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April 19, 2025
<p>The story of two journalists who investigated an unsolved mass murder in Northern Ireland. Six men were shot dead by Loyalist paramilitaries in the Height’s Bar, Loughinisland on the 18th June 1994. No one has ever been charged or convicted. </p><p>Episode 1 – Early One Morning</p><p>Investigative journalist Barry McCaffrey has slept in and he’s late for work. When his doorbell rings at 7am, Barry wonders if the day he’s been dreading has finally arrived – are his worst fears about to come true?</p><p>A BBC Northern Ireland Production</p>
April 19, 2025
<p>The story of two journalists who investigated an unsolved mass murder in Northern Ireland. Six men were shot dead by Loyalist paramilitaries in Loughinisland on the 18th June 1994. No one has ever been charged or convicted. </p><p>Episode 2 – Six Men Dead</p><p>Barry recounts the tragic events of 18th June, when a ruthless UVF gang open fire indiscriminately in the Height’s Bar – killing six men, and seriously wounding five others. When ten years pass without any charges or convictions – the families of the victims demand action. </p><p>A report into the police investigation finds serious failings, but no evidence the police tried to protect the gang from prosecution. </p><p>Then - Barry receives a leaked secret document in the post from an anonymous sender.</p><p>A BBC Northern Ireland Production</p>
March 10, 2025
<p>A hush-hush factory opening. No photographs allowed. A story of cover-ups, corporate espionage, fightbacks – and death ...</p><p>In this series, casually scanning old newspaper archives, Ophelia Byrne comes across an odd headline: “Hush hush process in Ballyclare firm.” </p><p>The newspaper was printed in 1967. “Strictly no photographs” was the order issued at the opening of the new factory. </p><p>“90 guests steered clear of a top-secret process.” All workers “will have to sign an oath of secrecy.” </p><p>What, she wonders, is this factory making? </p><p>Ophelia doesn’t know it when she starts out, but her subsequent investigation into this company, Turner and Newall, will take her from a small town in Northern Ireland across the Irish Sea to places like Rochdale, Leeds and London. </p><p>It will bring her to one million documents released for a transatlantic trial – papers which show cover-ups and even corporate espionage. </p><p>The product, of course, is asbestos. You may think you know the story – it’s a dangerous substance.</p><p>But Ophelia marries previous journalistic investigations to new documents which reveal what government agencies knew about its risks, and when. </p><p>She combs through company correspondence which the manufacturers claimed did not exist, and clearly never imagined would become public. This is the story of Killer Dust, from mountains of the material in mines still operating in countries today, to the skyscrapers of Manhattan, and the terraced streets of the north of England. </p><p>It is the story too of the people who fought and died for the truth to expose the reckless pursuit of profit in the making of one of the most dangerous building materials on the planet. </p><p>Presenter/ Producer: Ophelia Byrne Studio Engineer: Gary Bawden Executive Editor: Andy Martin</p>
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