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COLLECTION · Series · 1987

Dispatches

Long-running Channel 4 documentary series covering issues about British society, politics, health, religion, international current affairs and the environment. Known for featuring a mole inside organisations under journalistic investigation.

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* 6.7 (12)DocumentaryUnited Kingdom
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Countries
United Kingdom
Studios
Channel 4 · ITN Productions · Bigger Bang · Hardcash Productions
Age rating
TV-PG
Release
30/10/1987
Score
6.7 / 10 (12)

Awards and nominations

  • Best News and Current Affairs Journalism
  • Best Photography: Factual
  • Best Director: Factual
  • Best Editing: Factual
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Seasons and episodes
1987
8 episodes · 1987
Episode 1. The Plutonium Black Market
1987-10-30 · 45 min

Investigating the black market in weapons grade uranium operated from Khartoum.

Episode 2. In The Red
1987-11-06 · 45 min

Investigation of the alleged misuse of funds at three Labour Party Social Clubs in Dundee.

Episode 3. AIDS - The Unheard Voices
1987-11-13 · 45 min

The program challenges the theory that AIDS is caused by the H.I.V. virus and discusses the social pressures on those diagnosed as H.I.V. positive.

Episode 4. Divided by Law
1987-11-20 · 45 min

Explains how new D.N.A. testing techniques could help to re-unite divided immigrant families and looks at claims that the government has delayed progress pending on legislation.

Episode 5. Selling the Tunnel
1987-11-27 · 45 min

TVS's Business Unit tells the inside story of the Eurotunnel Management Team's battle to persuade the City and the public to back the issue of shares and raise capital.

Episode 6. Gunning for Government
1987-12-04 · 45 min

The undercover world of arms dealing is revealed by a defector (Frank Turner) who reveals his involvement with the CIA and British Ministry of Defence.

Episode 7. Kimberly Carlile - Falling Through the Net
1987-12-11 · 45 min

4 1/2 year old Kimberley was starved, dehydrated and beaten and weighed 24Ibs-small for a normal child her age. Her stepfather Nigel Hall was jailed for life for her murder, the mother Pauline Carlile was jailed 12 years for cruelty.

Episode 8. Korea: Poverty Prohibited
1987-12-18 · 45 min

In the run-up to the Olympics, the Seoul urban poor are forced from their homes to make way for the developers.

1988
34 episodes · 1988
Episode 1. The Miner's Debate
1988-01-08 · 45 min

A question of concern, doubt and safety of mine workers from around Britain.

Episode 2. Waiting for the Consultant
1988-01-15 · 45 min

Documentary report which looks at the suitability of doctors' work practices to the needs of the modern National Health Service.

Episode 3. Danger! Men at Work
1988-01-22 · 45 min

An investigation over sexual harassment at work, the women behind it and what had been done to justify as a court offense.

Episode 4. Interview with John Stalker
1988-02-05 · 45 min

Interview with John Stalker who recently resigned as Deputy Chief Constable of Manchester. He was removed from an investigation of police and army tactics in Northern Ireland, and has now written a book about his experiences.

Episode 5. Iran: A Widening Gulf
1988-02-12 · 45 min

Tim Hodlin reports on Iran and it's current state.

Episode 6. Palau: Paradise Lost
1988-02-19 · 45 min

Documentary report on US policies in the Pacific island of Palau and the seeking of an agreement with the islanders, despite their non-nuclear constitution, to bring nuclear weapons to the island.

Episode 7. Working for Welfare
1988-02-26 · 45 min

Report on the US system of making the unemployed work for their benefits, called Workfare

Episode 8. Radioactive Britain
1988-03-04 · 45 min

A report on the Radioactive Substances Act, which permits over 7000 premises throughout Britain to handle radioactive material.

Episode 9. The Lobby
1988-03-11 · 45 min

Investigation in to the influence of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), known as "The Lobby", in the United States.

Episode 10. Charity Fraud
1988-03-18 · 45 min

Report into a number of case histories of alleged charity fraud, which leads to an examination of the loopholes in existing charity laws.

Episode 11. Single Union Deals With Employers
1988-03-25 · 45 min

Documentary about how the big unions present themselves to potential new employers in contests to sign single-union deals.

Episode 12. Cuba From Inside
1988-04-08 · 45 min

A report on human rights in Cuba

Episode 13. Talking to the Terrorists
1988-04-15 · 45 min

Documentary report in which former members of the West German terrorist group, the Red Army Faction, talk about their pasts and their hopes for an amnesty which will let them back into society.

Episode 14. Cancer Research
1988-04-22 · 45 min

A look at cancer research, and the lack of evidence that there has been much progress over the last 50-60 years. Some researchers think that there is no cure in sight. Why is so little research done into cancer prevention?

Episode 15. Freemasonry
1988-05-06 · 45 min

The Freemasons have invited cameras into the Grand Lodge at Covent Garden for the first time.

Episode 16. The P.L.O.
1988-05-13 · 45 min

No synopsis

Episode 17. War in the Desert
1988-05-20 · 45 min

The first documentary about a war that has been going on for 13 years in the Sahara Desert between Morocco and a rebel army known as the Polisario.

Episode 18. NATO's Nuclear Programme
1988-05-27 · 45 min

Documentary investigation into the nuclear capacity of NATO.

Episode 19. Illegal Betting
1988-06-03 · 45 min

Documentary report about illegal gambling, worth £400-600 million annually. Hidden cameras are used in pubs and clubs from London to Liverpool.

Episode 20. What's Best for the Children? : Coventry
1988-06-10 · 45 min

Documentary about a model system in Coventry which has been set up to deal with child abuse, and which it is hoped will avoid most of the problems that occurred in Cleveland.

Episode 21. The Raid on San Fernando: Communist Rebels in The Philippines
1988-06-17 · 45 min

Documentary made by Nick Downie about the time he spent with the Philippine Communist guerrillas, the New People's Army.

Episode 22. Milky Business
1988-06-24 · 45 min

No synopsis

Episode 23. The Hashish Connection
1988-07-01 · 45 min

Documentary filmed in the Bekaa valley about Lebanon's powerful drug clans.

Episode 24. Disciples of Chaos
1988-10-05 · 45 min

Documentary report about the National Front, which will be 21 years old this year. They now work mostly underground as a subversive organization. Also reports on Roberto Fiore in Italy.

Episode 25. Trouble on the Waterfront
1988-10-12 · 45 min

Port employers and the government want to scrap the Dock Labour Scheme, but there is great opposition amongst dockers.

Episode 26. The Two State Solution
1988-10-19 · 45 min

Documentary report on the attitudes of Israelis and Palestinians to the future of the occupied territories. A look at the idea of forming two separate states, however, people on both sides are opposed to this.

Episode 27. Turkey: Trading with Torture
1988-10-26 · 45 min

Documentary report on the continued use of torture in Turkey, despite its desire to join the EEC, which bans such practices. Includes graphic personal accounts.

Episode 28. Exporting High Technology from West to East
1988-11-02 · 45 min

Documentary report about the measures taken by the United States to ensure that their high technology is not exported to the Soviet bloc.

Episode 29. Tibet - A Case to Answer
1988-11-09 · 45 min

Documentary examining the destruction of the landscape, and the rights and religion of the people of Tibet, which has been ruled by the Chinese for 40 years.

