UBC Press Hidden Cameras book Paperback 224 pages

This is the complete and authoritative guide to the practicalitiesof using hidden cameras to expose abuse or wrongdoing. Secret filmingis no longer the preserve of specialists, professional journalists andprivate investigators. Drawing on the author’s own experienceproducing undercover documentaries and wearing secret cameras, thisbook explains covert recording for the general public, includingspecific advice for filming using a phone or covert camera, the legaland ethical issues to consider, and what to do with any evidencerecorded. It also looks to the future of covert filming and theimplications of technological advances, such as drone cameras.

Joe Plomin, one of the most experienced producers ofcovert television documentaries, manages some of Britain's mosthigh profile undercover investigations, including into the abuse ofpeople with learning disabilities at Winterbourne View privatehospital.