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A look at how in 1963 the Duchess of Argyll, Margaret Campbell, found herself at the centre of a toxic divorce case. This occurred after it emerged that both she and her husband, the Duke, had had multiple extra-marital affairs. The trial involved sexually explicit photographs of the Duchess and an unidentified man, leading Margaret to face accusations of adultery on a monumental scale.

The story of the internet adoptions of twin babies by two separate families on two different continents, and the transatlantic custody battle and media storm that ensued. The programme revisits the custody case for the twin girls through each of the mothers' eyes, Tranda, the birth mother; Vickie, the American adoptive mother and Judith, the Welsh adoptive mother.

A look at the rise and fall of Ruby Franke, a popular influencer who shared parenting tips and videos of her family life online. However, Ruby's harsh parenting style began to raise eyebrows among her fans, leading to complaints and calls to police. Ruby's son alerted a neighbour to the abuse his mother was inflicting, leading to a police raid and a search to find her other children.

In 2015, a fire at a nightclub in Bucharest, Romania, leaves 27 dead and 180 injured. Soon afterwards, the burn victims recovering in hospital - from seemingly non-life-threatening injuries - begin dying too. A doctor at the heart of the story acts as whistleblower to a team of journalists, who in turn uncover outrageous corruption in Romania’s hospitals that goes all the way to the top.

More than 70 Indian politicians face charges of crimes against women, including eight for rape. Correspondent Ramita Navai investigates two recent rape cases that have drawn police, officials, politicians and even the Indian prime minister into controversy and sparked allegations of political cover-up to silence victims.

A £97 million contract was made in 2015 to build two new ferries on the Clyde, they are still not finished, but the bill to the taxpayer stands at a quarter of a billion and rising. Mark Daly investigates what went wrong at the Ferguson’s shipyard, and raises questions about the tender process that saw the contract awarded in 2015. Meeting with workers, experts and the islanders whose lifeline ferry services have been affected, Daly reveals the inside story of the ferry fiasco which has gripped Scotland.

The story of Britain's biggest ever food scandal. Since 1996, almost 200 people have died from vCJD, whilst the cattle disease BSE has been responsible for the death of over four million cows. It has cost the NHS over a billion pounds and virtually destroyed the British beef industry in the 1990s. Beneath the statistics is a story of greed, corruption and catastrophic political misjudgement by the then Conservative government. With access to all of the politicians, scientists and families who have been defined by this epidemic, this film pieces together a forgotten chapter of our recent history.

Edwina Currie, Matthew Parris and Ian Hislop lead politicians and journalists, who share personal memories of Cecil Parkinson and the scandal that ended his political ambitions. In 1983, the politician's 12-year affair with his secretary, Sara Keays, was revealed in a media storm that overshadowed the Conservative Party's Conference, forcing him to resign in disgrace.

Breast cancer services in NHS Tayside have been in turmoil after a controversial government report into the use of lower doses of chemotherapy in 2019. It claimed women were put at increased risk of their cancer returning. Staff at the health board quit en mass after the review.

The story of the internet adoptions of twin babies by two separate families on two different continents, and the transatlantic custody battle and media storm that ensued. The programme revisits the custody case for the twin girls through each of the mothers' eyes, Tranda, the birth mother; Vickie, the American adoptive mother and Judith, the Welsh adoptive mother.