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Carlos Underwood

(He/Him)
  • Investigative Journalist and Shooting Assistant Producer, Freelance
Spain, United Kingdom
As seen in: BBC, BBC News, Yahoo Canada, Yahoo
Covers:  Organised crime; environmental crimes; migration; human rights; politics; money laundering; trafficking; conflict zones.
Doesn't Cover: Open to different topics and coverage, but definitely no propaganda or advertising.
Investigative Journalist I Self-Shooting AP I BBC NI @samarucprods @docuerosion carlosunderwood.com/ nooneisillegalfilm.com/

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Carlos Underwood’s Biography

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Investigative journalist and documentary filmmaker. At BBC NI he works in the Spotlight and Panorama departments, both specializing in investigative journalism and current affairs documentaries.

As a Shooting Assistant Producer he worked on the four-part miniseries “Kinahan: The True Story of Ireland's Mafia”, produced by the BBC NI.

He has credits as a researcher, camera operator, and assistant producer on various BBC programs, including “Murder on the Street, Deadly Little Pills”, “Covert Cop…

Carlos Underwood’s Journalist Portfolio

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Why Are We Not Welcome?

Why Are We Not Welcome?

A wave of racist and sectarian violence in North Belfast, Ballymena and beyond this summer forced people out …

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Dog Fighting: Exposed

Dog Fighting: Exposed

Ruby the dog has been raised to kill or be killed in the fighting pits run by a secretive international netwo…

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Kinahan: The True Story of Ireland’s Mafia

Kinahan: The True Story of Ireland’s Mafia

Kinahan: The True Story of Ireland’s Mafia tracks the Kinahan Cartel from its beginnings as a small-time stre…

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Who Killed John George?

Who Killed John George?

Stabbed, shot and dumped in a lemon grove. Patrick Fee investigates the brutal murder of John George in Spain…

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The Sewage Scandal

The Sewage Scandal

A crumbling sewage system, thousands of illegal spills, and it's only getting worse. Patrick Fee lifts the li…

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No One is Illegal Every Day Tomorrow

No One is Illegal Every Day Tomorrow

The war in Ukraine has exposed the double standards of European migration laws applied to women, children and…

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Articles

Why Are We Not Welcome?

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By Carlos Underwood
| BBC Verified
Role Contributor Reporter Conor Spackman Producer Elaine Forrester Assistant Editor Chris Thornton Editor Gwyneth Jones Tue 7 Oct 2025 22:40 BBC One Northern Ireland HD & Northern Ireland only Wed 8 Oct 2025 23:15 BBC Two Northern Ireland & Northern Ireland HD only
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John George murder suspects named by BBC Spotlight

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By Patrick A. Fee, Pippa Cooke, Carlos Underwood
| Yahoo Verified
A BBC Spotlight investigation into the murder of John George has identified the men who Spanish police suspect were involved in the crime. Jonny Smyth, a 26-year-old originally from Belfast but who had been living in Spain, is a fugitive named in international arrest warrants. Michal Maly, 32, who is a Czech national and former member of the French Foreign Legion, has appeared in court in connection with the murder.
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Interview

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What was your first job as a journalist?

Professionally as an editor at a newspaper in Michoacán, Mexico, in 2006, during very violent and complicated times.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes.

How is social media changing news?

The way information is reported and reaches people has already changed. I think that, in a way, this affects large‑scale research projects. But we have to find a way to make that change positive.

Awards

The Association for International Broadcasting

2025 - Highly commended "Sustainability"

Highly commended at The AIBs 2025 Awards in the Sustainability category for the journalistic work The Sewage Scandal. Reporter: Patrick Fee Producer: Elaine Forrester Additional Camera & Production Carlos Underwood

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X Encuentro Hispanoamericano de Cine y Video Contra el Silencio Todas las Voces

2018 - Medio ambiente

Mejor Largometraje Medio Ambiente del X Encuentro Hispanoamericano de Cine y Video Documental Contra el Silencio todas las Voces, México, 2018

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