Seven-part podcast unravels the wild world of GPO Girl' Samantha Azzopardi
Listeners across Ireland and the globe have been gripped by the story of the life of a young woman with more than 100 identities documented in new RT Documentary on One podcast Finding Samantha
A young girl found wandering the streets of Dublin, a teenager deported from Canada and a woman with stories of sustained sexual abuse at the hands of many as well as kidnapping charges, prison time, and fraud. Could all of these stories and more than 100 identities be traced back to just one person? The RT Documentary on One team have spent two years investigating the life of Samantha Azzopardi.
In 2013, Garda are called to O'Connell Street in Dublin city centre to find a distressed and seemingly abandoned girl wandering in front of the GPO. As suspicions rise that she's a victim of a serious crime, everyone scrambles to help her, however a month-long investigation by the Irish authorities reveals almost nothing about her. As time goes on it's clear that in addition to her connections to Ireland Samantha has a seemingly long and troubled history in Australia.
Over the course of the 7-part documentary series, the RT Documentary on One team lead by Nicoline Greer and Sharon Davis speak to law enforcement from across the world, judges, health care workers, friends and victims to tell the gripping story of Samantha's deception.
Episodes 1 - 5 of the Finding Samantha are available now on the RT website, Spotify and Apple Podcasts, with episodes six and seven dropping on Tuesday May 30th and Tuesday June 6th.
The podcast has reached the number one spot on Apple Podcasts, and in a first for an RT podcast, the number one spot on Spotify in Ireland. The podcast has reached audiences in more than 100 countries to date and has hit the number four spot on Apple in Australia and the number three spot on Apple in New Zealand, both firsts for a podcast from RT .
Speaking about the RT Documentary on One podcast, programme-maker and presenter, Nicoline Greer said: When Samantha Azzopardi left Ireland after being the GPO Girl' many people might think that was the end of the story. But we have discovered that Samantha Azzopardi has touched the lives of hundreds of people - including young children leaving many of them feeling deeply betrayed and traumatised. We delve into what might be going on for her - and what could possibly be done to help her.
During the making of this series, Samantha also began to draw the production team into her world.
Freelance podcast producer and presenter Sharon Davis said: It's not often you get to tackle a mystery like this. Searching for a woman with over 100 aliases can do your head in. Trying to understand why she does what she does was a huge challenge. For someone who has spent her life trying to avoid the media, who in fact depends on not revealing her true identity, I was amazed when Samantha started to engage with me online, not as some fictitious character but as herself.
Finding Samantha is written, recorded and produced by Sharon Davis in Australia and Tim Desmond and Nicoline Greer in Ireland. Liam O'Brien is the executive producer of the series.
Europe Stories
09/12/2024
Dalet, a leading technology and service provider for media-rich organizations, today announced that it has been named an IDC Innovator in the IDC Innovators: ...
09/11/2024
Dalet, a leading technology and service provider for media-rich organizations, today announced three new members of its executive team. Tara Bryant joins as Chi...
16/09/2024
By Jenny Priestley
Published: September 15, 2024
Future's Best of Show at IBC2024 awards have been announced, with exhibitors from across the show floo...
16/09/2024
Facebook
Twitter
LinkedIn
On the International Identity Day ID Day', ...
14/09/2024
At Spotify, our live experiences are curated cultural moments that get people ta...
14/09/2024
Photo credit: GETTY IMAGES
Press release - 14 September 2024 12:59
Eutelsat ...
13/09/2024
Spotify is committed to bringing the best listening experience to all our users, and that includes parents and families. That's why we've introduced a p...
13/09/2024
As fans patiently await their favorite artists' new album releases, the anti...
13/09/2024
What I've always loved about his films is that incredible warmth and that incredible imagination, cinematographer Haris Zambarloukos, BSC, GSC says of dire...
13/09/2024
Revolution in Storage: EditShare Reveals Game-Changing New Line Up at IBC 2024
More power, more speed, more flexibility, more capacity, more security, more co...
13/09/2024
Both appointees join the company following extensive careers in the industry
By Matthew Corrigan
Published: September 13, 2024
Both appointees join the co...
13/09/2024
13 Sep 2024
VEON General Counsel Omiyinka Doris Named Among Top 15 Legal Leader...
13/09/2024
Sky Studios Elstree opens Sky Up Academy to inspire 10,000 students a year to pu...
13/09/2024
Countering the autonomous aerial threat In an interview, Martin Woywod, Product Manager Counter-UAS (CUAS) Systems, Rohde & Schwarz , talks about the need for...
13/09/2024
Amsterdam September 13, 2024
WDR Relies on Riedel Backbone for Remote Production of UEFA Euro 2024The German regional public broadcaster Westdeutscher Rundfu...
13/09/2024
Amsterdam September 13, 2024
Riedel Expands Its Range of NSA Network Stream AdaptersRiedel Communications today announced the launch of two new additions to i...
