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June: Voice of a Silent Twin

by BBC Radio Wales · 10 episodes

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June Gibbons tells the tragic story of her and her sister Jennifer, twins cut off from the world. After a brief crime spree, they become the youngest women in Broadmoor.

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  1. June Gibbons: The Silent Twin

    June Gibbons chats with programme maker Jessica Gunasekara about the experience of creating their podcast 'June, Voice of a Silent Twin', after 30 years of shying away from the spo…

    28 min ↗
  2. 8. Truths Uncovered

    For the first time, June sees bundles of her clinical notes, records and correspondence from Broadmoor, shedding new light on her time there. The documents include letters from doc…

    30 min ↗
  3. 7. A Lone Twin

    The now infamous twins are finally transferred from Broadmoor to a clinic nearer their home in Wales. They’re excited to be moving closer to their family and have hopes and dreams…

    29 min ↗
  4. 6. Trapped

    After many years languishing in Broadmoor Secure Psychiatric Hospital, the twins continue their desperate fight to get out. June and Jennifer meet notorious fellow patients Ronnie…

    26 min ↗
  5. 5. Inside Broadmoor

    Aged just 19, June and Jennifer are given an indefinite sentence to Broadmoor Secure Psychiatric Hospital. They’d hoped for a short sentence to get the help they needed, and they h…

    28 min ↗
  6. 4. Psychopathic Arsonists

    June and Jennifer’s crime spree comes to an end after their biggest and most dangerous crime leads to arrest. Life behind bars is unbearable – the twins can’t cope when they’re apa…

    30 min ↗
  7. 3. The Glorious Summer

    Fed up with being shut away in their room and with frustrations boiling over, June and Jennifer venture out in search of love and excitement. They’ve become obsessed with some Amer…

    30 min ↗
  8. 2. Virgins on the Dole

    June and Jennifer have left school and shut themselves away in their room, living their lives through their dolls. They record their innermost thoughts in their diaries – feelings…

    31 min ↗
  9. 1. Silent School Days

    June and Jennifer’s elective mutism and slow synchronised movements lead to bullying and isolation at school. Teachers and experts try to help, but with little success. The twins l…

    28 min ↗
  10. June, Voice of a Silent Twin…. Coming soon

    The story of identical twins June and Jennifer Gibbons, growing up in the 1970s, speaking only to each other and isolated from the outside world. After a short infatuation with som…

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