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Sweet Bobby
Introducing: Sweet Bobby
How much do you know about the person you love? Sweet Bobby is the #1 chart-topping, award-winning investigative series in search of the world's most sophisticated catfishers.
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Host and reporter: Alexi Mostrous
Producer: Gary Marshall
Assistant producer and reporter: Claudia Williams
Executive producer: Basia Cummings
Sound design: Karla Patella
Artwork: Jon Hill
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1. Sliding doors
31:33||Season 1, Ep. 1Kirat is a successful marketer and radio presenter. Online, she’s contacted by a man she vaguely knows called Bobby, and they start chatting. Slowly, they become close… and she’s reeled in to a scam of epic proportions.To listen to all 7 episodes of Sweet Bobby subscribe to The Observer where you can access all Tortoise Investigates series. It’s easy to subscribe: sign up on Apple or Spotify or directly at observer.co.uk/subscribe/audio, where you can use the code AUDIO50 for 50% off. Host and reporter: Alexi MostrousProducer: Gary MarshallAssistant producer and reporter: Claudia WilliamsSound design: Karla PatellaArtwork: Jon HillExecutive producer: Basia Cummings
2. Witness protection
41:30||Season 1, Ep. 2Bobby finds his way back into Kirat's life, and their relationship grows closer – with devastating consequences. Meanwhile, Alexi investigates the sophistication of the catfishing scam. To listen to all 7 episodes of Sweet Bobby subscribe to The Observer where you can access all Tortoise Investigates series. It’s easy to subscribe: sign up on Apple or Spotify or directly at observer.co.uk/subscribe/audio, where you can use the code AUDIO50 for 50% off. Host and reporter: Alexi MostrousProducer: Gary MarshallAssistant producer and reporter: Claudia WilliamsExecutive producer: Basia CummingsSound design: Karla PatellaArtwork: Jon Hill