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The dust has barely settled on the shock news that prosecutors have dropped all charges against three men accused of running a republican spy ring in government, when one of them makes a jaw dropping confession. Presenter: Martin McCann Additional Voice: Nicolas Boulton Produced by BBC Northern Ireland

Four people are arrested when police swoop to break up what they claim is a republican spying network operating at the heart of Northern Ireland’s volatile government. A convoluted legal process ends with an outcome nobody sees coming. Presenter: Martin McCann Additional Voice: Nicolas Boulton Produced by BBC Northern Ireland

A massive surveillance operation into IRA intelligence gathering has led police to the home of a political party administrator. They recover material they believe to have been stolen from government offices, but some of the intelligence is missing. Their efforts to find those missing items turns the covert operation into a full-blown political scandal that threatens the future of Stormont’s shaky...

Police investigating a daring break in, supposedly by the IRA, at their counter terrorism unit’s headquarters get a tip off. Apparently, there’s another republican intelligence operation happening and its reach extends to the heart of Northern Ireland’s volatile government. Presenter: Martin McCann Additional Voice: Nicolas Boulton Produced by BBC Northern Ireland

A daring raid at the Belfast headquarters of Special Branch, the police counter terrorism unit, triggers a massive investigation. The finger of blame is pointed at the IRA, at a time when the paramilitary ceasefire is just about holding but government in Northern Ireland is far from stable. Presenter: Martin McCann Additional Voice: Nicolas Boulton Produced by BBC Northern Ireland

In August 2020 Katie Simpson was brutally murdered by Jonathan Creswell, the partner of her older sister. For months he convinces her family, the hospital, the pathologist and even the police that she'd taken her own life. He portrays himself as the Good Samaritan, who'd tried to save her. But for a small group of people, close friends and family, a Detective Sergeant and journalist Tanya Fowles,...

A woman says she's visited by men who she says tell her there is no point in pursuing Jonathan Creswell after she reported him for stealing her horse. Another is told police couldn't arrest him when she'd reported him for indecent exposure at the yard where they worked. And for the first time, journalist Tanya Fowles reveals details of a call she received trying to put her off the story.

Detective Sergeant James Brannigan has one last chance to convince his bosses to launch an investigation into Katie's death. Working on his own, he compiles a 20-page report of all the evidence so far. He says there are questions that need answers. He hopes senior officers will now decide the death needs to be looked at by a Major Investigations Team. But it is only when a young officer speaks up...

Detective Sergeant James Brannigan is able to speak to this series for the first time. He reveals how a call from journalist Tanya Fowles leads him to review the evidence gathered so far by his police colleagues into the murder. The more he uncovers, the more he believes an investigation is needed. He's just got to convince his senior officers.

Jonathan Creswell very nearly gets away with murder. He tells police Katie Simpson had tried to take her own life. He's the hero who'd tried to save her. But he is lying. He's eventually charged with her rape and murder. Now new witnesses say they'd tried to warn police of her killer's behaviours.

As Cameron Finnigan is sentenced at the Old Bailey his mum speaks out. She offers a rare, painful and deeply revealing insight into families caught in the fallout of 764. The BBC investigation explores what it will take to stop this network and the National Crime Agency reveal what they’re doing to combat the growing threat of online groups like 764. Written and Produced by Jo Palmer. For informat...

In a chilling look at how screens become crime scenes, we uncover a murder that was plotted in Romania and live streamed to 764 members worldwide. The investigation explores the power of online manipulation and the worrying reach of 764. Written and Produced by Jo Palmer. For information and support on issues discussed in this series, visit bbc.co.uk/actionline.

Uncovering what happens inside 764’s chatrooms and its devastating toll on victims and families who are caught in the web of a network so dangerous, global law enforcement can barely keep up. We meet a Canadian mother, whose daughter was drawn into the group’s grip, revealing how 764’s tactics push families to the brink and leave no one untouched. Written and Produced by Jo Palmer. For information...

Teenager Cameron Finnigan from Horsham in Sussex is arrested in a dawn raid. Behind it all is a shadowy online network called 764, so dangerous it’s being hunted by the FBI and global law enforcement. The BBC investigates how Finnigan became entangled in a world where teenagers are coerced into live streaming rituals, self-harm and murder plots. Presenter Jo looks deeper into the predators behind...

They are a terrorist organisation who believe ‘no lives matter.’ They search for and extort children and young people, with deadly results. This is the story of the far right Satanist group called 764. Written and Produced by Jo Palmer. For information and support on issues discussed in this series, visit bbc.co.uk/actionline.

A fierce warrior turned master strategist, he led elite SAS troops on missions that shifted the tide of World War II. Decorated four times yet denied the Victoria Cross. Was it down to a typo or a face that didn’t fit? Today, his legend burns brighter than ever, fuelling a renewed campaign to honour him with the Victoria Cross.

Blair Mayne instils a maverick form of discipline, mourns a brother-in-arms, and forms the tip of the spear to liberate Europe from the Nazis.

In the shadows of the Middle East, Blair is pulled into a secret war fought far from the headlines. Recruited by a newly formed unit known only to a few - the SAS - Blair wages chaos and destruction behind enemy lines, where no rules apply.

Blair Mayne floored his own boxing coach at Queen’s University in Belfast, shot a springbok on the 1938 British & Irish Lions tour, and later stood sharp as a solicitor. The life of this Newtownards war hero was built for the big screen, but did they get it right? Soft-spoken leader of men, or natural born hell raiser? We find out about the Real Blair 'Paddy' Mayne.

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. Episode 8 – Who Watches the Watchmen As the dust settles on a historic judgement by the Investigatory Powers Tribunal – Barry and Trevor say their fight is no...

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. Episode 7 – Full Disclosure Barry and Trevor prepare for a rare public hearing of the Investigatory Powers Tribunal – but last minute disclosures from police...

When the High Court finds the warrants were unlawful, the police investigation comes to an end. But Barry is concerned that he may have been placed under surveillance and he approaches the only court in the UK which can tell him if that’s true. The Investigatory Powers Tribunal has the power to find out if he was spied on unlawfully, but rarely find in favour of claimants. Years pass with no respo...

Released on bail, Barry McCaffrey and Trevor Birney begin a legal fight to challenge the legality of the warrants. Central to their case is the question of what the judge who granted the warrants was - and wasn’t - told by police. The judgment will be viewed as a landmark ruling on the rights of journalists to protect sources; were the warrants unlawful? A BBC Northern Ireland production

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. Episode 4 – Operation Yurta On the day of the film’s Belfast premiere, police announce a new investigation – into the suspected theft of sensitive documents f...

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. Episode 3 – No Stone Unturned While a second Ombudsman investigation gets underway, journalists Barry McCaffrey and Trevor Birney start work on a new document...