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Disclosure(2018–)
September 3, 20186 Seasons · 47 Episodes
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Current affairs series examining the issues affecting the lives of people around Scotland.
Network BBC One
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Current affairs series examining the issues affecting the lives of people around Scotland.
2020
Documentary investigating one of the biggest peacetime disasters in modern Scotland. Fifty years ago, a crush on stairway 13 at Ibrox football stadium resulted in the deaths of 66 Rangers supporters. One of the biggest peacetime disasters in modern Scotland, it left a further 145 injured. Andrew Picken investigates how it happened and speaks to survivors and those who lost loved ones about the day and the shadow it has cast on their lives.
Thousands of Scots have lost their jobs in the pandemic. As businesses struggle to survive under ongoing restrictions, Myles Bonnar investigates the far-reaching impact on the people left behind. He meets those without work or financial support and asks whether more should have been done to help those falling through the gaps.
No women of colour have ever been elected to Scotland’s parliament in its 22-year-history. It was designed to be modern and inclusive and to represent all Scots, so what’s holding back black, Asian and minority ethnic women from becoming MSPs? As campaigning for the Holyrood election gets underway, Disclosure hears from five women hoping to break the mould of Scottish politics.
Would you ditch the car, eat less meat and install a new heating system at home? These three changes could make all the difference to Scotland’s changing climate. We face rising sea levels, wildfires, heatwaves and even drought over the next few decades if we do nothing. Reporter Kevin Keane investigates what Scots really think about the change to our climate and asks whether we are able and willing to act now to save the planet.
2019
Follows two Scottish mums smuggling prescription cannabis into the country to give to their seriously ill sons.
Fiona Stalker travels around Scotland to investigate the spread of Lyme disease. One tiny tick under the skin can cause chronic illness but GPs are often slow to diagnose and to give treatment.
Game is a multi-million pound global industry selling men pick-up techniques to get women from the street into bed as quickly as possible. Myles Bonnar goes undercover at a seduction ‘bootcamp'.
It’s been the longest and most expensive equal pay battle in the country. The headlines would have you believe that the women won. Reporter Samantha Poling discovers that is far from the case.
Suicide in Scotland is at a five-year high. Reporter Chris Clements returns to his home town of Wishaw to ask why young men there are killing themselves.
With growing numbers opting for cosmetic surgery through high street clinics, what happens when things go wrong?
Investigation into allegations that the North Sea oil industry is complicit in exploiting workers in India.
Investigation into the rise in so-called 'rough sex'. As our understanding of consent is blurred by ever more violent porn, the results can sometimes be fatal.
Following workers on the frontline as they care for Scotland's sick and vulnerable, while trying to keep themselves safe. Samantha Poling investigates how well protected health and social care workers are and meets the people who've been forgotten in this crisis.
Investigation into government handling of the Covid 19 pandemic. Reporter Mark Daly investigates the decisions made and asks whether Scotland could or should have locked down sooner. Disclosure speaks to scientists desperate to keep us safe and meets the families hardest hit by the virus.
2018
The first in a new investigative series asks, who's checking your surgeon is up to the job? Reporter Lucy Adams reports on a top NHS brain and spine surgeon in Tayside who stands accused of harming dozens of his patients. The programme hears compelling accounts from people whose operations went wrong - or were never carried out at all - and asks why the surgeon wasn't stopped earlier.
Investigative journalist Samantha Poling takes a journey into the controversial world of live animal exports. She uncovers some shocking truths about what happens to the male calves the Scottish dairy industry has no use for. And she goes on the trail of a live cattle shipment across Europe to see for herself the long journeys they endure.
Mark Daly investigates allegations of sexual and physical abuse across four decades at a Christian children's home in Argyll. He hears the untold stories of former residents who say they were systematically raped and abused throughout their childhoods by adults who were meant to care for them. Daly challenges the Sailors' Society charity that ran the home on whether it has done enough for those who continue to suffer through the legacy of abuse.
More and more patients are enduring long waits for operations and treatment on the NHS. Some Scottish government waiting time targets have never been met. Lisa Summers meets the people behind the statistics, struggling as they wait for joint replacements, counselling and cancer treatment. The programme investigates why waiting-time targets are missed and asks whether it is time to do away with them altogether.
Three decades on from the UK's worst terrorist atrocity, residents of Lockerbie reveal untold stories of how they have been affected by the downing of Pan Am flight 103. Piecing together rare archive with personal testimony of those who were there on the night and in the months after, the film charts how the quiet Dumfriesshire market town has been forever changed.
The death of Sheku Bayoh following his arrest in Fife three years ago remains one of the most controversial moments in Police Scotland's short history. Following the decision not to prosecute the officers who restrained him, Mr Bayoh's family claim there has been a cover-up, and say they have been denied justice. Mark Daly investigates the circumstances surrounding the death, using previously unseen material. The film poses fresh questions about the police response and asks if racism could have played a part.
What's behind Scotland's rising toll of drugs deaths? Reporter Chris Clements pieces together heartbreaking stories from one rural community where lives have been devastated by the growing abuse of prescription pills. The investigation reveals an illicit online trade in pills driven by social media.
