First Aired: To Be Announced
Status: Ended
Genre: Documentary
Summary: BBC Scotland Investigates is a current affairs programme broadcast in Scotland by BBC Scotland. It is broadcast regularly on BBC One Scotland on weekday nights, currently with varying timeslots.
Previously known as Frontline Scotland, the programme usually features current issues affecting the Scottish people. Most recent examples include gang warfare in Glasgow, problems with the NHS, the likely effects of increased gambling in Scottish cities and North Sea oil.
BBC Scotland Investigates' reporters include Samantha Poling and Ross McWilliam.
In most cases the entire programme is devoted to one topic, and consists entirely of an in-depth documentary piece from a single reporter.
The programme is also available on the Internet from the BBC Scotland website, with episodes dating back to 2004 available to watch online.
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Season 2007
Episode 1: The Malawi Aid Game
Air Date: February 21st, 2007
Summary: Two years ago Jack McConnell launched Scotland's International Development Policy, promising to "change lives" in one of the world's poorest countries. He pledged £3m a year of taxpayers' money to help the southern African country of Malawi out of poverty. Fiona Walker, for Frontline Scotland, investigates the impact of the first minister's controversial foray into international aid, and finds the money isn't always reaching those in most need.
Episode 2: The Tiger Trail
Air Date: March 27th, 2007
Summary: The magnificent Siberian tiger is on the verge of extinction. Poaching threatens to wipe them out as unscrupulous hunters kill the tigers to make illegal Chinese medicines. Now for the first time Frontline can reveal those medicines are on sale in Scotland. Ross McWilliam and a team of undercover investigators track down the shops and supermarkets which are selling banned products that claim to contain endangered species like the tiger.
Episode 3: Angelika - My Angela
Air Date: May 7th, 2007
Summary: Martin Macaskill, the boyfriend of murdered Polish student Angelika Kluk, talks exclusively to Frontline following the conviction of Peter Tobin for her brutal murder. He reveals the truth behind the salacious headlines - the details of his romance with Angelika, his wife's acceptance of their relationship, and how he's coped with the torrent of sordid allegations during the trial. In spite of it all, he says he has no regrets about falling in love with Angelika.
Episode 4: Luke Mitchell - The Devil's Own?
Air Date: May 9th, 2007
Summary: One of Britain's most notorious teenagers, Luke Mitchell, was sentenced to life for the brutal murder of his 14-year-old girlfriend Jodi Jones. He was portrayed as the personification of evil. Now, as he prepares his appeal - and with the suggestion of a new 'suspect' - Frontline's Samantha Poling examines the circumstances under which Luke Mitchell was charged and reveals new information which casts doubt on the safety of his conviction.
Episode 5: The Billion Pound Bank Robbery
Air Date: May 30th, 2007
Summary: Frontline goes undercover to investigate the gangs that infiltrate call centres and steal your bank details - and your money. This kind of bank robbery has netted thieves billions of pounds, according to a UK security expert. In a programme that RHL, the call centre company, tried to stop you seeing, Ross McWilliam reveals the criminal masterminds running this fraud right here in Scotland.
Episode 6: Critical Error - The Lisa Norris Story
Air Date: June 11st, 2007
Summary: Ayrshire teenager Lisa Norris won people's hearts when it was revealed that she had suffered a massive overdose of radiotherapy during her cancer treatment. Lisa's parents believe that her radiotherapy treatment killed her. Frontline reporter Samantha Poling investigates how often mistakes are made in radiotherapy treatment and reveals concerns with the provision of radiotherapy service across the NHS.
Episode 7: The NHS - A Broken Trust
Air Date: August 28th, 2007
Summary: A decade ago the English law courts made a landmark ruling that was to have a huge impact on who should get funding for long-term care from the NHS. A court ruled that if your primary needs were health care then the NHS should pay for everything, whether you were in hospital or not. The guidelines in England were changed, but not in Scotland. Ross McWilliam investigates.
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