BAFTA For BBC NI Priest Abuse Documentary

NORTHERN IRELAND
4NI

BBC Northern Ireland is celebrating BAFTA success following the news that a BBC One NI documentary on the Catholic Church abuse scandal won the current affairs category.

The Shame of the Catholic Church, presented by Darragh MacIntyre, was shown on This World on BBC One NI and BBC Two and investigated the Church’s actions in dealing with priests in Ireland who abused children.

The documentary was made with assistance from Catholic Canon lawyer and commentator, the Reverend Thomas Doyle and leading Irish writer Colm Toibin, BBC NI revealed.

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