BBC Panorama: The Secrets of Scientology - Part 2

Panorama: The Secrets of Scientology - Part 2 Broadcast September 28th 2010. Part 2 of 4. Reporter John Sweeney’s last investigation into the Church of Scientology resulted in an explosive confrontation with church officials. This time, in a Panorama Special, one of those officials has turned whistleblower to help him reveal the dark secrets of the church, which boasts Hollywood A-listers Tom Cruise and John Travolta among its devotee More..s. Reporter: John Sweeney Producer: Katy Stead Producer: Sarah Mole Executive Producer: Darren Kemp Before 2008, you could be forgiven for associating the name 'Sweeney' with a cop show off of the 70s. After 2008, he became known as the man that screamed at Scientologists, whilst they looked on impassively. At the time this little storm in a teacup went a bit viral on YouTube, where the scientologists released the 'highlights' and dubbed Sweeney an 'exploding tomato'. We all thought that that would be the end of it, but here we are in 2010 and Sweeney is back for a rematch — but this time he comes armed with former members of the 'Church' (scientology isn't a recognised religion in the UK), some of who faced him down in the original show. I'm sure that most people tuned in to see which of these parties would explode into spittle-flecked rage first. As it happened, it was neither, which was disappointing. Sweeney had obviously been practicing talking in a very calm and slow voice, and the 'agents' sent to film the film crew remained ...

Channel: YouTube Video Length: 15m 18s Date Found: Thu, Sep 30 2010 8:37 PM Category: Home Video Date Produced: Thu, Sep 30 2010 5:08 PM View Count: 0