13/09/2024
Amsterdam September 13, 2024
Riedel Communications Launches Virtual SmartPanel at IBC2024At IBC2024, Riedel Communications announced the launch of its ground...
13/09/2024
Amsterdam September 13, 2024
Riedel Unveils Revolutionary SAME Smart Audio & Mixing Engine at IBC2024Riedel SAME Delivers Ultra-Low-Latency Audio Processing ...
13/09/2024
SAN JOSE, Calif. - Sept. 13, 2024 - Harmonic (NASDAQ: HLIT) is pleased to announ...
13/09/2024
Photo credit: GETTY IMAGES
Press release - 13 September 2024 09:50
Eutelsat ...
13/09/2024
Photo credit: AdobeStock_305149408- nuchao
Press release - 13 September 2024...
13/09/2024
Today, Apple Maps on the web is available in public beta, allowing users around the world to access Maps directly from their browser.1...
13/09/2024
Apple and Major League Baseball (MLB) today announced the September game schedule for Friday Night Baseball, a weekly doubleheader available to Apple TV+ subs...
13/09/2024
Starting with iOS 18.1, developers will be able to offer NFC contactless transactions using the Secure Element from within their own apps on iPhone, separate fr...
13/09/2024
Starting tomorrow, September 13, at 5 a.m. PDT, customers can pre-order Apple's powerful new iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro models on apple.com/uk and in the r...
13/09/2024
Facebook
Twitter
LinkedIn
Alaska residents will be the first in the U.S. t...
13/09/2024
13 September 2024, 01:30 (PDT) Dolby Unveils New, Live Streaming Offering for t...
12/09/2024
We know that when fans fall in love with an artist, they can't get enough. So when you want to connect with your favorites on a deeper level, Spotify is you...
12/09/2024
SGL Carbon is committed to training its own junior staff. At the Meitingen, Bonn and Willich sites, a total of 34 apprentices have started their careers in rece...
12/09/2024
Omar Mehtab, host of the IBC Talent stage, takes a look at what visitors can expect from the programme
By TVBEurope Staff
Published: September 12, 2024 Upd...
12/09/2024
The successor to SkyPanel S60-C, the solution provides technical enhancements for improved workflows
By Matthew Corrigan
Published: September 12, 2024
The...
12/09/2024
The partnership leverages the combined expertise of the two companies, driving i...
12/09/2024
Professor Justin Lewis, co-director Media Cymru and director of the Centre for C...
12/09/2024
For Stephen Stewart, IBC helps to clarify how different best of breed' software can be connected together in a straightforward way to achieve the results o...
12/09/2024
The DPPs The State of Media Technology Security 2024 research project surveyed 59 organisations across the industry, including broadcasters, content providers a...
12/09/2024
The company said it has held discussions with a number of interested parties for a potential sale of all or part of the business and assets, which is expected w...
12/09/2024
** MEDIA ALERT ** VIZ Media Announces Exclusive Bicoastal Events with BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War Voice Stars Masakazu Morita and Noriaki Sugiyama
VIZ Me...
12/09/2024
12 Sep 2024
VEON Announces Vesting of Conditional Award to Group CEO Kaan Terzioglu Amsterdam, 12 September 2024 - VEON Ltd. (NASDAQ: VEON, Euronext Amsterdam:...
12/09/2024
This September, on National Video Games Day, we proudly spotlight some of our most iconic games projects. As we approach our 110th anniversary, it's the per...
12/09/2024
Hanwha Defence Australia selects Rohde & Schwarz for electromagnetic compatibili...
12/09/2024
SAN JOSE, Calif. - Sept. 12, 2024 - Harmonic (NASDAQ: HLIT) today announced that...
12/09/2024
Spreadsheet Defined Infrastructure (SDI) is no longer a workable solution for the growing complexity of broadcast systems. dB Broadcast has published a White Pa...
12/09/2024
The award-winning dB FLEX offers unmatched flexibility, powering Starlink terminals from a variety of sources including batteries, mains, external 12V DC, or ev...
12/09/2024
dB Broadcast has had a vibrant summer, actively engaging with and inspiring the next generation of talent.
We're proud to have supported the Rise Academy s...
12/09/2024
dB Broadcast has played a key role in developing and guiding the IBC Accelerator project focused on labelling and identifying devices within an IP infrastructur...
12/09/2024
The new AI suite is integrated into Brightcove's award-winning video cloud p...
12/09/2024
Gateway Administration as Software as a Service and from a Single Source
Arvato Systems reorganizes GWA solutions
G tersloh - Arvato Systems is repositioning...
12/09/2024
Delivers enhancements on Arqiva's existing Arqade offering
12 September 2024, London, UK: Leading media services and communications infrastructure operator...
12/09/2024
Here is your host, Patrick Kielty!
It's been a long hot summer, and The Lat...
Seven-part podcast unravels the wild world of GPO Girl' Samantha Azzopardi