Episode 30. The Day the Dream Died
1988-11-16 · 45 min

25 years after the assassination of US President John F. Kennedy, British Channel Four's Dispatches asks the following still unanswered questions: 1) Our evidence points to an inescapable conclusion - this casket is empty. The question…

Episode 31. The Winds of Death
1988-11-23 · 45 min

Documentary report on the Iraqi army's poison gas attacks on Kurdish villagers

Episode 32. The Battle for Stone Bassett
1988-11-30 · 45 min

Documentary investigation into the controversy surrounding the plan to build a new 6000 houses town, Stone Bassett, in rural Oxfordshire.

Episode 33. The Countertraders
1988-12-07 · 45 min

Documentary examination of the growth of "Countertrade" deals - compensatory agreements made between a government and a foreign company to offset the effects of placing an order overseas.

Episode 34. A Very Polish Secret
1988-12-14 · 45 min

Documentary about the previously untold story of a 1945 massacre of Polish partisans by Russian troupes and pro-Russian Polish security forces.

1989
39 episodes · 1989
Episode 1. Return to Year Zero?
1989-01-04 · 45 min

Documentary report on the risks to the area if the Khmer Rouge regains power in Kampuchea.

Episode 2. Gorbachev's Asylums
1989-01-11 · 45 min

Documentary report about the changes in the Soviet Union's psychiatric system caused by Gorbachev's policy of "glasnost".

Episode 3. Cooking the Books
1989-01-18 · 45 min

Investigation of Thatcher government's alleged misuse of official statistics.

Episode 4. The Spy Who Broke the Code
1989-01-25 · 45 min

Documentary examining the continued significance for the USA and her allies, of John Walker, a US Navy Chief Warrant Officer and Soviet Spy.

Episode 5. Buckets of Money
1989-02-01 · 45 min

Documentary investigation into high pressure shares salesmen. Exposes the 'bucket shops' where share dealers are cheating the small investor.

Episode 6. The Copper Seven Story
1989-02-08 · 45 min

Documentary report abut the legal wrangle in Los Angeles involving G.D. Searle, manufacturers of a contraceptive coil which it was forced to withdraw from the American market.

Episode 7. Afghan
1989-02-15 · 45 min

A four month Afghan report from the eyes and mouth of Jeff Harmon and Alexander Lindsay.

Episode 8. The Toxic Trail
1989-02-22 · 45 min

Documentary on the legal debate surrounding a mother's wish to have sterilized her 35-year old daughter, who has a mental age of four.

Episode 9. The Case of 'F'
1989-03-01 · 45 min

No synopsis

Episode 10. The Return of the Death Squads
1989-03-08 · 45 min

No synopsis

Episode 11. Burma - Dying for Democracy
1989-03-15 · 45 min

No synopsis

Episode 12. Voices From Long Larten
1989-03-22 · 45 min

No synopsis

Episode 13. Young, Homeless and Broke
1989-03-29 · 45 min

No synopsis

Episode 14. Chico
1989-04-05 · 45 min

A documentary about the Brazilian Chico Mendes, filmed over several years by Adrian Cowell, about the Brazilian campaigner against deforestation of the Amazon rainforest.

Episode 15. Carry on Flying
1989-04-12 · 45 min

No synopsis

Episode 16. The Most Neglected Crime
1989-04-19 · 45 min

Four out of ten women had received an unwanted obscene phone call, but a police superintendent could not recall one individual being prosecuted for that offence in 23 years.

Episode 17. Dispatches (26/04/1989)
1989-04-26 · 45 min

No synopsis

Episode 18. A Suitable Case for Treatment
1989-05-03 · 45 min

No synopsis

Episode 19. The Sins of the Fathers
1989-05-10 · 45 min

No synopsis

Episode 20. Not What the Doctor Ordered
1989-05-17 · 45 min

Featuring David Willetts of the Centre for Policy Studies, and a new White Paper on health

Episode 21. Warlord of Kayan
1989-05-24 · 45 min

No synopsis

Episode 22. The Ultimate Blasphemy
1989-05-31 · 45 min

No synopsis

Episode 23. Fit as a Fiddle
1989-06-07 · 45 min

No synopsis

Episode 24. Empire of the Sun
1989-06-14 · 45 min

No synopsis

Episode 25. Year of the Locust
1989-06-21 · 45 min

No synopsis

Episode 26. A State of Decay
1989-06-28 · 45 min

No synopsis

Episode 27. Terror Island
1989-07-05 · 45 min

No synopsis

Episode 28. The Spanish Connection
1989-10-04 · 45 min

No synopsis

Episode 29. The Day of the Technopath
1989-10-11 · 45 min

No synopsis

Episode 30. No, Prime Minister
1989-10-18 · 45 min

No synopsis

Episode 31. The Undoing of Edwina
1989-10-25 · 45 min

No synopsis

Episode 32. Mission Impossible
1989-11-01 · 45 min

No synopsis

Episode 33. In the Coal Hole
1989-11-08 · 45 min

No synopsis

Episode 34. The False Confession File
1989-11-15 · 45 min

No synopsis

Episode 35. Hungarians Not Comrades
1989-11-22 · 45 min

Documentary profile of the people of Hungary, whose country has been the centre of world attention in 1989 with the return of democratic elections.

Episode 36. Twelve Days in November
1989-11-29 · 45 min

Documentary report from Czechoslovakia on the recent political upheavals over the twelve days since Friday 17th November.

Episode 37. Licence to Kill
1989-12-06 · 45 min

No synopsis

Episode 38. Privatising Poland
1989-12-13 · 45 min

No synopsis

Episode 39. Road to Damascus
1989-12-20 · 45 min

No synopsis

1990
39 episodes · 1990
Episode 1. The Plunderers
1990-01-03 · 45 min

No synopsis

Episode 2. When Porton Pays the Piper
1990-01-10 · 45 min

No synopsis

Episode 3. Gamma Alarm
1990-01-17 · 45 min

No synopsis

Episode 4. The Great Leap Backwards
1990-01-24 · 45 min

No synopsis

Episode 5. Miracle Molecule
1990-01-31 · 45 min

No synopsis

Episode 6. Degrees for Sale
1990-02-07 · 45 min

No synopsis

Episode 7. Stalin's Ghost
1990-02-14 · 45 min

No synopsis

Episode 8. Troubled Waters
1990-02-21 · 45 min

No synopsis

Episode 9. Beyond the Rubicon
1990-02-28 · 45 min

No synopsis

Episode 10. A Greater Germany
1990-03-07 · 45 min

No synopsis

Episode 11. Gerry
1990-03-14 · 45 min

No synopsis

Episode 12. Legalise It!
1990-03-21 · 45 min

No synopsis

Episode 13. In the Name of Hunger
1990-03-28 · 45 min

No synopsis

Episode 14. Apartheid's Assassins
1990-04-04 · 45 min

Over the years many political activists have been murdered in strange circumstances, but security denied that special 'hit squad' units were responsible. Then Captain Dirk Coetzee, ex-commander of one of these units, fled the country and…

