The Race to Ruin | The Game is Over | 3

British Scandal

Wondery

Scandal, Alice Levine, Great Britain, Society & Culture, Exhibit C, British, England, History, Matt Forde, Documentary

4.5 • 6.4K Ratings

🗓️ 6 March 2024

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

Just two competitors are left in the Golden Globe race, and Donald is one of them. In fact, he's the frontrunner. But it's all a lie: Donald has been cheating. Terrified of being found out and with his elated family already planning the celebrations, it dawns on him that there’s only one way he can avoid total humiliation.

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0:00.0	Hello, a quick note before we start, the following episode does cover some serious topics,
0:04.4	including a description of a suicide attempt.
0:07.6	If you or someone you know is struggling with their mental health,
0:10.6	please see the episode notes for information about support services.
0:14.0	July 1969, Sargasso Sea.
0:25.0	Can I just stop you there actually?
0:27.0	Yes.
0:28.0	Because the Sargasso Sea is just, I looked it up once, and it is the only sea in the world as far as I know which is not
0:36.6	bordered by any land. It's a sea within a sea.
0:40.8	Within the Atlantic.
0:41.8	So really it's a sea within an ocean then? I also love that you said
0:44.9	you looked it up once you looked it up in front of me before we started recording this and
0:48.9	told me that. Yeah that's true. Don't break the fourth wall. Don't break the fourth wall. Don't break the fourth wall.
0:54.0	People think I'm clever and they won't now.
0:58.0	Hugh Dennis outed as googling things on the day to look smart.
1:05.0	Donald wakes with a start. He reaches out in the darkness for his wife's warm body.
1:09.0	Claire.
1:10.0	His heart drops when he remembers he's still on the boat.
1:15.0	He lights his oil lamp, heads over to the telephone.
1:18.0	He needs to speak to her, hear her voice.
1:23.0	But he stops in his tracks, stares down at the jumble of wires and dismantle casing.
1:29.0	A shiver runs down his spine.
	...

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