You are about to listen to a BBC podcast and I like to tell you a bit about what goes into making one.

I'm Siddhartha Cesset, an assistant commissioner of Podcasts for BBC Sounds.

I pull a lot of levers to support a diverse range of

podcasts on all sorts of subjects, relationships, identity, comedy, even one

that mixes poetry, music and inner city life. So one day I'll be helping host develop their ideas, the next

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Hello it's Shaima Khalil. We always knew our investigation into Muhammad al-Faid was big, but in the week since we released it,

we've been shocked by just how big an impact it's had.

As I record this, Harrods is telling us that it's in the process of settling over 250 claims from women who say they were abused by the former chairman.

And there's lots more going on.

So I want to bring you up to speed with everything that's happened since we published our first five episodes.

And I want to introduce you to some of the people involved in the investigation.

A warning before we begin. This episode contains some graphic

details of sexual assault which you may find distressing. I was picked up at the train station in a chauffeur limousine.

This is a woman we're calling Margot.

It's 1985. She's 19 years old, rolling through Leafy Hills

south of London. I remember being driven through the incredibly impressive entrance gates to Barrow Green Court.

Barrow Green Court, Muhammad Lefaid's inner sanctum, the family home, and the long driveway up to a massive

red brick house. Parts of it date back to the 1600s. It's listed with English heritage, which notes a fancy front door with an elegant

decorative frame and pilasters, like Greek columns on either side. It's all very grand. The estate covers hundreds of

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