Episode 15. Terms for Peace
1990-04-11 · 45 min

No synopsis

Episode 16. The Children of Fire
1990-04-18 · 45 min

No synopsis

Episode 17. The Russians A Coming
1990-04-25 · 45 min

No synopsis

Episode 18. The Most Neglected Crime
1990-05-02 · 45 min

No synopsis

Episode 19. The Great Green Hype
1990-05-09 · 45 min

No synopsis

Episode 20. Romanian Roulette
1990-05-16 · 45 min

No synopsis

Episode 21. A Tale of Two Cartels
1990-05-23 · 45 min

No synopsis

Episode 22. Dispatches (30/05/1990)
1990-05-30 · 45 min

No synopsis

Episode 23. The Stasi Tapes
1990-06-06 · 45 min

No synopsis

Episode 24. The AIDS Catch
1990-06-13 · 45 min

No synopsis

Episode 25. Eritrea: Fight to the Death
1990-06-20 · 45 min

No synopsis

Episode 26. Game on the Ice
1990-06-27 · 45 min

No synopsis

Episode 27. Guinness - The Inside Story
1990-09-26 · 45 min

No synopsis

Episode 28. Listen to the Children
1990-10-03 · 45 min

No synopsis

Episode 29. Rivers of Fire
1990-10-10 · 45 min

No synopsis

Episode 30. Bad Meat Trail
1990-10-17 · 45 min

No synopsis

Episode 31. The Oregon Formula
1990-10-24 · 45 min

No synopsis

Episode 32. Black and Blue
1990-10-31 · 45 min

No synopsis

Episode 33. Moscow's Mafia Millions
1990-11-07 · 45 min

No synopsis

Episode 34. Kingmaker of Karachi
1990-11-14 · 45 min

No synopsis

Episode 35. Divided She Falls?
1990-11-21 · 45 min

No synopsis

Episode 36. A Good and Faithful Servant
1990-11-28 · 45 min

No synopsis

Episode 37. The Case Against War
1990-12-05 · 45 min

No synopsis

Episode 38. Against the Odds
1990-12-12 · 45 min

No synopsis

Episode 39. The Prozac File
1990-12-19 · 45 min

No synopsis

1991
35 episodes · 1991
Episode 1. Giant of the Gulf
1991-01-09 · 45 min

No synopsis

Episode 2. What Happened at Christmas Island
1991-01-16 · 45 min

No synopsis

Episode 3. Mr Bush's Road to War
1991-01-23 · 45 min

No synopsis

Episode 4. Hanson Trust
1991-01-29 · 45 min

No synopsis

Episode 5. Saddam's Secret Army
1991-01-30 · 45 min

No synopsis

Episode 6. Crackdown
1991-02-06 · 45 min

No synopsis

Episode 7. Skeletons Have Names
1991-02-13 · 45 min

No synopsis

Episode 8. The Provoked Wife
1991-02-20 · 45 min

No synopsis

Episode 9. Thinking of the Soldier
1991-02-27 · 45 min

No synopsis

Episode 10. Voices From Tibet
1991-03-06 · 45 min

No synopsis

Episode 11. A Very British Recession
1991-03-13 · 45 min

No synopsis

Episode 12. Keep On Running
1991-03-20 · 45 min

No synopsis

Episode 13. Strange Case of Democracy
1991-03-27 · 45 min

No synopsis

Episode 14. Sir John's Shuttle
1991-04-03 · 45 min

No synopsis

Episode 15. A Dream Betrayed
1991-04-10 · 45 min

No synopsis

Episode 16. Tapping into Toxnet
1991-04-17 · 45 min

No synopsis

Episode 17. Mr Major's Number 10
1991-04-24 · 45 min

No synopsis

Episode 18. The Promised Land
1991-05-01 · 45 min

No synopsis

Episode 19. The Ballot Fixers
1991-05-08 · 45 min

No synopsis

Episode 20. The Arthur Legend
1991-05-22 · 45 min

Director Ken Loach and reporter-producer Lorraine Heggessey defend miners' leader Arthur Scargill against allegations made by the Daily Mirror and ITV's The Cook Report (1987-98), including financial misconduct during the 1984-85 miners'…

Episode 21. Saddam's Iraq
1991-05-29 · 45 min

No synopsis

Episode 22. Castro's Secret Fix
1991-06-05 · 45 min

No synopsis

Episode 23. The Movement
1991-06-12 · 45 min

No synopsis

Episode 24. The Committee
1991-10-02 · 45 min

No synopsis

Episode 25. Strange Customs
1991-10-09 · 45 min

No synopsis

Episode 26. In the Cleaning Machine
1991-10-16 · 45 min

No synopsis

Episode 27. Every Child in Britain
1991-10-23 · 45 min

No synopsis

Episode 28. Georgian Nightmare
1991-10-30 · 45 min

No synopsis

Episode 29. Missing in Action
1991-11-06 · 45 min

No synopsis

Episode 30. The Swiss Connection
1991-11-13 · 45 min

No synopsis

Episode 31. The Last Taboo
1991-11-20 · 45 min

No synopsis

Episode 32. The Truth that Sets Us Free
1991-11-27 · 45 min

No synopsis

Episode 33. Don King, Unauthorised
1991-12-04 · 45 min

No synopsis

Episode 34. Holding the Baby
1991-12-11 · 45 min

No synopsis

Episode 35. Christmas in Kurdistan
1991-12-18 · 45 min

No synopsis

1992
34 episodes · 1992
Episode 1. The Audit Of War
1992-01-08 · 45 min

No synopsis

Episode 2. Patent On Life
1992-01-15 · 45 min

No synopsis

Episode 3. Mother Russia's Children
1992-01-22 · 45 min

No synopsis

Episode 4. The Hanson File
1992-01-29 · 45 min

No synopsis

Episode 5. Sick At Heart
1992-02-05 · 45 min

No synopsis

Episode 6. AZT - Cause For Concern
1992-02-12 · 45 min

No synopsis

Episode 7. Beyond Faith
1992-02-19 · 45 min

Special investigation into Satanic ritual abuse.

Episode 8. The Law Of The Ghetto
1992-02-26 · 45 min

An investigation into tactics used by the IRA to intimidate citizens of Northern Ireland.

