# Ruth Mayer

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PRESENTS – Believe in Magic

Unravel presents the new BBC Studios series, Believe in Magic. This series tells the story of 16-year-old Megan Bhari who set up a charity called Believe in Magic, which gained the backing of global celebrities One Direction. The charity granted wishes to seriously ill children. But when her suppo…

PodStars: Believe in Magic

The new BBC series Believe in Magic features the story of Megan Bhari, a sixteen year old girl who, in 2012, founded a charity that aimed to grant wishes to seriously ill children. Journalist Jamie Bartlett and producer Ruth Mayer take a deep dive investigation into Megan, the disturbing accusation…

Episode 8: The Mother of All Cons

New revelations in the extraordinary story of a teenage girl and her celebrity backed charity.Jamie Bartlett’s back to shed new light on to some of the questions he and producer Ruth Mayer were left with at the end of the series.After the final episode was released, people who knew the family got i…

6. Black Mirror

After 18 months of swinging, Ruth has a moment of recognition while watching Black Mirror. With support from friends and domestic abuse services, she secretly prepares to leave her marriage. Now, in her garden, Ruth reflects on freedom, fear and why she chose to tell her story. If you are suffering…

5. The Messages

Ruth’s messages sometimes appear enthusiastic - but at other times she says she is scared, traumatised and wants to stop. Solicitor Rachel Horman-Brown explains why messages in controlling relationships cannot be read in isolation. Former chief prosecutor Nazir Afzal reflects on the challenges arou…

4. The Club

At a swingers club near Liverpool, Catrin sees a world that’s meant to be built around rules. Experienced swingers explain how the lifestyle can strengthen relationships - but also how pressure can creep in. In another development FOI data reveals hundreds of police reports mentioning the website R…

3. The Boiling Frog

Warning: this episode contains mentions of suicide. If you are suffering distress or despair, details of help and support are available at bbc.co.uk/actionline. Ruth describes how sex with strangers became a routine of laybys, car parks and fear. Friends describe the years leading up to Ruth joinin…

2. The Men That Swing

Catrin creates a FabSwingers account and is quickly inundated with messages from men. Professor Nicola Gavey explains why full consent is not always as simple as saying yes. And one male user describes encounters that left him questioning whether women on the site really wanted to be there. If you …

1. Fab

Catrin Nye meets Ruth, who says she was pressured into having sex with strangers through a swingers website more than 100 times. Ruth explains why she is using her full identity. Her story raises difficult questions about consent, shame and control inside a marriage. If you are suffering distress o…