Samantha Poling investigates the high-profile unsolved murder of Emma Caldwell, who was found strangled 14 years ago in remote Scottish countryside.
2021
Sam Poling meets men and women who fled to Scotland to escape danger, and investigates whether the current system of support for those seeking refuge in the UK is fit for purpose. The plight of asylum seekers in Scotland has been described as a humanitarian crisis. Sam Poling meets men and women who fled to Scotland to escape danger, only to find themselves facing a bleak and uncertain future. She travels to the illegal migrant camps in France to speak to those prepared to risk their lives to get to the UK. As the Scottish government and the Home Office lock horns over immigration policy, Disclosure investigates whether the current system of support for those seeking refuge in the UK is fit for purpose.
As a flood of women come forward to make anonymous complaints of sexual violence on campus, is this Scotland’s #MeToo moment? As a flood of women come forward to make anonymous complaints of sexual violence on campus, is this Scotland’s #MeToo moment? Reporter Hazel Martin investigates what lies behind the complaints and asks whether enough is being done by universities to protect and support students under their care. The programme hears from young women who felt discouraged from reporting their assaults and looks at how seriously students are taken when they do complain.
Every year thousands of young people with additional support needs and disabilities leave Scottish schools. In this programme Ian Hamilton meets young disabled people and their families who say they have been left on a cliff edge. They say social care, health and employment services are ill-prepared as they move into adulthood and are calling for better support to be put in place.
Scotland has a housing problem, with many young and less affluent people priced out of whole parts of the country. Families seeking a place to live have found their search thwarted by a lack of social housing, holiday lets and rising prices. Reporter Chris Clements investigates what’s been called a housing emergency and asks what can be done to solve the problem.
Social media companies collect huge amounts of personal data from children in order to target content at them. Reporter Emily Brown investigates how this is affecting their lives. She looks at the rise of 'kidfluencers', the children who can make millions talking to other children online. The programme also examines whether regulators should be doing more to control the booming ad tech market.
Just how ‘punk’ is BrewDog? Reporter Mark Daly investigates the truth behind the company’s marketing and financial hype. He hears disturbing claims about BrewDog’s corporate culture. The Ellon-based beer company fast became an international success story by setting themselves up as the bad boys of brewing, ripping up the rule book and ridiculing Big Beer at every opportunity. They’ve faced claims of a toxic and misogynistic work culture from former staff, problems BrewDog says are now behind them. The company says it has learned from past mistakes and most current staff enjoy working there. Disclosure hears from former employees who say they found it a miserable and uncomfortable experience. Some loyal customers now say they regret investing their savings in BrewDog. This programme has been updated since it was first broadcast in Scotland on 21st Jan 2022.
What’s behind the growing mountain of illegally dumped waste that’s blighting Scotland? Samantha Poling reveals how organised crime gangs are raking in a fortune from our rubbish, making millions while the environment is trashed. She goes on the trail of some of the gangs involved in waste crime, uncovering a huge illegal landfill overflowing with waste that should have been recycled, and she tracks down one of the biggest sites of illegal dumping in Scotland. Disclosure hears from investigators with the Scottish Environment Protection Agency who are tasked with tackling the criminals and finds a growing problem that is harming our communities and environment.
Scotland often prides itself on being a welcoming, open and tolerant country when it comes to racism. Jean Johansson meets the men, women and children telling a different story. She revisits her own experiences growing up in Scotland in the 1980s and looks at what has changed in 2022, hearing some uncomfortable truths and shocking realities.
Peter Antonelli was jailed for eight years in December 2021 after a distinguished 40-year career in music education and amateur dramatics. Former pupils and staff describe how their warnings were ignored and he was allowed to continue to abuse for decades. The programme speaks to the survivors who finally brought him to justice and reveals current loopholes in the regulation of children’s performing arts in Scotland.
Kirsty Craib believes she has ADHD and has spent the last eight years trying to get assessed, without success. Many young women report experiencing the same struggles getting support for neurodiverse conditions. On a journey towards trying to have her condition recognised, Kirsty meets others whose delayed diagnosis has impacted their lives, and asks whether social media, while contributing to more awareness, is also making it more difficult to get help.
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2022
Reporter Lucy Adams investigates why four young men have been locked in secure hospitals for years despite committing no crime. She meets the families struggling to get their loved ones home and hears the stories of those with autism and learning disabilities desperate to get out of a system they don't understand. More than 20 years after it was agreed no one should be living in hospital, she looks at why hundreds of people are still stuck behind locked doors, sometimes for decades. Ministers have promised to get most people home by March 2024, but is that going to happen?
Mark Daly reveals the inside story of the ferry fiasco which has gripped Scotland. Seven years on from the award of a £97 million contract to build two new ferries on the Clyde, they are still not finished, but the bill to the taxpayer stands at a quarter of a billion and rising. Mark Daly investigates what went wrong at the Ferguson’s shipyard, and raises questions about the tender process that saw the contract awarded in 2015. Meeting with workers, experts and the islanders whose lifeline ferry services have been affected, Daly reveals the inside story of the ferry fiasco which has gripped Scotland.
