BBC Wales Investigates - Episode Guide

Twenty years ago, Michael Stone was convicted of one of the most notorious crimes in Britain - the brutal murders of Lin and Megan Russell and the attempted murder of Josie. BBC Wales investigates new evidence suggesting that serial killer Levi Bellfield could be responsible.

BBC Wales Investigates goes on the trail of the human traffickers who treat their victims like slaves and force them into a life of misery working as cleaners in the Welsh capital. And it looks at labour exploitation - and sees inside the world of car wash workers who are being ripped off in plain sight.

As street gangs move into Wales, the programme speaks to those involved and follows the police as they tackle a growing threat.

Wyre Davies investigates the secretive world of illegal hunting and uncovers a network of badger baiters and their culture. The blood sport has been illegal for decades, so why is it still going strong?

To mark 70 years of the NHS, BBC Wales looks at the pressures facing the health service and meets people in the heart of the town that helped inspire Nye Bevan's vision of the NHS. Wyre Davies speaks to patients and staff and asks what needs to happen if the NHS is to survive to reach its centenary.

A man from Cardiff was at the centre of a terrorism network which sent money to Isis supporters across the globe. Wyre Davies travels thousands of miles following the money trail and discovers it may have funded a number of terrorist atrocities. And in Wales, we find a businessman accused by the FBI of being part of that network.

As the government's controversial new benefit Universal Credit is rolled out, Wales Investigates follows families struggling with their claims, and films behind closed doors with one council as it deals with mounting arrears and tenants in crisis.

An underground group is inciting new recruits to break the law and spread racist hate throughout Britain. BBC Wales Investigates also uncovers the story behind a Hitler-loving white supremacist soldier who planned to set up all-white zones, starting in his own Welsh village.

BBC Wales Investigates undercover officers paid to spy on political activists. Some overstepped the mark - having relationships with women, and even fathering children with them.

The "Fred and Rose West of Barry" abused teenage girls for decades in the seaside town but did they act alone?

Over five months, Wyre Davies follows the lives of those living on the streets of Cardiff and questions why, despite efforts to help, so many continue to be trapped on those streets. Could a new solution, yet to be introduced, end rough sleeping?

As Wales begins to emerge from lockdown, BBC Wales Investigates looks at why people from ethnic minority backgrounds have been disproportionately affected by coronavirus.

It was a brutal mass murder which shocked a close-knit Welsh community to the core. Three generations of one family were beaten to death in their home in Clydach, near Swansea, in June 1999 leading to South Wales Police's largest ever murder hunt. BBC Wales Investigates reveals new evidence and questions the safety of the conviction of David Morris.

Two black men died in South Wales after contact with police. A year on, the families of Mohamud Hassan and Mouayed Bashir speak exclusively to BBC Wales Investigates reporter Mo Jannah. The programme also examines what police forces are doing to tackle concerns over claims of racism and the disproportionate use of force.

Families ripped apart, and lives that will never be the same again. BBC Wales Investigates follows those families. A mother and her three children hide out amongst the ruins of Mariupol. Others describe the heartbreaking decisions they've been forced to make, to leave loved ones behind to fight – or just to survive.

A football player and his brother offer to help recruit and run a fixing operation in matches.

BBC Wales Investigates goes undercover to examine corruption in lower league football and reveals the hidden story behind the collapse of an historic Welsh football team run by a wannabe pop star.

As the NHS faced its biggest challenge, BBC Wales Investigates spent months filming behind the scenes, capturing the pressures faced by staff as they battled to get patients treated while the pandemic surged and the ambulances stacked up. Is Covid masking a bigger problem with our health service, and why are patients in Wales are waiting so long for treatment? Wyre Davies investigates.

"I felt so alone and lost". That's what Hope told actor Michael Sheen about her time in care. BBC Wales Investigates gives a shocking insight into the lives of young people in care who say they were put at serious risk by the very system meant to protect them. Michael asks: if you wouldn't put your own child there, why is it good enough for others?

Rivers in Wales are dying, with sewage, slurry and other pollutants spewing in - but what is the cause, what is the real impact, and where are those whose job it is to protect our rivers? As the clock is ticking and battle lines are drawn, Wyre Davies investigates what and who is to blame.

The Welsh Rugby Union is one of the nation's best known brands. With it, we celebrate pride and passion on the pitch - but what about accusations of a toxic culture off the field, with claims of sexism, bullying and sexual harassment?

For the first time, a former manager talks to BBC Wales Investigates about her time at the WRU, and others share their stories.

Two boys with their lives ahead of them, but who grew up to become killers. A mother describes the moment she realised her son had attacked a stranger. Another says she's now forgiven her mentally ill son for stabbing her and killing his dad in an attack. If lessons identified had been shared, could another death have been prevented? BBC Wales Investigates.

Reporter Charanpreet Khaira goes undercover to investigate how children are being exploited by drugs gangs on social media. She speaks to a victim who tells us how she was groomed online as a teenager and forced into a world of crime and sex abuse. An ex-gang member also reveals how he was involved in trafficking children and feared for his life.