Secrets of the Salt Path - 1. The Dreamers

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A young Sally and Tim Walker arrive in idyllic north Wales, full of dreams of the good life.
But the dream turns sour. They are hit by a double whammy of financial ruin - and a terminal illness diagnosis.
It’s the reality of the Salt Path’s bleak beginnings.
How much of the life they claimed to live in north Wales is true - and how much is just a fairy tale?

Credits:
Narrator: Aimee-Ffion Edwards
Producers: Gemma Dunstan & Helen Clifton
Sound Design: Nigel Lewis, Cathy Robinson & Meic Parry
Executive Producer: James Robinson & Karen Voisey
Original Music: Dyfan Jones
Archive research: Jessica Llewellyn
Research: Callum McCulloch-Nowlan
Production Managers Eleri McAuliffe & Sharon Laban
Sounds Commissioner - Bridget Curnow

Excerpts from:
The Salt Path Audio book by Raynor Winn produced by Penguin

Published on Thursday, 19th March 2026.

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