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Fairy Meadow

by BBC Radio 4

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Latest episodes

10. Case Closed?

September 29, 2025 · 32 min

Jon Kay returns with an update on his investigation into the disappearance of Cheryl Grimmer from a beach in New South Wales, Australia in January 1970. In this episode, Jon follows up some of the many emails from listeners who got in…
9. A New Lead

November 20, 2023 · 35 min

Jon Kay updates his investigation into the disappearance of 3 year old Cheryl Grimmer from an Australian beach in 1970. Cheryl's family are determined to get her case back into court. Produced for BBC Audio in Bristol by Chris Ledgard
8. The Girl With Blonde Hair And Blue Eyes

February 2, 2022 · 26 min

It's the 50th anniversary of Cheryl's disappearance and the police have an announcement to make. Fairy Meadow is presented by BBC News correspondent Jon Kay Produced for BBC Audio in Bristol by Chris Ledgard Music by Elizabeth Purnell…
7. Mercury's Story

January 26, 2022 · 26 min

Jon tries to approach Mercury to hear his side of the story. Producer: Chris Ledgard Music: Elizabeth Purnell Studio engineer: Jacques Sweeney Editor: James Cook
6. The Walk Through

January 26, 2022 · 27 min

Frank has left the police but can't let go of Cheryl's story. Jon Kay continues to investigate what happened to 3 year old Cheryl Grimmer, who vanished from a beach New South Wales, Australia more than 50 years ago. Produced for BBC Audio…

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5. A Judgement

January 26, 2022 · 25 min

Two years after he's arrested and charged with abducting Cheryl Grimmer, Mercury appears in court in Sydney. BBC News Correspondent Jon Kay continues his investigation into Cheryl's story. Produced for BBC Audio in Bristol by Chris…
4. I Was Never There

January 19, 2022 · 34 min

Nearly half a century after 3 year old Cheryl Grimmer goes missing from an Australian beach, the police make an arrest. Meanwhile, Ricki heads to the other side of the world. BBC News Correspondent Jon Kay meets him in Bristol, where he…
3. Somebody of Interest

January 19, 2022 · 20 min

The Grimmer family have always hung on to the idea that somehow Cheryl might still be alive. Then, out of the blue, Ricki gets a call from the police which seems to put an end to their hopes. BBC News Correspondent Jon Kay continues his…
2. A Ransom Note

January 11, 2022 · 29 min

The Grimmer family are thousands of miles from home, and the Fairy Meadow migrant hostel is a lonely place in the days after Cheryl's disappearance. Then a note arrives from someone claiming to be the kidnapper. There's a rendezvous and a…
1. When the Wind Changed

January 11, 2022 · 28 min

The Grimmer family moved from the UK to Australia in 1969. They were "ten pound poms" - part of a huge wave of migration down under. Months later, Three-year-old Cheryl Grimmer disappeared from Fairy Meadow beach in New South Wales. She…
Coming Soon

January 5, 2022 · 3 min

A summer's day, 1970, and a mum and her four kids are on a beach in Australia. They're migrants, newly arrived from the UK, part of the generation of "ten-pound poms" looking for a fresh start down under. The oldest child, Ricki, takes his…