World of Secrets - Catching My Teacher: 1. The golden boy
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Deep friendships and memories are made at a boarding school among the rice paddies in Lombok, Indonesia. But the lesson they’re taught to remember most is: “We hear and we obey.” And the person they’re expected to obey is the founder and headmaster — the man they’re told to call “Abah”, or “Father”. But when Yusron, the school’s golden boy, gets in touch over instagram with Zia — a fellow former student — she reveals something that begins to unravel all that he believes in.
This series of World of Secrets contains references to sexual abuse.
Listen to the Indonesian language version of the podcast here: https://www.bbc.com/indonesia/podcasts/p0btnmzx
Voice actors: Prilly Latuconsina, Omara Esteghlal, Paul Agusta.
Presenter: Rebecca Henschke
Series producers: Endang Nurdin and Rebecca Henschke
Sound recordings: Dwiki Marta
Original music: Alffy Rev
Sound design: Andy Fell
Executive producer: Neil McCarthy
Commissioning senior producers: Anne Dixey and Sarah Green
Commissioning editor: Jon Manel
Published on Monday, 21st September 2026.
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