Surviving 'Doomsday' and learning to live again

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Australian Claire Ashman had a strict religious upbringing and grew up isolated from the outside world. She was taught to always obey her husband so, when he decided to join a doomsday cult, Claire had no choice but to follow. The community lived behind a barbed wire fence and continually prepared for the end of the world. But the reality was even more sinister - teenage girls were becoming pregnant and nobody was talking about how. Claire knew that in order to keep her family safe, she needed to escape. When she eventually did the world was waiting for her and Claire embraced it. Get in touch: [email protected] Presenter: Jo Fidgen Producer: Emily Naylor (Photo: Claire Ashman. Credit Caroline Mitchell)