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Patient Recall: The Search for Answers

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One Northern IrelandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

Conor Spackman investigates new allegations against former Belfast Trust consultant neurologist Dr Michael Watt. Show more

Contributors

Producer:
Pippa Cooke
Assistant Editor:
Chris Thornton

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Covid & Care: Searching for Answers

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One Northern IrelandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

Conor Spackman investigates what happened when the pandemic hit care homes and examines the case for a Covid-19 public inquiry in Northern Ireland. Show more

Contributors

Producer:
Pippa Cooke
Assistant Editor:
Chris Thornton

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Waste: The Burning Question

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One Northern Ireland HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Conor Spackman reports on a controversial proposal for a new waste incinerator near north Belfast. Show more

Contributors

Producer:
Pippa Cooke
Assistant Editor:
Chris Thornton

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Murder on the Streets

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One Northern IrelandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

Available for 4 months

Conor Spackman reports on a spate of unsolved gun murders in north and west Belfast, investigating links to a paramilitary group claiming to be on ceasefire. Show more

Contributors

Producer:
Pippa Cooke
Assistant Editor:
Chris Thornton

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Rogue Doctor: Patients Who Died

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One Northern IrelandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Available for 2 months

Conor Spackman investigates the death of a patient of the discredited neurologist Michael Watt. Serious flaws have been found but thousands of deaths are still awaiting review. Show more

Contributors

Producer:
Pippa Cooke
Assistant Editor:
Chris Thornton

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Britain First: Hateful Secrets

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC One Northern IrelandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

Britain First has based itself in Northern Ireland. Stephen Dempster investigates the organisation and accusations of violence and criminality in its ranks. Show more

Contributors

Producer:
Pippa Cooke
Producer:
Sarah Mole
Deputy Editor:
Gwyneth Jones
Assistant Visual Editor:
Jeremy Adams

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Legacy and Justice

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One Northern Ireland HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

Stephen Dempster reports on implications of government plans to introduce an effective amnesty for Troubles-related offences in Northern Ireland. Show more

Contributors

Producer:
Pippa Cooke
Assistant Editor:
Chris Thornton

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Fear & Loathing in Quinn Country

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One Northern IrelandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

Kevin Lunney, a senior executive in cross border company QIH, speaks exclusively to Jim Fitzpatrick about his abduction and torture. Show more

Contributors

Producer:
Claire Irwin
Producer:
Pippa Cooke
Deputy Editor:
Gwyneth Jones

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Adoption of Guilt

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One Northern IrelandLatest broadcast: on BBC One Northern Ireland HD

Peter Coulter meets a woman who was sexually abused as a child by her adoptive father and asks why he was not prosecuted for over three decades.

Contributors

Presenter:
Peter Coulter
Deputy Editor:
Gwyneth Jones
Producer:
Pippa Cooke

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Worse & Worse: The Waiting Lists Crisis

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One Northern IrelandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland has the worst hospital waiting lists in the UK. Datshiane Navanayagam investigates.
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Contributors

Producer:
Pippa Cooke
Producer:
Claire Irwin
Producer:
Patrick Fee
Deputy Editor:
Gwyneth Jones

Genres

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The Electric Road Test

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One Northern IrelandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Available for 6 days

The ban on new petrol and diesel cars has been pushed back by the UK government. Conor Spackman investigates why we’re not yet ready for the switch to electric vehicles. Show more

Contributors

Producer:
Pippa Cooke
Assistant Editor:
Chris Thornton

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The High Stakes Game

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One Northern Ireland HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Conor Spackman investigates the controversy around fixed odds betting terminals, which have been dubbed the 'crack cocaine of gambling'.

Contributors

Presenter:
Conor Spackman
Producer:
Pippa Cooke
Producer:
Sarah Mole
Deputy Editor:
Gwyneth Jones

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Stormont Stalemate: One Year On

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One Northern Ireland HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland

On the eve of the new secretary of state updating Westminster MPs on a fresh round of political talks, Conor Spackman assesses the public's appetite for a return to Stormont.

Contributors

Producer:
Pippa Cooke
Deputy Editor:
Gwyneth Jones

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The Life and Death of Inga-Maria Hauser

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One Northern Ireland HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Thirty years after the killing of German backpacker Inga-Maria Hauser, a close friend and a family member speak to Conor Spackman.

Contributors

Producer:
Pippa Cooke
Deputy Editor:
Gwyneth Jones