SpotlightTemporada 2022

BBC Northern Ireland weekly current affairs programme.

Where to Watch Spotlight • Temporada 2022

14 Episodes

  • Spotlight Special: 15/02/2022
    E1
    Spotlight Special: 15/02/2022Political discussion. With DUP’s Christopher Stalford, Sinn Fein’s Chris Hazzard, Tory MP Simon Hoare, commentator Felicity Huston and business representative Aodhán Connolly.
  • Unsolved: The Murder of Martin O’Hagan
    E2
    Unsolved: The Murder of Martin O’HaganJournalist Martin O’Hagan was murdered in 2001. His killers have never been caught. Stephen Dempster investigates allegations that security force informers were involved and are being protected.
  • Waste: The Burning Question
    E3
    Waste: The Burning QuestionConor Spackman investigates controversial plans to build a waste incinerator near north Belfast. Backers say it is a greener way to get rid of waste and will help ease energy concerns. Opponents says it is expensive and not needed.
  • Survivors' Voices
    E4
    Survivors' VoicesIn public, David Tweed was well known as an Ulster and Ireland rugby star turned politician. But in private, his children and ex-wife say he was an abuser. In their first televised interview as a family, they tell Lyndsey Telford that they suffered years of years of physical and sexual abuse.
  • War: Inside the Refugee Crisis
    E5
    War: Inside the Refugee CrisisMillions are fleeing the war in Ukraine, creating one of the biggest refugee crises in recent history. Jennifer O’Leary travels to the Polish border alongside aid workers from Northern Ireland and meets some of those hoping to escape to the UK.
  • The Babymaker Uncovered
    E6
    The Babymaker UncoveredJennifer O’Leary exposes the practices of a clinic claiming to give desperate fertility patients a much greater chance of getting pregnant, and charging thousands of pounds for drugs and treatments.
  • Police, WhatsApp & Whistleblowers
    E7
    Police, WhatsApp & WhistleblowersTwo Police Service of Northern Ireland whistleblowers speak publicly for the first time about serious allegations of misconduct and negligence in one of the largest police districts in Northern Ireland. Mandy McAuley reports.
  • From Russia with Blood
    E8
    From Russia with BloodAre we funding and enabling Putin’s war in Ukraine through energy contracts and legal loopholes for dirty money? Spotlight investigates. Jim Fitzpatrick follows the money trail of one of the most notorious Kremlin-linked crimes from Moscow to the UK, Ireland and beyond.
  • Charles's Kingdom
    E9
    Charles's KingdomMark Devenport, the former BBC NI political editor and Ireland correspondent, scrutinises the United Kingdom of Charles III. The new king inherits a realm that held together in his mother’s reign, despite being rocked by independence movements, powerful social change and even violent insurrection in Northern Ireland. Can the kingdom survive today’s pressures on the constitution and the crown?
  • Exposed: Hunting With Dogs
    E10
    Exposed: Hunting With DogsHunting with dogs comes under scrutiny. Conor Spackman investigates the hunters who use dogs to track and kill wild animals, exposing some of those at the heart of the hunting networks and the online groups used to share their secrets.
  • My Mother's Care
    E11
    My Mother's CareWhat happened when families, who noticed strange behaviour around the treatment of elderly dementia patients in a care home, started to ask questions? Stephen Dempster investigates their shocking allegations.
  • Undercover Door to Door: Who’s Getting Rich?
    E12
    Undercover Door to Door: Who’s Getting Rich?An undercover investigation reveals a Belfast marketing company is just one in a network of identical companies across the UK accused of exploiting workers, as Lyndsey Telford uncovers allegations of cult-like practices in the workplace.
  • Loan Sharks and Paramilitaries
    E13
    Loan Sharks and ParamilitariesMandy McAuley investigates paramilitary links to illegal money lending in Northern Ireland, and the impact on vulnerable people during a cost of living crisis. She speaks to the victims and asks what the authorities have done to crack down on this crime.
  • Inside A&E
    E14
    Inside A&EPatients are spending hours on trolleys while waiting for admission to hospital. Conor Spackman goes inside an Emergency Department to learn why beds are being blocked.

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