Episode 9. A Question Of Sizewell
1992-03-04 · 45 min

No synopsis

Episode 10. The End Of The Union?
1992-03-11 · 45 min

No synopsis

Episode 11. Election 1992: Democracy In Danger
1992-03-18 · 45 min

No synopsis

Episode 12. Election 1992: Every Child In Britain
1992-03-25 · 45 min

No synopsis

Episode 13. Election 1992: The Issue They Don't Debate
1992-04-01 · 45 min

No synopsis

Episode 14. Campaign Diary
1992-04-08 · 45 min

No synopsis

Episode 15. Red Star Unwrapped
1992-04-15 · 45 min

No synopsis

Episode 16. Cloud Over Europe
1992-04-22 · 45 min

No synopsis

Episode 17. The Return To Olympia
1992-04-29 · 45 min

No synopsis

Episode 18. Blind Data
1992-05-06 · 45 min

No synopsis

Episode 19. Hidden Assets
1992-05-13 · 45 min

No synopsis

Episode 20. Body Search
1992-05-20 · 45 min

No synopsis

Episode 21. The Czechoslovak Casino
1992-05-27 · 45 min

No synopsis

Episode 22. For Queen Or Country?
1992-06-03 · 45 min

No synopsis

Episode 23. The People Of The Shining Path
1992-06-10 · 45 min

No synopsis

Episode 24. Missing In Action
1992-06-17 · 45 min

No synopsis

Episode 25. Not Quite Forever
1992-10-14 · 45 min

No synopsis

Episode 26. Relative Hell
1992-10-21 · 45 min

No synopsis

Episode 27. Bordering On Big Brother
1992-10-28 · 45 min

No synopsis

Episode 28. Visible Harm?
1992-11-04 · 45 min

No synopsis

Episode 29. Germans For Sale
1992-11-11 · 45 min

No synopsis

Episode 30. The 'R' Word
1992-11-18 · 45 min

No synopsis

Episode 31. The First Thatcherite
1992-11-25 · 45 min

No synopsis

Episode 32. The Generation Game
1992-12-02 · 45 min

No synopsis

Episode 33. All The Presidency Men
1992-12-09 · 45 min

No synopsis

Episode 34. Dying To Diet
1992-12-16 · 45 min

No synopsis

1993
34 episodes · 1993
Episode 1. One Man in Ten
1993-01-06

No synopsis

Episode 2. The Fight Game
1993-01-13

No synopsis

Episode 3. Preparing for Power
1993-01-20

No synopsis

Episode 4. Fatal Dose
1993-01-27

No synopsis

Episode 5. A Town Called Kozarac
1993-02-03

No synopsis

Episode 6. Other People's Children
1993-02-10

No synopsis

Episode 7. The Battle of Twyford Down
1993-02-17

No synopsis

Episode 8. The Gluckman Files
1993-02-24

No synopsis

Episode 9. A Tax Too Far
1993-03-10

No synopsis

Episode 10. Murder in Moss Side
1993-03-17

No synopsis

Episode 11. AIDS and Africa
1993-03-24

No synopsis

Episode 12. Caught in the Act
1993-03-31

No synopsis

Episode 13. An Age Apart
1993-04-07

No synopsis

Episode 14. Taxing Times
1993-04-14

No synopsis

Episode 15. Crime and Prejudice
1993-04-21

No synopsis

Episode 16. The Samson Unit
1993-04-28

No synopsis

Episode 17. Grecian Tragedy
1993-05-05

No synopsis

Episode 18. Nuclear Nightmare
1993-05-12

No synopsis

Episode 19. Relative Hell - Update
1993-05-19

No synopsis

Episode 20. The Children of Romania
1993-05-26

No synopsis

Episode 21. The Trail of Red Mercury
1993-06-02

No synopsis

Episode 22. Adventure Too Far
1993-06-09

No synopsis

Episode 23. The Key to Watergate
1993-06-16

No synopsis

Episode 24. The Hill
1993-10-06

No synopsis

Episode 25. Marriage Contract
1993-10-13

No synopsis

Episode 26. Whitehall on Trial
1993-10-20

No synopsis

Episode 27. Gone to the Dogs
1993-10-27

No synopsis

Episode 28. Who's Minding the Managers?
1993-11-03

No synopsis

Episode 29. Kids on the Rocks
1993-11-10

No synopsis

Episode 30. The Batches in Question
1993-11-17

No synopsis

Episode 31. No, Minister
1993-11-24

No synopsis

Episode 32. The Doughty Street Papers
1993-12-01

No synopsis

Episode 33. Loss of the Marchioness
1993-12-08

No synopsis

Episode 34. A Disaster of Epic Proportions
1993-12-15

No synopsis

1994
34 episodes · 1994
Episode 1. A Greater Croatia
1994-01-05

No synopsis

Episode 2. Down for the Count
1994-01-12

No synopsis

Episode 3. Operation Domino
1994-01-19

No synopsis

Episode 4. BSE - The Human Link?
1994-01-26

No synopsis

Episode 5. The Munchausen File
1994-02-02

No synopsis

Episode 6. The Munchausen Syndrome
1994-02-09

No synopsis

Episode 7. Asylum for Sale
1994-02-09

No synopsis

Episode 8. Getting Away With Rape
1994-02-16

No synopsis

Episode 9. Jayne's Journey
1994-02-23

No synopsis

Episode 10. The Great Coal Conundrum
1994-03-02

No synopsis

Episode 12. A Danger to Health
1994-03-16

No synopsis

Episode 13. Inside God's Bunker
1994-03-23

No synopsis

Episode 14. Les Enfants Terribles
1994-03-23

No synopsis

Episode 15. The Other Mandela
1994-04-06

No synopsis

Episode 16. Pocket Neutron
1994-04-13

Following last year's The Trail of Red Mercury (1993), Dispatches now presents new evidence of how Russian scientists have designed a new miniature neutron bomb using red mercury.

Episode 17. Baby's Sweet Tooth
1994-04-20

No synopsis

Episode 18. Whitehall on Trial (II)
1994-04-27

No synopsis

Episode 19. Democracy in Decline
1994-05-04

No synopsis

Episode 20. Shackled Children
1994-05-11

Follows the work of activists against child labour in the US, Russia, India, Egypt and Colombia.

Episode 21. The Pill Generation
1994-05-18

No synopsis

Episode 22. Murder of Childhood
1994-05-19

No synopsis

Episode 23. Murder of Childhood (Abridged)
1994-05-25

No synopsis

Episode 24. The Cyprus Connection
1994-06-01

No synopsis

Episode 25. A Rwandan Nightmare
1994-06-08

No synopsis

Episode 26. Accident Waiting to Happen
1994-10-12

An investigation into safety standards at football grounds and how they are being ignored in spite of the Taylor and Popplewell reports which were issued after the Hillsborough disaster and Bradford stadium fire. Our reporter uncovers…

Episode 27. Kids on the Rocks: Update
1994-10-16

No synopsis

Episode 28. Insult to Injury
1994-10-19

With the increase of insurance claims, insurance companies are involved in a string of scams. This investigation reveals the desperate measures undertaken by insurers to cut their pay out bills. It shows the real-life scam brought on…

Episode 29. Terror on the Doorstep
1994-10-26

No synopsis

Episode 30. Out of Control
1994-11-02

No synopsis

Episode 31. The Casalee File
1994-11-09

No synopsis

Episode 32. Privateers on Parade
1994-11-16

No synopsis

Episode 33. Spy in the Camp
1994-11-23

No synopsis

Episode 34. The Lindane Legacy
1994-11-30

No synopsis

Episode 35. The Andreotti File
1994-12-07

No synopsis

1995
26 episodes · 1995
Episode 1. The Torture Trail
1995-01-11

No synopsis

Episode 2. Serving Two Masters
1995-01-18

No synopsis

Episode 3. Murky Waters
1995-01-25

No synopsis

Episode 4. Who's Taking Care?
1995-02-08

No synopsis

Episode 5. Mandela's Nuclear Nightmare
1995-02-15

No synopsis

Episode 6. A Matter of Fat
1995-02-22

No synopsis

Episode 7. Total Structural Failure
1995-03-08

No synopsis

Episode 8. Safe or Sorry
1995-03-15

No synopsis

Episode 9. Battle for the Agenda
1995-03-22

No synopsis

Episode 10. Canada's Foreign Field
1995-03-29

No synopsis

Episode 11. Hamas
1995-04-05

No synopsis

Episode 13. The War Crimes File
1995-05-03

No synopsis

Episode 14. Behind Closed Doors
1995-05-10

No synopsis

Episode 15. Who Pays the Gas Bill?
1995-05-17

No synopsis

Episode 16. Journey to Hell
1995-05-24

No synopsis

Episode 17. The Unknown Crime
1995-05-31

No synopsis

Episode 18. Fair Shares in Health
1995-06-07

No synopsis

Episode 19. Making the Grades
1995-10-11

No synopsis

Episode 20. The Care Connection
1995-10-18

No synopsis

Episode 21. Very Rough Justice
1995-10-25

No synopsis

Episode 22. Lords A-Lobbying
1995-11-01

No synopsis

Episode 23. Sale of the Centuries
1995-11-08

No synopsis

Episode 24. The Shame of Cromwell Street
1995-11-22

No synopsis

Episode 25. New Labour, Old Habits?
1995-11-29

An investigation into the alleged disreputable behaviour and secretly-recorded comments of Leicester East MP Keith Vaz suggests that Tony Blair's New Labour may not be such a new way of doing politics after all.

