Hvor man kan se Spotlight • Sæson 2021
25 episoder
- A Contested Centenary
E8A Contested CentenaryThe Prime Minister, Taoiseach and others help former BBC NI political editor Mark Devenport chart his way through Northern Ireland’s century. One hundred years after the partition of Ireland, he speaks with some who suffered during our contentious past and others who will decide our uncertain future. Plus the results of a major opinion poll assessing the views of the public, on both sides of the border, on what lies ahead. - Policing in the Pandemic
E9Policing in the PandemicFrom Bobby Storey’s funeral to protests like Black Lives Matter, the response to Covid-19 posed unexpected questions about the PSNI’s behaviour. As society emerges from lockdown restrictions, Jennifer O’Leary investigates how the pandemic - along with the Irish Sea border - exposed tensions over policing. - Libya, the IRA and Victims
E13Libya, the IRA and VictimsLibya helped arm the IRA, and for two decades victims have sought compensation from the African country. Reporter Stephen Dempster investigates the political obstacles thrown up in their path and why their pleas for government intervention have not been heard. - Patient Recall: The Search for Answers
E16Patient Recall: The Search for AnswersNew allegations against former Belfast Trust consultant neurologist Dr Michael Watt, at the centre of Northern Ireland’s biggest patient recall. And with investigations under way, will patients and families get the answers they want? Conor Spackman investigates. - Escape from Kabul
E18Escape from KabulAs the Taliban advanced on Kabul and Western forces fled, a Northern Ireland naval officer fought from afar to rescue his interpreter's family. Jim Fitzpatrick hears of their dramatic escape and arrival in Ireland, and meets others from here for whom Afghanistan's fate is a deep concern. - Undercover: Pups for Sale
E19Undercover: Pups for SaleAs the price of puppies has rocketed during lockdown, illicit dealers from Ireland have flooded the British market with sick and dying dogs. Mandy McAuley investigates how puppies are trafficked through NI for big cash returns and confronts one of the sellers. - Gold Rush: The war in the Sperrins
E20Gold Rush: The war in the SperrinsA gold mine, the promise of jobs and a community divided. As a planning decision on a Tyrone gold mine draws nearer, Lyndsey Telford investigates the potential economic benefits, the environmental risks and the growing rift between supporters and objectors in a rural community. - Covid Contracts: Hunting for PPE
E25Covid Contracts: Hunting for PPEAt a key point in the pandemic, the government signed a £107 million deal to buy PPE from a NI sweet company. Lyndsey Telford investigates what happened next, and how a box of kit that cost the taxpayer £1,000 came to be sold for just a fiver.
