{"podcast":{"title":"The Story","slug":"the-story-26954","podcast_index_feed_id":26954,"rss_url":"https://rss.acast.com/storiesofourtimes","website_url":"https://www.thetimes.co.uk/podcasts/the-story","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/61ba0e441a8cbeb3393cf13c/1758841002471-a9576d61-36b6-4b4b-9aa8-e495cf468878.jpeg","author":"The Times","episode_count":1846,"summary":"The biggest stories, told in depth, daily. Join the world's best journalists to uncover what really matters. Hosted by Manveen Rana and Luke Jones. Published seven days a week and ready for you every morning. The Story is brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-20T04:19:37.461858+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-story-26954"},"episode":{"title":"The Surgeon of St Helena - The Sunday Story","slug":"the-surgeon-of-st-helena-the-sunday-story","published_at":"2026-06-28T00:01:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-story-26954/the-surgeon-of-st-helena-the-sunday-story","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-story-26954","url":"https://shows.acast.com/storiesofourtimes/episodes/the-rogue-surgeon-who-wrecked-lives-on-a-remote-british-isla","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/storiesofourtimes/e/6a3d01e36c397667ad6cd2f1/media.mp3","summary":"The British island of St Helena in the South Atlantic lies more than 1,000 miles from the nearest landmass. Recently, it's been gripped by scandal. When a surgeon arrived in 2015, he was meant to transform healthcare on the island. Instead, patients suffered catastrophic harm. So what happens when a dangerous surgeon arrives on one of the world’s most remote islands? The Surgeon of St Helena is an Audio Always podcast. You can listen to the whole series here. Host: Luke Jones Producers: Louisa Adams and Dave Creasey. We want to hear from you - email: thestory@thetimes.com Photo: Jon Tonks. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"The British island of St Helena in the South Atlantic lies more than 1,000 miles from the nearest landmass. Recently, it's been gripped by scandal. When a…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1921,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-story-26954/episodes/the-surgeon-of-st-helena-the-sunday-story/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-story-26954/the-surgeon-of-st-helena-the-sunday-story.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}