast has uncovered some shocking allegations of grooming, trafficking and sexual exploitation linked to a yoga movement. The Bad Guru podcast follows Miranda who joined a yoga class in the UK which she discovered had links to the Atman Federation, an international yoga movement led by the Romanian guru Gregorian Bivalaru. After becoming part of the wider movement, Miranda says that she was groomed and sexually exploited. Clare hears from Miranda and from the podcast’s presenter, investigative journalist Cat McShane. From her close relationship with her mum to her mental health struggles as a teenager, 24-year-old Fiona-Lee from Howden in Yorkshire writes earnestly about the emotional rollercoaster that is adolescence to adulthood. Her EP, ‘Nothing Compares to Nineteen,’ is released on the 7th of March and she joins Clare to perform the track 'Lavender'.Presenter: Clare McDonnell Producer: Laura Northedge

"#TheBadGuru"
Woman's Hour
4 Feb 2025 [0:53:51]
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The Bad Guru: 6. The Return Miranda returns to Paris after some surprising news about the guru Gregorian Bivolaru. This episode contains sexual content, allegations of sexual exploitation and some strong language. Host: Cat McShane Producers: Emma Weatherill and Cat McShane Sound design: Melvin Rickarby Production Coordinator: Juliette Harvey Unit Manager: Lucy Bannister Executive Producer: Innes Bowen Commissioning Editor: Dan Clarke Commissioning Executive: Tracy Williams

"#TheBadGuru: 6. The Return"
BBC World Of Secrets
13 Jan 2025 [0:28:14]
#GregorianBivolaru #MISA #Cult
https://s.cultpodcasts.com/QvtyarTTzUSHEJ_MsAbXpQ

The Bad Guru: 5. The Breakthrough “I was admitting it was a sex cult,” says Miranda. She meets up with her mother Penny to tell her what she's really been up to. When she tells her story to students from the yoga school where her journey started, the guru Gregorian denounces her as a liar. This episode contains sexual content. Host: Cat McShane Producers: Emma Weatherill and Cat McShane Sound design: Melvin Rickarby Production Coordinator: Juliette Harvey Unit Manager: Lucy Bannister Executive Producer: Innes Bowen Commissioning Editor: Dan Clarke Commissioning Executive: Tracy Williams

"#TheBadGuru: 5. The Breakthrough"
BBC World Of Secrets
6 Jan 2025 [0:28:56]
#GregorianBivolaru #MISA #Cult
https://s.cultpodcasts.com/vts3LxOVVkmOWBNdftHHgA

The Bad Guru: 4. The Guru The guru Gregorian Bivolaru comes to the door in a dressing gown and welcomes Miranda in. He is her spiritual master, but she feels physically repulsed by him. “Don’t be superficial,” she tells herself as she steps into his Paris apartment. This episode contains explicit sexual content and some strong language. Host: Cat McShane Producers: Emma Weatherill and Cat McShane Sound design: Melvin Rickarby Production Coordinator: Juliette Harvey Unit Manager: Lucy Bannister Executive Producer: Innes Bowen Commissioning Editor: Dan Clarke Commissioning Executive: Tracy Williams

"#TheBadGuru: 4. The Guru"
BBC World Of Secrets
30 Dec 2024 [0:28:40]
#GregorianBivolaru #MISA #Cult
https://s.cultpodcasts.com/xPk8bgIl-UO6C5KSeJo-Sw

The Bad Guru: 3. The Transformation “I don't have my passport. I don't have my phone. I don't have my bank card… I have nothing”. Miranda is driven through Paris with her eyes covered to meet the guru Gregorian Bivolaru at a secret location. Why is her spiritual guide in hiding? This episode contains sexual content. Host: Cat McShane Producers: Emma Weatherill and Cat McShane Sound design: Melvin Rickarby Production Coordinator: Juliette Harvey Unit Manager: Lucy Bannister Executive Producer: Innes Bowen Commissioning Editor: Dan Clarke Commissioning Executive: Tracy Williams

"#TheBadGuru: 3. The Transformation"
BBC World Of Secrets
23 Dec 2024 [0:28:47]
#GregorianBivolaru #MISA #Cult
https://s.cultpodcasts.com/BV6w_1r2G0allttzJcbzcQ

World Of Secrets - The Bad Guru - The Bad Guru: 1. The Retreat - BBC Sounds Miranda loves her new yoga school. But at its country retreat she gets a shock.

#TheBadGuru from BBC Radio 4 & BBC Sounds.
Tells the stories of Bold Brave women who were Trafficked into an international #Cult: #GregorianBivolaru's #MISA/#TaraYoga.
Cat McShane & Emma Weatherill tell this important story that raises difficult questions
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World Of Secrets - The Bad Guru - 1. The Retreat - BBC Sounds Miranda loves her new yoga school. But at its country retreat she gets a shock.

ALL episodes of BBC's #TheBadGuru about the #MISA #Cult are on BBC Sounds.
The #YogaCult operated in the UK and MANY other countries.
The leader #GregorianBivolaru is charged with #humanTrafficking, kidnapping, rape & French criminal offence of Cult Abuse
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BBC podcast investigates shocking allegations linked to yoga movement A new BBC investigation has uncovered allegations of sexual exploitation, grooming and trafficking linked to a yoga movement with followers in the UK.

A new BBC investigation has uncovered allegations of sexual exploitation, grooming and trafficking linked to a yoga movement with followers in the UK. #bbcradio4 #bbcsounds #catmcshane #thebadguru #worldofsecrets
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