Beneath the Surface
Documentaries that dig into the raw, the risky and the real
Broken Trust: A Church in Crisis—Spotlight
Investigating abuse cases behind the crisis gripping the Presbyterian Church.
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Men of the Manosphere
James Blake enters the manosphere, joining men seeking status, wealth and relationships.
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The Disappearance of Captain Nairac
The search for missing British army Captain Nairac by a former enemy - nearly 50 years on.
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Syria to Omagh: Lost & Missing—Spotlight
The search for vanished children and grandchildren takes a father from Tyrone to Syria.
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Web of Lies—Bad Nanny, Series 1
TikTok sleuths expose a con artist with multiple fake identities hiding a dark past.
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Dog Fighting: Exposed—Spotlight
Spotlight goes undercover to expose a secret network of international dog fighters.
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Hunting the Catfish Crime Gang
James's attempts to recover his stolen identity unearth a shocking web of organised crime.
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Catastrophic Loss—Chinook: Zulu Delta 576, Series 1
Two-part documentary series examining the 1994 Mull of Kintyre Chinook helicopter crash.
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The Cocaine Mothership—Spotlight
Cocaine and the Irish connection – investigating the smugglers pouring drugs into Europe.
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Murdered to Keep a Secret—The Crime I Can't Forget, Series 2
Detectives investigate a fatal fire that claims the lives of a mother and her baby.
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Roy Keane in Saipan—Hold the Front Page, Series 1
How journalists broke the story of Roy Keane’s sensational exit from the 2002 World Cup.
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Birth of a Cartel—Kinahan: The True Story of Ireland’s Mafia, Series 1
The story of the Kinahan cartel, one of the world’s most feared criminal organisations.
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Uncovering a Predator—Teen Predator/Online Killer, Series 1
Alexander McCartney is questioned by police after a 12-year-old girl is catfished online.
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Hunting the Online Sex Predators
Amid a cybersex crime wave, James Blake investigates social media and harmful content.
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Caught: Guns in the Boot—Spotlight
Hailed as a loyalist peace builder, then caught with guns - the jailing of Winston Irvine.
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Mums in Crisis—Spotlight
New mums open up about serious mental health issues after giving birth – who can help?
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Episode 1—On Drugs, Series 1
Rory Carson explores the hidden lives of drug users in Northern Ireland.
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Murder Without Answers—Spotlight
The loyalist murder of GAA man Sean Brown and the mystery of what the state knows.
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Shooting the Darkness
The defining photographs of the Troubles and the impact on those who captured them.
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Who Killed John George?—Spotlight
Murder on the Costa Blanca – Patrick Fee investigates the killing of John George.
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Episode 1—Nazis, U-boats and the Battle for the Atlantic, Series 1
Divers search for Hitler’s U-boat fleet that lies off the north west coast of Ireland.
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It Wasn’t Like a Movie Anymore—Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland, Series 1
When tensions between Protestants and Catholics explode, the British Army is deployed.
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Part 1—Spotlight, Those Who Want Me Dead
Wanted by the police, hunted by the IRA – one man’s role in the Troubles, and his regret.
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Kyran: The Lost Boy—Spotlight
A six-year-old boy goes missing – how could two years pass before anyone noticed?
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