Episode 26. The Perfect Poison
1995-12-06

No synopsis

Episode 27. The Battle of Sanski Most
1995-12-13

No synopsis

1996
30 episodes · 1996
Episode 1. Estate of Terror
1996-01-10

Every year up to two hundred and forty thousand old people suffer form crimes committed by children. Overwhelmingly these crimes take the form of harassment. The elderly are verbally abused, stoned in the street and have their windows…

Episode 2. The Veal Trail
1996-01-17

No synopsis

Episode 3. Citizen Maxwell
1996-01-24

No synopsis

Episode 4. Operation Lottery
1996-01-31

No synopsis

Episode 5. Scott on Scott
1996-02-07

No synopsis

Episode 6. The Power Connection
1996-02-14

No synopsis

Episode 7. Jessica: A Saudi Slave
1996-02-21

No synopsis

Episode 8. Checking the Post
1996-02-28

No synopsis

Episode 9. Back on the Torture Trail
1996-03-13

No synopsis

Episode 10. The Safety Barrier
1996-03-20

No synopsis

Episode 11. The Lost Children
1996-03-27

No synopsis

Episode 12. Acid Test
1996-04-03

No synopsis

Episode 13. Murder in St. James's
1996-04-10

No synopsis

Episode 14. The Khartoum Connection
1996-04-17

No synopsis

Episode 15. The Peace Prize
1996-04-24

No synopsis

Episode 16. Second Class Return
1996-05-01

No synopsis

Episode 17. Banking on the Disabled
1996-05-08

No synopsis

Episode 18. Class Wars
1996-05-15

No synopsis

Episode 19. The Mahogany Trail
1996-05-22

No synopsis

Episode 20. A Bosnian Betrayal
1996-05-29

The program explores the extent to which United Nations officials and commanders in Bosnia put the safety of their troops ahead of their responsibility to the civilians in Srebrenica. Although Srebrenica was designated as a United Nations…

Episode 21. Purdey's Proof
1996-06-12

No synopsis

Episode 22. The Liquidation Game
1996-06-19

No synopsis

Episode 23. On Her Majesty's Secret Service
1996-10-17

No synopsis

Episode 24. Arming the Admirals
1996-10-24

No synopsis

Episode 25. Secrets of Big Tobacco
1996-10-31

No synopsis

Episode 26. The Truth of CS
1996-11-07

No synopsis

Episode 27. An Ambulance in Time
1996-11-14

No synopsis

Episode 28. Brown Land
1996-11-21

No synopsis

Episode 29. Making a Killing
1996-12-05

No synopsis

Episode 30. The Portman Group
1996-12-12

No synopsis

1997
24 episodes · 1997
Episode 1. They're No Angels
1997-01-09

No synopsis

Episode 2. A Question of Sleaze
1997-01-16

No synopsis

Episode 3. Soccer's Foul Play
1997-01-23

No synopsis

Episode 4. Under the Hammer: Part 1
1997-01-30

No synopsis

Episode 5. Under the Hammer: Part 2
1997-02-06

No synopsis

Episode 6. Crash Landing
1997-02-13

No synopsis

Episode 8. The Saudi Tapes
1997-02-20

No synopsis

Episode 9. A Very British Betrayal
1997-02-27

No synopsis

Episode 10. The Firm
1997-03-06

No synopsis

Episode 11. Buying Time
1997-03-13

No synopsis

Episode 12. Trooping Out the Colour
1997-03-20

Racism in the British Army.

Episode 13. The Search for Mother Russia's Children
1997-03-27

No synopsis

Episode 14. Here We Go Again
1997-04-03

No synopsis

Episode 15. The Blair Project
1997-05-08

No synopsis

Episode 16. The Great Gulf Cover Up
1997-05-15

No synopsis

Episode 17. The Test
1997-05-22

No synopsis

Episode 20. The End of Hong Kong
1997-06-12

No synopsis

Episode 21. Secrets of the Gaul
1997-11-06

No synopsis

Episode 22. Lie of the Land
1997-11-13

No synopsis

Episode 23. Dubious Charity
1997-11-20

No synopsis

Episode 24. Builders' Club
1997-11-27

No synopsis

Episode 25. Triangle of Death
1997-12-04

No synopsis

Episode 26. BSE: The Hidden Story
1997-12-11

No synopsis

Episode 27. Monkey Business
1997-12-18

No synopsis

1998
28 episodes · 1998
Episode 1. The Force is Not with You
1998-01-15

No synopsis

Episode 2. The Contamination Trail
1998-01-22

No synopsis

Episode 3. Too Much Too Young
1998-01-29

No synopsis

Episode 4. Something in the Air
1998-02-05

No synopsis

Episode 5. Saddam's Secret Time Bomb
1998-02-23

No synopsis

Episode 6. Judgement for Louise
1998-03-05

Journalist David Jessel and producer Steve Haywood from the acclaimed Trial and Error (1992) come to Dispatches to examine doubts about the safety of the conviction of nanny Louise Woodward for the death of a baby in her care.

Episode 7. Trust Me I'm a Doctor
1998-03-12

No synopsis

Episode 8. Inspecting the Inspectors
1998-03-19

No synopsis

Episode 9. Golf Lima Foxtrot
1998-03-26

GLF is police jargon for "Go Like F***". But does such light-hearted jocularity betray a lack of serious regard for the potential dangers to the public of cops' ability to break the rules of the road when performing high-speed pursuits?

Episode 10. Granny's Having a Baby
1998-04-02

No synopsis

Episode 11. The war Business
1998-04-09 · 60 min

Journalists uncover the bloody truth of the world's most successful private army, Executive Outcomes. Sent wherever mineral resources like diamonds or oil promise wealth, these mercenaries, trained as soldiers in apartheid-era South…

Episode 12. Men Behaving Badly: Part 1
1998-04-16

No synopsis

Episode 13. Men Behaving Badly: Part 2
1998-04-23

No synopsis

Episode 14. Apartheid's Children
1998-04-30

No synopsis

Episode 15. Secrets of the Gaul - Update
1998-05-21

No synopsis

Episode 16. Supertouts
1998-05-28

No synopsis

Episode 17. The Accident
1998-06-04

Documentary investigating the death of Diana Princess of Wales and Dodi Fayed.