Should anti-abortion activists be prevented from making their presence felt outside Scotland’s sexual health clinics? Against a rising number of protests and vigils, MSPs will consider creating buffer zones to prevent anyone from gathering outside places where women access abortion services. For some, this is needed to protect women’s rights and prevent intimidation. For others, it’s an assault on free speech and religious expression. Lynsey Bews investigates the battle taking place on Scotland’s abortion front line.
Electric cars are key to winning the fight against climate change. By 2030, there will be up to a million of them on Scotland’s roads - but can the current infrastructure cope with the demand? Kevin Keane speaks to drivers across Scotland, struggling with an often broken and ageing system, and travels to Norway to speak to Morten Harket of A-ha to talk about how acts of civil disobedience led to Norway becoming the world leader in electric cars.
Sheku Bayoh died after being restrained by police officers in Fife in 2015. A public inquiry is underway to establish exactly how the 31-year-old black man died. In a landmark first for Scotland, the inquiry is also setting out to discover if the police’s handling of the incident was affected by Bayoh’s race. As the next session of inquiry evidence begins in Edinburgh, reporter Mark Daly takes an in-depth look at what has emerged so far. Analysing the testimony of the officers involved in the restraint, who have publicly given their accounts for the first time, BBC Disclosure pieces together the final moments of the life of Sheku Bayoh and hears from those closest to him who are still searching for answers.
Reporter Sam Poling goes undercover to investigate the ruthless world of organised crime’s latest commodity: dogs. Poling infiltrates a network of dealers who are making millions by breeding dogs to extremes. She secretly films those at the heart of the trade, from illegal dog breeders to county lines drug dealers, and captures on camera the barbaric practices helping line criminal pockets, with animal cruelty front and centre.
After a senior Scottish lawyer is convicted on historic child abuse charges, BBC Disclosure speaks to his victims and explores how he hid his crimes for decades. Reporter Myles Bonnar also revisits a 30-year-old scandal that rocked the legal establishment. For the first time on camera, members of the police, press and judiciary look back on the so-called 'Magic Circle Affair' and its major players. We ask whether there was a dark circle of criminality operating beneath this scandal.
Following the shock resignation of Scotland’s first minister, reporter Mark Daly examines what pressures led Nicola Sturgeon to stand down. While she remains the most popular party leader in Scotland, Ms Sturgeon has come under fire for her stance on gender reform and her strategy to lead Scotland to independence. The country’s longest serving first minister leaves her party and the independence cause at a critical moment. Can they survive without her?
As Scotland emerges from one of the most challenging winters in NHS history, Mark Daly finds patients borrowing cash and dipping into savings to go private, and even travelling abroad for vital surgery. Healthcare is meant to be free for all of us at the point of use, but growing numbers of patients face long waits to access the care they need. NHS staff tell their stories from the frontline and explain why many medics are breaking down under the strain of the current crisis.
Does men’s football have a problem with homophobia? It was only last year that Zander Murray became the first senior male footballer in Scotland to publicly come out as gay. While his decision has drawn praise from all corners of the game, it comes after years of struggling with his mental health as he kept his sexuality secret. Zander explores what is being done to tackle homophobia in football and Disclosure follows him as he discovers how the sport can be made more inclusive.
2023
Disclosure investigates the companies that deal in debt. With the cost of living crisis hitting hard, more and more people are struggling to pay what they owe. Reporter Samantha Poling lifts the lid on the multi-million pound trade in debt management and reveals the often unscrupulous tactics being used to target the vulnerable. From aggressive social media marketing to faking ‘clients', The Debt Dealers tracks down the predatory businesses who are making money out of misery and meets those for whom the financial ‘solution’ has turned into a nightmare.
Around one in seven people in the UK are on antidepressants but do we know all we need to about the risks and benefits of taking this medication? Anton Ferrie investigates the impact of these pills on the minds and bodies of the thousands of young people who take them, and meets those for whom their use has had profound consequences. Some say these drugs have saved their lives; others that they’ve changed it permanently, wiping out their sex lives and numbing them to the world around them.
Katie McEvinney investigates the growing trend in social media influencers pushing women towards natural birth control methods. The Pill transformed sex for women but some find the side effects of hormonal contraception intolerable. With many young women struggling to find options which work for them, can fertility apps provide a reliable and healthier alternative? As young women turn away from traditional methods, this film explores the impact on their sexual health and bodies.
Investigation into evictions and spiralling rents across Scotland. Reporter Ian Hamilton travels the country hearing from those trapped in a brutal rental market where demand vastly outstrips supply. He finds tenants being forced to choose between paying massive rent increases they can ill-afford or risking being evicted from their homes. Disclosure investigates what’s going wrong with the rental market and asks if the government is doing enough to protect tenants.
An undercover exposé of the weight loss profiteers who are risking lives by cashing in on our desperation to shed the pounds. Secret filming reveals women who wouldn't qualify for surgery in the UK being subjected to high-pressure sales tactics for weight loss surgery 'holidays' abroad. The team also go undercover to show how easy it is to buy unlicensed and potentially dangerous ‘skinny jabs’ via social media.