BBC Wales Investigates - Season 2 / Year 2018
Season 2 / Year 2018
Episodes
People for Sale
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.
Gangs, Murder and Teenage Drug Runners
As street gangs move into Wales, the programme speaks to those involved and follows the police as they tackle a growing threat.
The Secret World of Badger Baiters
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?
The NHS: Fit for Purpose?
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.
Welsh Web of Terror
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.
Universal Credit - What's the Benefit?
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.
Exposed: The Hidden World of Neo-Nazi Recruiters
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.
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