Disclosure Season 4

Kirsty Craib believes she has ADHD and has spent the last eight years trying to get assessed, without success. Many young women report experiencing the same struggles getting support for neurodiverse conditions. On a journey towards trying to have her condition recognised, Kirsty meets others whose delayed diagnosis has impacted their lives, and asks whether social media, while contributing to more awareness, is also making it more difficult to get help.

Peter Antonelli was jailed for eight years in December 2021 after a distinguished 40-year career in music education and amateur dramatics. Former pupils and staff describe how their warnings were ignored and he was allowed to continue to abuse for decades. The programme speaks to the survivors who finally brought him to justice and reveals current loopholes in the regulation of children’s performing arts in Scotland.

Scotland often prides itself on being a welcoming, open and tolerant country when it comes to racism. Jean Johansson meets the men, women and children telling a different story. She revisits her own experiences growing up in Scotland in the 1980s and looks at what has changed in 2022, hearing some uncomfortable truths and shocking realities.

What’s behind the growing mountain of illegally dumped waste that’s blighting Scotland? Samantha Poling reveals how organised crime gangs are raking in a fortune from our rubbish, making millions while the environment is trashed. She goes on the trail of some of the gangs involved in waste crime, uncovering a huge illegal landfill overflowing with waste that should have been recycled, and she tracks down one of the biggest sites of illegal dumping in Scotland. Disclosure hears from investigators with the Scottish Environment Protection Agency who are tasked with tackling the criminals and finds a growing problem that is harming our communities and environment.

Just how ‘punk’ is BrewDog? Reporter Mark Daly investigates the truth behind the company’s marketing and financial hype. He hears disturbing claims about BrewDog’s corporate culture. The Ellon-based beer company fast became an international success story by setting themselves up as the bad boys of brewing, ripping up the rule book and ridiculing Big Beer at every opportunity. They’ve faced claims of a toxic and misogynistic work culture from former staff, problems BrewDog says are now behind them. The company says it has learned from past mistakes and most current staff enjoy working there. Disclosure hears from former employees who say they found it a miserable and uncomfortable experience. Some loyal customers now say they regret investing their savings in BrewDog. This programme has been updated since it was first broadcast in Scotland on 21st Jan 2022.

Social media companies collect huge amounts of personal data from children in order to target content at them. Reporter Emily Brown investigates how this is affecting their lives. She looks at the rise of 'kidfluencers', the children who can make millions talking to other children online. The programme also examines whether regulators should be doing more to control the booming ad tech market.

Scotland has a housing problem, with many young and less affluent people priced out of whole parts of the country. Families seeking a place to live have found their search thwarted by a lack of social housing, holiday lets and rising prices. Reporter Chris Clements investigates what’s been called a housing emergency and asks what can be done to solve the problem.

Every year thousands of young people with additional support needs and disabilities leave Scottish schools. In this programme Ian Hamilton meets young disabled people and their families who say they have been left on a cliff edge. They say social care, health and employment services are ill-prepared as they move into adulthood and are calling for better support to be put in place.

As a flood of women come forward to make anonymous complaints of sexual violence on campus, is this Scotland’s #MeToo moment? As a flood of women come forward to make anonymous complaints of sexual violence on campus, is this Scotland’s #MeToo moment? Reporter Hazel Martin investigates what lies behind the complaints and asks whether enough is being done by universities to protect and support students under their care. The programme hears from young women who felt discouraged from reporting their assaults and looks at how seriously students are taken when they do complain.

Sam Poling meets men and women who fled to Scotland to escape danger, and investigates whether the current system of support for those seeking refuge in the UK is fit for purpose. The plight of asylum seekers in Scotland has been described as a humanitarian crisis. Sam Poling meets men and women who fled to Scotland to escape danger, only to find themselves facing a bleak and uncertain future. She travels to the illegal migrant camps in France to speak to those prepared to risk their lives to get to the UK. As the Scottish government and the Home Office lock horns over immigration policy, Disclosure investigates whether the current system of support for those seeking refuge in the UK is fit for purpose.