Episode 18. Death in Room 602
1998-06-07

No synopsis

Episode 20. Sidney Cooke
1998-10-29

No synopsis

Episode 21. Sidney Cooke Update
1998-10-30

No synopsis

Episode 22. The Killer in Our Taps
1998-11-05

No synopsis

Episode 23. Now One is 50
1998-11-12

No synopsis

Episode 24. Teenage Gang Rape
1998-11-19

No synopsis

Episode 25. Dispatches Discussion
1998-11-20

No synopsis

Episode 26. Hidden Killer
1998-11-26

No synopsis

Episode 27. Law and Disorder
1998-12-03

No synopsis

Episode 28. Inside the ALF
1998-12-10

No synopsis

Episode 29. The Lockerbie Trail
1998-12-17

No synopsis

1999
27 episodes · 1999
Episode 1. Male Victims of Domestic Violence
1999-01-07

No synopsis

Episode 2. Bristol Doctors
1999-01-14

No synopsis

Episode 4. Mission Impossible (II)
1999-01-21

No synopsis

Episode 5. Kicking the Habit
1999-01-28

No synopsis

Episode 6. Ireland
1999-02-04

No synopsis

Episode 7. The Welsh Assembly
1999-02-11

No synopsis

Episode 8. Surveying the Surveyors
1999-02-25

No synopsis

Episode 9. Hot Potato
1999-03-11

No synopsis

Episode 11. The Crime Game
1999-03-18

The revelation that police and criminals are playing a mutually beneficial game, in which the latter admit to crimes they have not committed so the former can then show falsely improved crime figures.

Episode 12. CCTV
1999-03-25

No synopsis

Episode 14. Seven Days in Hell
1999-04-01

No synopsis

Episode 15. The Mardis Gras Bomber
1999-04-08

No synopsis

Episode 16. Domestic Violence
1999-04-15

No synopsis

Episode 17. Car Challenge
1999-04-22

No synopsis

Episode 18. The Sex Slave Trade
1999-04-29

No synopsis

Episode 19. Bosses in the Dock
1999-05-06

No synopsis

Episode 20. Car Trouble - Insurance
1999-05-13

No synopsis

Episode 21. Bloody Balkans: Witness to Murder
1999-05-20

No synopsis

Episode 22. Car Trouble - Breakdown
1999-05-27

No synopsis

Episode 23. Kill or Be Killed
1999-08-09

No synopsis

Episode 24. Britain's Most Dangerous Man
1999-10-28

No synopsis

Episode 25. Prime Suspects
1999-11-04

No synopsis

Episode 26. Runaways
1999-11-11

No synopsis

Episode 27. A Matter of Life and Death
1999-11-18

No synopsis

Episode 28. Who Vets the Vets?
1999-11-25

No synopsis

Episode 29. Tooth Trouble
1999-12-02

No synopsis

Episode 30. Licensed to Kill
1999-12-09

No synopsis

2000
20 episodes · 2000
Episode 1. For the Love of a Stranger
2000-02-03

No synopsis

Episode 2. The Fight for a Child
2000-02-10

No synopsis

Episode 3. Drug Wars
2000-02-17

No synopsis

Episode 4. Tax Wars
2000-02-24

No synopsis

Episode 5. Gayhurst Crescent Goes Surfing
2000-03-02

No synopsis

Episode 6. Dying for the President
2000-03-09

Investigation of alleged war crimes in Chechnya on the eve of Russian elections.

Episode 7. Still Getting Away With Rape
2000-03-16

No synopsis

Episode 8. Video Nasties
2000-03-23

No synopsis

Episode 9. Deadly Pursuit
2000-03-30

No synopsis

Episode 10. Dirty Money
2000-04-06

No synopsis

Episode 11. The Nuclear Files
2000-04-13

No synopsis

Episode 12. The Telford Hangings
2000-04-20

No synopsis

Episode 13. The Real Story of the Leeds Fans
2000-04-20

No synopsis

Episode 14. Sally Clark
2000-04-27

No synopsis

Episode 15. Flying Under the Influence
2000-10-12

No synopsis

Episode 16. Children of the Secret State
2000-10-19

No synopsis

Episode 17. The Search for Lucie Blackman
2000-10-26

No synopsis

Episode 18. Bras - The Bare Facts
2000-11-02

No synopsis

Episode 19. The Runaway Cars
2000-11-16

In Britain and America, there have been many incidents of Ford cars suddenly accelerating, causing serious injuries and even deaths. However, Ford deny all responsibility, and say that the accidents are caused by driver error.

Episode 20. How to Jump the Health Queue
2000-11-23

No synopsis

2001
10 episodes · 2001
Episode 1. Bloody Foreigners
2001-02-03

'Bloody Foreigners' is Andrew Smith's investigation into the British attitude towards asylum seekers and immigrants who live and work in the UK. It exposes the culture of hypocrisy under which xenophobia proliferates to such an extreme…

Episode 2. Bloody Foreigners: Part 2
2001-02-10

Part two deals with illegal workers who are employed by apparently respectable companies as waitresses, cleaners, and builders, to name but a few, without any legal documents or insurance, and paid as little a £20 for a long day. The…

Episode 3. Drugs: The Phony War
2001-06-01

No synopsis

Episode 4. Unforgiven: The Boys Who Murdered James Bulger
2001-06-12

The documentary covers the outcry from the population after hearing about the release of the two boys who killed 2 year-old James Bulger in 1993. Presenting the protests against their release from an institution, the film also gives a…

Episode 5. Beneath the Veil
2001-06-26

British journalist Saira Shah travels to Afghanistan with a camera crew to document the realities of life under the Taliban. Filmed just months prior to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the footage reveals the chilling…

Episode 6. Outbreak: The True Story of Foot and Mouth
2001-07-03

A critical look at the handling of the Foot-and-mouth outbreak from February 2001 until June 2001.

Episode 7. Bin Laden's Plan of Terror
2001-11-01

No synopsis

Episode 8. Unholy War
2001-11-11

Reporter Saira Shah returns to Afghanistan in the aftermath of the September 11th terrorists attacks. She reunites with three Afghan girls who were forced to watch as her mother was executed by Taliban soldiers. She also tours Northern…

Episode 9. Paedophiles: Assessing the Risks
2001-11-14

No synopsis

Episode 10. Down the Tube
2001-12-02

No synopsis

2002
10 episodes · 2002
Episode 1. Secrets of the Saudi State
2002-03-06

No synopsis

Episode 2. State of Terror
2002-03-13

No synopsis

Episode 3. The Colombian Connection
2002-05-26

No synopsis

Episode 4. How to Break into Britain
2002-06-09

No synopsis

Episode 5. Speed Trap
2002-07-06

No synopsis

Episode 6. Bin Laden's New Network
2002-09-08

No synopsis

Episode 7. Sex on the Street
2002-09-16

No synopsis

Episode 8. Young, Nazi and Proud
2002-11-04

No synopsis

Episode 9. Lifting the Veil
2002-11-10

One year on from when she secretly entered Afghanistan to film her original tv special "Beneath the Veil" (2001) (TV) Saira Shah re-visits and investigates the story of a woman whose public execution had been secretly filmed in the first…

Episode 10. Truth and Lies in Baghdad
2002-11-17

No synopsis

2003
10 episodes · 2003
Episode 1. Al-Qaeda UK
2003-05-11

No synopsis

Episode 2. The Killing Zone
2003-05-18

Dispatches revisits the Gaza Strip to focus on civilians caught in the crossfire of never-ending battles. We meet seriously injured children and their distraught families, and the International Solidarity Movement whose member Tom…

Episode 3. The War We Never Saw: Blood and Revenge
2003-06-01

No synopsis

Episode 4. Virgin Soldiers
2003-06-02

With unprecedented access, award winning filmmaker Dodge Billingsley tells the story of India Company 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine regiment, crack U.S. frontline troops in Iraq. With some as young as 19, the invasion of Iraq was the first…

