Spotlight - Season 8 / Year 2022

Season 8 / Year 2022

Episodes

Spotlight Special: 15/02/2022
Political 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
Journalist 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
Conor 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
In 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
Millions 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
Jennifer 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
Two 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
Are 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
Mark 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 - Spotlight
Hunting 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
What 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?
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
Mandy 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
The NHS used to experience winter pressure. Now staff say it's just pressure – a growing backlog of patients who need admission to hospital, and not enough beds to put them in. Conor Spackman visits an Emergency Department, where sick people are spending hours on trolleys, to learn about what's delaying treatment.
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