Matthew has now received treatment for his addiction, following the realisation that he might lose his family. Matthew then sent them to journalist Lydia Thomas, believing that they clearly depict an addict in the grip of a downward spiral. Matthew received the recordings – over 80 of them – after making a personal data request to William Hill. It was a documentary pieced together from an extraordinary primary source: recordings of the many phone calls that Matthew made to bookmakers William Hill while in the grip of his addiction.
Desperate Calls (Radio 4, Sunday) was the chilling record of how Matthew (which is not his real name) sank into gambling addiction. His small children call for him in the background. Matthew is on the phone to his regular betting company, asking to withdraw some money as quickly as possible.
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