Cat McShane

Documentary Filmmaker. Presenter Bad Guru podcast @bbcsounds Wincott Award nominee for @bbcpanorama member @wearedocwomen Get in touch w/stories &💡DMs open

[Cat McShane @CatMcShane]

It's been six years since I filmed with Rachel for a @BBCPanorama that revealed the plight of #ukmortgageprisoners This week a bill to establish an inquiry into the events that created this exploited group of homeowners was heard in the House of Lords.

[UK Mortgage Prisoners @mortgageprison]

Thanks @bbc5live @NickyAACampbell who spoke with Rachel Neale our lead campaigner on the impact of interest rates on 200k #ukmortgageprisoners the forgotten victims of the GFC
Is there a chance to speak in more detail of this govt caused scandal? https://t.co/VOnwK5AiWZ

[Cat McShane @CatMcShane]

The arrest of Gregorian Bivolaru in 2023 on charges of rape and human trafficking was an international news story. In this @BBCSounds podcast I hear from British members of his yoga movement - who are speaking out for the first time. #yoga #Podcast

[BBC Studios Audio @BBCStudiosAudio]

Cat McShane investigates the international yoga movement headed by Gregorian Bivolaru, the spiritual guide charged with many things including organised kidnapping and human trafficking

To hear the full story, listen to World of Secrets: The Bad Guru

https://t.co/lYELQM4DLd

[BBC Woman's Hour @BBCWomansHour]

‘I was told to lie to everyone I knew about where I was’

A new BBC podcast - Bad Guru - uncovers allegations of grooming, trafficking and sexual exploitation linked to a yoga movement.

Miranda is one of the women who shares her story & she joined @claremcdonnell1 ⬇️

[Cat McShane @CatMcShane]

On @BBCWomansHour today with Miranda to discuss our @BBCSounds podcast The Bad Guru https://t.co/cKG4xGD6NY thanks @claremcdonnell1 and team for taking good care of the story and helping us get the word out.

[Cat McShane @CatMcShane]

A yoga school in London. A guru on the run from the police. A new investigation.
World of Secrets: The Bad Guru |Listen on @BBCSounds
See this Instagram video by @bbcradio4 https://t.co/UjmlNnX30R #yoga

[Cat McShane @CatMcShane]

Please listen to my new podcast World of Secrets: The Bad Guru available @BBCSounds Apple Spotify..It’s about how women got sucked into a #yoga movement that promised enlightenment, but had devastating consequences, & raises impt questions about the #wellness industry.

[Cat McShane @CatMcShane]

https://t.co/HE2SIVI1wR
World of Secrets: The Bad Guru out on Monday. Really hope you can listen. It’s a story I’ve worked on for four years. It’s about alleged coercion and trafficking in a yoga movement with schools in the UK. @bbcworldservice @BBCSounds @BBCRadio4

[UK Mortgage Prisoners @mortgageprison]

https://t.co/r7Z2DOYePi
For anyone that doesnt know or understands the #MortgagePrisonerScandal, please click the link and watch the @BBCPanorama program that @andyverity and @CatMcShane Unearthed to thousands of homeowners . A govt made scandal . #justice #soldout

[Toby Bakare @tobybakare]

2nd film in our care series. A look at LGBT+ residents in care homes: forced back in the closet and told to kiss not a “safe thing to do”. Hundreds of such reports since 2018.

Film by @CatMcShane + @MinnieStephC4

[Eileen Chubb @CompassnInCare]

It is so important to remember that the abusers rarely lose their jobs or face accountability. Whistleblowers are nearly always forced out. Those who abused Noel are still working and will still be harming vulnerable people. The hate that motivates such abuse is only going to result in more abuse

[Cat McShane @CatMcShane]

It’s only the work of Eileen @CompassnInCare that ensures abuse against older lgbtq+ people is recorded and reported. Incredible work and was so pleased to highlight the report.

[Eileen Chubb @CompassnInCare]

Thank you @CatMcShane @Channel4News for covering this important issue. We will be publishing our new #whistleblowing report tomorrow. We are so grateful to @CatMcShane for making the documentary piece that featured on tonight's @Channel4News

[Cat McShane @CatMcShane]

Do watch this if you can - the shocking abuse of older lgbtq＋people in care homes and their own homes across the UK. Reported by @MinnieStephC4 and working with @CompassnInCare to highlight their report into this issue

[Channel 4 News @Channel4News]

Told 'not to kiss' his partner as it wouldn't be 'a safe thing to do'.
Ted's partner was abused in a care home because of his sexuality - as we reveal a report finding hundreds of cases of elderly people experiencing homophobic or transphobic attacks in care settings

[Hardcash Productions @HardcashProd]

Get voting!

Rebekah Vardy: Jehovah's Witnesses & Me has been long-listed at the National Television Awards.

‼️‼️Vote here: https://t.co/TnCgXyQpGr‼️‼️

Congratulations to our remarkable team.

[Cat McShane @CatMcShane]

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[Imogen W-M @immy_wm]

Ahead of tonight's documentary, our presenter Becky was on @GMB. Proud of her and all the people we met along the way during the making of Rebekah Vardy: Jehovah's Witnesses & Me. It takes guts to speak out. TONIGHT, 10pm, Channel 4.

[Cat McShane @CatMcShane]

TONIGHT on @Channel4 at 10pm. Rebekah was incredibly brave to open up her own Pandora’s Box for this documentary as were all the contributors.

[Channel 4 Dispatches @C4Dispatches]

"From the age of 12-years-old I was being abused and instead of being supported, I was blamed."

Rebekah Vardy grew up as a Jehovah's Witness. She shares her experience of how the religious organisation handled her allegations of being sexually abused as a child.

[Victoria Noble @vjbnoble]

Thrilled with this review from @nickcurtis @eveningstandard. But it would have been so much harder to make this film without the generosity of the #exJW community, especially @JasonMWynne

https://t.co/fISXh5qR2y

[Hardcash Productions @HardcashProd]

Check out this ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review in the Evening Standard ahead of tomorrow's programme.

Rebekah Vardy: Jehovah's Witnesses & Me | Channel 4 | 10pm

[Victoria Noble @vjbnoble]

Really pleased to see the coverage for our latest doc - Rebekah Vardy: Jehovah’s Witnesses & Me - highlighting the darker elements of the religion, including failing to protect victims of abuse @immy_wm
https://t.co/gm6jgHSnOe

[Imogen W-M @immy_wm]

Another bit of weekend press for Tuesday night's documentary. Tune in at 10pm on Channel 4 @guardian #c4vardy
https://t.co/pgcisX9FVb

[Cat McShane @CatMcShane]

Huge pleasure to work on this with @immy_wm @vjbnoble and the @HardcashProd team. It’s a fascinating and important film.

[Louisa Compton @louisa_compton]

‘Rebekah Vardy: Jehovah’s Witnesses and Me’ - do watch on Channel 4 at 10pm on Tuesday as for the first time Rebekah reveals the abuse she suffered growing up in the religion and the impact it’s had on her since
https://t.co/ha2iXsnyuF