Aizliegtais paņēmiens (lat. The Forbidden Method) is a Latvian investigative news program produced by Latvijas Televīzija (LTV). Its creator and host is journalist Guntis Bojārs. Every program is divided into two segments: Operation and Discussion. During the Operation segment LTV journalists use both public information and hidden camera to research a popular subject in Latvia. During the Discussion segment host Guntis Bojārs interviews usually 3 experts or politicians on their observations while watching the Operation.
Title sequence Each episode begins with a brief description of the program. Riga landscape and passersby are shown, but these frames are accelerated. Background music is played. Almost all the series (except for specials) begin with the following introductory phrase read by Aigars Rozenbergs:
Series overview Season Episodes Originally aired First aired Last aired 1 26 11 October 2013 14 June 2014 2 40 1 September 2014 22 June 2015 3 35 7 September 2015 23 May 2016 4 36 5 September 2016 5 June 2017 5 39 4 September 2017 18 June 2017 6 34 3 September 2018 27 May 2019 7 2 September 2019
Awards In 2017 the five episode special Operācija: "Tokija" (lit. Operation: Tokyo) gained Employers’ Confederation of Latvia prize. In this special a journalist from Latvijas Televīzija worked in restaurant chain Tokyo City and documented using a hidden camera a sustained tax evasion scheme.
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External links Official website Facebook account