Fairy Meadow

By BBC Radio 4

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What's Fairy Meadow about?

In 1970, three-year-old Cheryl Grimmer was taken from an Australian beach. No-one knows what happened. Fifty years on - can the mystery be solved?

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Bonus Episode: A New Lead

11.20.2023

Jon Kay updates his investigation into the disappearance of 3 year old Cheryl Grimmer from an Australian beach in 1970. Cheryl's family are determined to get her case back into court. Produced for BBC Audio in Bristol by Chris Ledgard

Fairy Meadow episodes:

11.20.2023 Bonus Episode: A New Lead Jon Kay updates his investigation into the disappearance of 3 year old Cheryl Grimmer from an Australian beach in 1970. Cheryl's family are determined to get her case back into court. Produced for BBC Audio in Bristol by Chris Ledgard
02.02.2022 8. The Girl With Blonde Hair And Blue Eyes It's the 50th anniversary of Cheryl's disappearance and the police have an announcement to make. Fairy Meadow is presented by BBC News correspondent Jon Kay Produced for BBC Audio in Bristol by Chris Ledgard Music by Elizabeth Purnell Studio engineer, ...
01.26.2022 7. Mercury's Story Jon tries to approach Mercury to hear his side of the story. Producer: Chris Ledgard Music: Elizabeth Purnell Studio engineer: Jacques Sweeney Editor: James Cook
01.26.2022 6. The Walk Through Frank has left the police but can't let go of Cheryl's story. Jon Kay continues to investigate what happened to 3 year old Cheryl Grimmer, who vanished from a beach New South Wales, Australia more than 50 years ago. Produced ...
01.26.2022 5. A Judgement Two years after he's arrested and charged with abducting Cheryl Grimmer, Mercury appears in court in Sydney. BBC News Correspondent Jon Kay continues his investigation into Cheryl's story. Produced for BBC Audio in Bristol by Chris Ledgard Music is by ...
01.19.2022 4. I Was Never There Nearly half a century after 3 year old Cheryl Grimmer goes missing from an Australian beach, the police make an arrest. Meanwhile, Ricki heads to the other side of the world. BBC News Correspondent Jon Kay meets him in Bristol, ...
01.19.2022 3. Somebody of Interest The Grimmer family have always hung on to the idea that somehow Cheryl might still be alive. Then, out of the blue, Ricki gets a call from the police which seems to put an end to their hopes. BBC News ...
01.11.2022 2. A Ransom Note The Grimmer family are thousands of miles from home, and the Fairy Meadow migrant hostel is a lonely place in the days after Cheryl's disappearance. Then a note arrives from someone claiming to be the kidnapper. There's a rendezvous and ...
01.11.2022 1. When the Wind Changed The Grimmer family moved from the UK to Australia in 1969. They were "ten pound poms" - part of a huge wave of migration down under. Months later, Three-year-old Cheryl Grimmer disappeared from Fairy Meadow beach in New South Wales. ...
01.05.2022 Coming Soon A summer's day, 1970, and a mum and her four kids are on a beach in Australia. They're migrants, newly arrived from the UK, part of the generation of "ten-pound poms" looking for a fresh start down under. The oldest ...

Fairy Meadow

What's Fairy Meadow about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

Fairy Meadow episodes:

Bonus Episode: A New Lead

8. The Girl With Blonde Hair And Blue Eyes

7. Mercury's Story

6. The Walk Through

5. A Judgement

4. I Was Never There

3. Somebody of Interest

2. A Ransom Note

1. When the Wind Changed

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