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Devil in the Wilderness

Hosted by Saul Wordsworth · society · EN

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A son uncovers disturbing secrets in the diaries his journalist father left behind. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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27%

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Selective

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Questions about Devil in the Wilderness

Who hosts Devil in the Wilderness?

Devil in the Wilderness is hosted by Saul Wordsworth. The show has published 14 episodes to date.

What has Devil in the Wilderness covered recently?

Recent episodes include "FINAL EPISODE: The Search For Spratt - Answers..." (11 July 2025, 58 minutes), "BONUS SIX: The Search for Spratt (part two)" (19 July 2024, 26 minutes), and "BONUS FIVE: In conversation with Michael Frayn and Blake Morrison" (11 May 2024, 35 minutes).

How often does Devil in the Wilderness publish?

Devil in the Wilderness publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 43 minutes across 14 episodes.

How hard is it to get booked on Devil in the Wilderness?

Booking probability for Devil in the Wilderness is 27%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Devil in the Wilderness requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Devil in the Wilderness's contact route on record: verified email.

About the host

Saul Wordsworth hosts Devil in the Wilderness, a society podcast with 14 episodes published.

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Recent episodes

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  • Jul 11, 202558 minS0

    <p>In this last ever episode, Saul gets his hands on extraordinary official documentation offering full details surrounding the death of Sergeant William Spratt, victim of “that moment in...

  • Jul 19, 202426 minS0

    <p>With the help of an archivist (and distant relative) Saul Wordsworth closes in on Spratt, a name cited in his father's diaries - and very likely the victim of “that moment in Iraq".</p><br><p>Saul Wordsworth's new...

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    BONUS FOUR: The Search for Spratt

    Apr 1, 202425 minS0

    <p>Saul Wordsworth revisits the British Library in search of Spratt, a name cited in his father's diaries and very likely the figure central to “that moment in Iraq".</p><br><p>Link to BBC feature </p><br><p>Images from...

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    BONUS THREE: New material

    Feb 1, 202423 minS0

    <p><br></p><p>This episode features previously unheard diary entries including an original poem by Christopher Wordsworth, plus a letter that has recently come to light.</p><br><p>NEW RELEASE: Devil in the Wilderness...

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  • Dec 16, 202342 minS0

    <p>Reproduced in full: Christopher Wordsworth's essay The Self-Inflicted Wound - which would propel him from isolation and hunger in the depths of bleak Snowdonia moorland, to Fleet Street. Plus discussion of future...

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    BONUS ONE: Speeches at the launch

    Dec 4, 202326 minS0

    <p>El Vino's on Fleet Street played host to an event marking the launch of the series. The speeches were captured and are replayed here. Plus reflections from Saul Wordsworth, and diary entries not featured...

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    6. That moment in Iraq

    Oct 31, 20231h 21mS0

    6 of 6. Christopher Wordsworth's son, Saul, weighs up the evidence of what happened in Iraq and reaches a conclusion. He also charts his father's final years - and considers his legacy.<br/><br/>Executive producer of...

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    5. Deliverance

    Oct 24, 20231h 4mS0

    <p>5 of 6. As Christopher Wordsworth's trickle of work turns into a stream, he prepares to make the move from Snowdonia to London, though not before one final indiscretion that still reverberates today. Meanwhile, his...

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    4. Isolation

    Oct 16, 20231h 11mS0

    <p>4 of 6. After five years with Susan Russell, three friends rent Christopher Wordsworth an impossibly remote, derelict cottage seven miles from civilisation. Here he remains, freezing, starving and haunted by the past...

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    3. The ghost of madness

    Oct 14, 20231h 3mS0

    <p>3 of 6. Christopher Wordsworth begins a relationship with beautiful American heiress Sue Russell, daughter-in-law of Nobel prize winner Bertrand Russell. But after years of high living, Sue's mental instability...

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    2. Snowdonia

    Oct 14, 202345 minS0

    2 of 6. Former Fleet Street journalist Christopher Wordsworth fetches up in Snowdonia in 1953 with plans to write The Great Novel, but his arrival causes upset within the community, and his diaries reveal a man haunted...

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    1. Troubled beginnings

    Oct 13, 202344 minS0

    <p>1 of 6. Video trailer here. Christopher Wordsworth was a Fleet Street journalist from 1962 until his death in 1998, when he was 83. He left behind five diaries that span 1953 to 1963, a period when he was divorced...

  • Sep 22, 20233 minS0

    Video trailer HERE<br/>*<br/>*<br/>*<br/>Christopher Wordsworth was a literary critic and sports writer on Fleet Street from 1962 until his death in 1998, when he was 83 and his son Saul Wordsworth was 25. He left...

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