Bonus Episode 4: The Waiting Game
4/9/20261 hr 10 min
The story of Dr Jayant Patel and others involved in the saga surrounding his two-year tenure at the Bundaberg Base Hospital was far from over when Hedley Thomas emailed the manuscript for his book Sick To Death in late 2006. Two bonus episodes of the Sick To Death podcast tell the rest of the gripping story.
This episode tracks the twists and turns in the pursuit of justice from 2007 to 2011, including Patel’s extradition from the United States in 2008, a lengthy jury trial in 2010 and an appeal by Patel the following year.
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First 90 secondsKatie Page0:00
I'm Katie Page, CEO of Harvey Norman. Since 2018, Harvey Norman has been a key partner in The Australian's investigative podcasts, such as Sick to Death, Bronwyn, Shandi's Story, The Teacher's Pet, and The Night Driver. Harvey Norman are proud sponsors of The Australian's podcast investigations and their award-winning journalism.
Hedley Thomas· Host0:21
[gentle music] My name is Hedley Thomas. Sick to Death is based on my book of the same name, and it's the true story of Dr. Jayant Patel's lies and manipulation, and the Herculean effort it took to finally stop him. We've used voice actors throughout this series, and on occasion, the real people from this story have read their words for us. It is brought to you by me and The Australian. [tense music] The remarkable case of Dr. Jayant Patel has a long tail. We haven't quite got to the end of it yet. Let me explain. When I wrote my book, Sick to Death, on which this podcast series is based, I didn't know what would happen next. When that book was released two decades ago, Patel was keeping his head down at his home in Portland, Oregon, with his wife Kishori. He had even been pretending to be his brother if Australian journalists called to