''Spotlight'' is a BBC Northern Ireland weekly current affairs (news format), current affairs programme. It debuted in 1973. The programme is aired on BBC1 Northern Ireland at 10:35pm (and sometimes early) on Tuesday evenings, with a repeat on BBC2. It is available to UK viewers outside of Northern Ireland on BBC iPlayer for a week after the programme. The format usually consists of a half-hour report presented on a rotating basis by a small number of presenters and reporters. At present, these are Mandy McAuley, Lyndsey Telford, Conor Spackman, Julian O'Neill, Stephen Dempster, Jennifer O'Leary, Alan Haslam. Occasionally, the programme consists of a studio format with various reports and panel discussions. ''Spotlight'' is well known for its hard-hitting investigations and in 2008 won a Royal Television Society award for Mandy McAuley's dog-fighting investigation. It has launched the careers of a number of high-profile broadcasters, including Jeremy Paxman, Alex Thomson (journalist), Alex Thomson and Gavin Esler.

''Spotlight at 40''

On 22 October 2013, ''Spotlight'' celebrated its 40th anniversary with an hour-long special show dubbed ''Spotlight at 40''. The show featured interviews with Gavin Esler, Roisin McAuley, Alex Thomson (journalist), Alex Thomson and Jeremy Paxman and took a look back at the show's 40-year run including its most controversial shows.

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''Spotlight at 40''''Spotlight on the Troubles: A Secret History''
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