Episode 5. Gang Wars
2003-06-08

No synopsis

Episode 6. Killing for Honour
2003-06-15

No synopsis

Episode 7. Blunkett's Reefer Madness
2003-06-22

No synopsis

Episode 8. Law & Disorder
2003-08-10

No synopsis

Episode 9. Congo's Killing Fields
2003-08-17

No synopsis

Episode 10. Judges in the Dock
2003-12-18

No synopsis

2004
10 episodes · 2004
Episode 1. What Hutton Won't Tell You
2004-04-05

No synopsis

Episode 2. Third Class Post
2004-04-29

No synopsis

Episode 3. Keep Them Out
2004-05-06

No synopsis

Episode 4. Fit to Eat
2004-05-13

No synopsis

Episode 5. Spiked
2004-09-13

No synopsis

Episode 6. The Dirty Meat Scandal
2004-09-20

No synopsis

Episode 7. MMR: What They Didn't Tell You
2004-11-18

No synopsis

Episode 8. Profiting from Kids in Care
2004-11-25

No synopsis

Episode 9. Barrack Room Bullies
2004-12-02

No synopsis

Episode 10. Living with Refugees
2004-12-09

No synopsis

2005
28 episodes · 2005
Episode 1. Dispatches Live Special: After the Tsunami
2005-01-24

No synopsis

Episode 2. Undercover Angels
2005-01-31

No synopsis

Episode 3. The NHS - Your Money or Your Life?
2005-02-07

No synopsis

Episode 4. Holy Offensive
2005-02-21

No synopsis

Episode 5. Is Torture a Good Idea?
2005-02-28

No synopsis

Episode 6. Confessions of a Parking Attendant
2005-03-03

No synopsis

Episode 7. Undercover in New Labour
2005-05-23

No synopsis

Episode 8. Living with AIDS
2005-06-27

No synopsis

Episode 9. Undercover Teacher
2005-07-07

No synopsis

Episode 10. Women Bishops
2005-07-11

No synopsis

Episode 11. Re-Opening the Post
2005-07-14

No synopsis

Episode 12. On Pain of Death
2005-07-18

No synopsis

Episode 13. Beslan
2005-07-21

The school siege at Beslan on September 1st, 2004 left 334 dead and a small town in shock, having to come to terms with the loss of so many of its people.

Episode 14. Chechnya: The Dirty War
2005-07-25

No synopsis

Episode 15. Supermarket Secrets: Part 1
2005-07-28

No synopsis

Episode 16. Supermarket Secrets: Part 2
2005-08-01

No synopsis

Episode 17. Why Bomb London
2005-08-08

No synopsis

Episode 18. The Dyslexia Myth
2005-09-08

No synopsis

Episode 19. Secrets of the Shoplifters
2005-09-19

No synopsis

Episode 20. The Big Heist
2005-09-22

Just before Christmas 2004, two men dressed as police officers arrive at a remote home and, after tricking their way inside the house they take the family hostage. Meanwhile at another house a second family is taken hostage. The reason…

Episode 21. Undercover in the Secret State
2005-10-17

No synopsis

Episode 22. Young, Angry and Muslim
2005-10-24

No synopsis

Episode 23. The Hurricane That Shamed America
2005-10-31

No synopsis

Episode 24. Gordon Brown's Missing Millions
2005-11-07

No synopsis

Episode 25. Iraq: The Reckoning
2005-11-21

No synopsis

Episode 26. America's Secret Shame
2005-11-22

No synopsis

Episode 27. Kidnap and Torture American Style
2005-11-23

No synopsis

Episode 28. What's Really in Your Christmas Dinner
2005-12-20

No synopsis

2006
26 episodes · 2006
Episode 1. Ryanair: Caught Napping
2006-02-13

A behind-the-scenes look at low budget airline Ryanair. Uncovering security and health and safety breaches, uncleaned aircraft and long staff working hours.

Episode 2. Spinning Terror
2006-02-20

No synopsis

Episode 3. Stealing Your Freedom
2006-02-27

No synopsis

Episode 4. The New Fundamentalists
2006-03-06

No synopsis

Episode 5. Iraq's Missing Billions
2006-03-20

No synopsis

Episode 7. Living with Illegals
2006-03-27

No synopsis

Episode 8. After School Arms Club
2006-04-03 · 30 min

Two groups of high school kids, one from England and one from Ireland set up shop as online arms dealers and broker various deals, shipping arms from the far east to homes in America.

Episode 9. How to Beat Your Kid's Asthma: Part 1
2006-04-06

No synopsis

Episode 10. How to Beat Your Kid's Asthma: Part 2
2006-04-20

No synopsis

Episode 11. Undercover Copper
2006-04-26

No synopsis

Episode 12. Iraq: The Women's Story
2006-05-08

An anonymous woman who is not a journalist blends in with the women of Iraq to find out what life is really like for them.

Episode 13. Mad About Animals
2006-05-15

Following Animal Liberation activists.

Episode 14. Battle Fatigue
2006-05-22

No synopsis

Episode 16. What Muslims Want
2006-08-07

No synopsis

Episode 17. Public Service: Private Profit
2006-08-14

No synopsis

Episode 18. Britain's Commuter Nightmare
2006-08-21

No synopsis

Episode 19. How Safe Is Heathrow?
2006-09-04

No synopsis

Episode 20. The Labour Loans Scandal
2006-09-25

An investigation into the secret world of the funding of the Labour Party.

Episode 21. The Drug Trial That Went Wrong
2006-09-28

No synopsis

Episode 22. Burma's Secret War
2006-10-01

No synopsis

Episode 23. The Data Theft Scandal
2006-10-05

No synopsis

Episode 24. The Dispatches Debate: Muslims and Free Speech
2006-10-09

No synopsis

Episode 25. The Blunkett Tapes: Part 2
2006-10-12

No synopsis

Episode 26. Jihad TV
2006-11-06

Videos of suicide bombers and insurgent attacks have become an important weapon for Al Qaeda. But who watches these videos and what effect are they having on young people in the Muslim world?

Episode 27. Britain's Healthcare Lottery
2006-11-13

No synopsis

Episode 28. NHS Postcode Lottery
2006-11-13

How does the care you receive at your local hospital compare with the rest of the UK? Jon Snow reveals the true scale of the NHS postcode lottery, which is denying some patients vital drugs while others receive the same treatment elsewhere

2007
42 episodes · 2007
Episode 1. Fighting the Taliban
2007-01-08

No synopsis

Episode 2. Meeting the Taliban
2007-01-11

No synopsis

Episode 3. Undercover Mosque
2007-01-15 · 45 min

Investigative journalist, Bobby Pathak, has investigated a number of mosques run by high profile national organisations that claim to be dedicated to moderation and dialogue with other faiths. But reporting undercover he joined…

Episode 4. Labour's Gambling Addiction
2007-01-22

No synopsis

Episode 5. Iraq's Death Squads
2007-01-29

No synopsis

Episode 6. At Home with the Terror Suspects
2007-02-05

No synopsis

Episode 7. The Supermarket That's Eating Britain
2007-02-19

No synopsis

Episode 8. NHS: Where Did All the Money Go?
2007-02-26

No synopsis

Episode 9. Greenwash
2007-03-05

The government is set to achieve only a third to a half of its overall policy target for reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 2020. Dispatches reports. The expert-reviewed audit by the UCL Environment Institute is the first comprehensive…

