Exposure (UK TV series)
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Exposure is a current affairs strand, broadcast in the United Kingdom
on the ITV
network. The programme brings together six films made by different producers exploring and investigating foreign and domestic topics, reporting on issues and telling human stories.
The series was commissioned for ITV by Peter Fincham, ITV Director of Television and is a sister show to year-round current affairs strand Tonight
. It made its début on Monday 26 September 2011 - airing at 22.35, directly after ITV News at Ten.
broadcast footage in this episode taken from the game, ArmA 2
, mistaking it for footage taken of an IRA
attack in 1988. The broadcaster apologised, blaming human error.
A spokesperson for ITV commented on the error and said:
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on the ITV
ITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
network. The programme brings together six films made by different producers exploring and investigating foreign and domestic topics, reporting on issues and telling human stories.
The series was commissioned for ITV by Peter Fincham, ITV Director of Television and is a sister show to year-round current affairs strand Tonight
Tonight (TV series)
Tonight is a British television newsmagazine, produced by ITV Studios and ITN for the ITV network. Since 1999, Tonight replaced the long-running investigative series World in Action...
. It made its début on Monday 26 September 2011 - airing at 22.35, directly after ITV News at Ten.
Episode 1
- Gaddafi and the IRA
- Colonel Gadaffi gave the IRA enough weapons to turn a militia into an army. Exposure's first film examines his support for the Republican terrorists and investigates the continuing danger of his legacy.
Footage Error
ITVITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
broadcast footage in this episode taken from the game, ArmA 2
ArmA 2
ARMA 2 is a tactical shooter video game for the PC developed by Bohemia Interactive Studio. It is considered the spiritual successor in the Operation Flashpoint-series following its predecessor, ArmA: Armed Assault . ARMA 2 was released in June and July 2009...
, mistaking it for footage taken of an IRA
Irish Republican Army
The Irish Republican Army was an Irish republican revolutionary military organisation. It was descended from the Irish Volunteers, an organisation established on 25 November 1913 that staged the Easter Rising in April 1916...
attack in 1988. The broadcaster apologised, blaming human error.
A spokesperson for ITV commented on the error and said:
"The events featured in Exposure: Gaddafi and the IRA were genuine but it would appear that during the editing process the correct clip of the 1988 incident was not selected and other footage was mistakenly included in the film by producers. This was an unfortunate case of human error for which we apologise."
Episode 2
- The Factory
- The Factory focuses on a city in Europe where the pollution is so bad, children struggle to breathe, DNA is damaged, and the vulnerable are forced indoors. This programme investigates the role played by a global multi-national.