Episode 10. Charles: The Meddling Prince
2007-03-12

No synopsis

Episode 11. When Did You Last Beat Your Wife?
2007-03-19

No synopsis

Episode 12. Cameron- Toff at the Top
2007-03-26

No synopsis

Episode 13. Undercover Prisoner
2007-04-02

No synopsis

Episode 14. Murdering the Truth
2007-04-16

No synopsis

Episode 15. Between the Mullahs and The Military
2007-04-23

No synopsis

Episode 16. The Indian Miracle?
2007-04-30

No synopsis

Episode 17. Gordon Brown: Fit for Office?
2007-05-14

No synopsis

Episode 18. Afghanistan Unveiled
2007-05-17

No synopsis

Episode 19. Bin Wars
2007-05-24

No synopsis

Episode 20. Kidnapped to Order
2007-06-11

No synopsis

Episode 21. Drinking Yourself to Death
2007-06-18

Based on medical research and personal findings Dispatches investigates the effects binge drinking can have on a consumer's health and whether low-priced (supermarket bought) alcohol is one of the causes for an increase in alcohol…

Episode 22. The Man Who Lost Himself
2007-06-25

No synopsis

Episode 23. The War on Britain's Jews
2007-07-09

No synopsis

Episode 24. Great Green Smokescreen
2007-07-16

No synopsis

Episode 25. Undercover Mother
2007-07-23

Tazeen Ahmad investigates the overstretched maternity services which are resulting in new mothers having traumatic births and at worst, putting lives at risk.

Episode 26. Britain's Bad Housing
2007-07-30

No synopsis

Episode 27. Britain Under Attack
2007-08-06

No synopsis

Episode 28. The Olympic Cash Machine
2007-09-10

No synopsis

Episode 29. Unholy War (II)
2007-09-17

No synopsis

Episode 30. Nice Work If You Can Get It
2007-09-24

Political journalist Peter Oborne examines how politicians and MPs use their power to gain financial benefits.

Episode 31. Immigrants: The Inconvenient Truth
2007-10-01

Looks at the beneficial social and economical contributions made by different immigrant groups, drawing on research done by the Institute for Public Policy Research. Contrasts this with the perception of immigrants and political and media…

Episode 32. China's Stolen Children
2007-10-08

Ten years after the policy-changing and award-winning film, The Dying Rooms, the same team returns to a very different China where the infamous One Child Policy has had the horrific side effect of a boom in stolen children. With…

Episode 33. Abortion: What We Need to Know
2007-10-17

An investigation into abortion; focusing on how new scientific research on foetal pain could cause for a change to current abortion laws.

Episode 34. Searching for Madeleine
2007-10-18

After the disappearance of child, Madeline McCann 168 days ago; Dispatches sent a team of five of the UK's best-qualified criminal investigators to Praia da Luz to investigate and assess the situation.

Episode 35. Why Our Children Can't Read
2007-10-22

No synopsis

Episode 36. How to Get Ahead in Africa
2007-10-29

No synopsis

Episode 37. The Housing Trap
2007-11-05

No synopsis

Episode 38. Bottleneck Britain
2007-11-12

No synopsis

Episode 39. Mark Thomas on Coca-Cola
2007-11-19

Comedian and activist Mark Thomas reports on how Coca-Cola has caused problems in the world with pollution, worker exploitation and even death. The documentary also reports on how Coca-Cola respond to these allegations.

Episode 40. Britain Under Water
2007-12-03

No synopsis

Episode 41. Christmas Credit Crisis
2007-12-10

No synopsis

Episode 42. How Safe Are Your Christmas Toys?
2007-12-17

Deborah Davies reports on potentially dangerous toys that can be bought in the UK. These toys are then safety tested and the findings reported to authorities

2008
41 episodes · 2008
Episode 1. The Truth About Your Food: Part 1
2008-01-10

No synopsis

Episode 2. The Truth About Your Food: Part 2
2008-01-17

No synopsis

Episode 3. The Court of Ken
2008-01-21

With just months to go before Londoners vote for the next Mayor of London, the current affairs series investigates the current mayoral system and takes an in depth look at current Mayor, Ken Livingstone and the how he has misused his…

Episode 4. Why Kids Kill
2008-01-28

A report on the increase of gang culture and murder that teenagers participate in the UK.

Episode 5. Heat or Eat, the Pensioners' Dilemma
2008-02-05

No synopsis

Episode 6. The Children Left Behind
2008-02-11

No synopsis

Episode 7. How the Banks Bet Your Money
2008-02-18

No synopsis

Episode 8. Checking-in to Airport Chaos
2008-02-25

No synopsis

Episode 9. Iraq: The Lost Generation
2008-03-16

Filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy investigates the biggest and most catastrophic refugee crisis in the Middle East since the Palestinian diaspora of 1948.

Episode 10. Iraq: The Betrayal
2008-03-17

No synopsis

Episode 11. Jon Snow's Hidden Iraq
2008-03-18

No synopsis

Episode 12. Undercover in Tibet
2008-03-31

Reveals the regime of terror which dominates daily life and makes freedom of expression an impossibility.

Episode 13. Immigration: The Inconvenient Truth Part 1
2008-04-07

No synopsis

Episode 14. Immigration: The Inconvenient Truth Part 2
2008-04-14

No synopsis

Episode 15. Immigration: The Inconvenient Truth Part 3
2008-04-21

No synopsis

Episode 16. The Mobile Phone Rip-Off
2008-04-28

No synopsis

Episode 17. The Truth About Beauty Creams
2008-05-12

No synopsis

Episode 18. In God's Name
2008-05-19

An investigation into the growth of Christian fundamentalism in the UK.

Episode 19. The Warlords Next Door?
2008-05-26

No synopsis

Episode 20. Gordon Brown: Where Did It All Go Wrong?
2008-06-09

No synopsis

Episode 21. From Jail to Jihad
2008-06-16

No synopsis

Episode 22. The Truth About Food Prices
2008-06-23

A report on the rising cost of food prices and the impact it has producers and consumers.

Episode 23. The Truth About Street Weapons
2008-06-30

No synopsis

Episode 24. A Widow's War on Yobs
2008-07-05

This documentary follows widow, Helen Newlove. Her husband Gary was kicked to death outside their home in Cheshire. This film follows her journey to tackle youth crime in the UK.

Episode 25. It Shouldn't Happen to a Muslim
2008-07-07

On the third anniversary of the 7/7 London bombings Peter Oborne investigates whether the has fueled anger and violence towards British Muslims.

Episode 26. The Jab That Can Stop Cancer
2008-07-21

A new jab will be offered to every girl aged 12 to 13 in Britain to help protect her against cervical cancer. While some hail it as a medical breakthrough, it has provoked controversy.

Episode 27. Sandwiches Unwrapped
2008-07-28

An examination of Britain's sandwich industry and whether shop-bought sandwiches are as healthy for you as consumers think.

Episode 28. How the Banks Never Lose
2008-08-25

No synopsis

Episode 29. Undercover Mosque: The Return
2008-09-01

A year and a half after Undercover Mosque, this follow-up documentary goes undercover again to investigate extremism in the UK.

Episode 30. Hope for the Last Chance Kids
2008-09-08

Update on the pupils of Monteagle Primary School featured in an earlier documentary. The pupils experience a remarkable improvement as a result of using synthetic phonics.

Episode 31. What's in Your Wine?
2008-09-15

Jane Moore investigates scandals in the wine industry, taking a look at the 40 different substances that can be used in producing wine but which are rarely detailed on the label of your bottle of wine.

Episode 32. The Human Cost of the Credit Crunch
2008-09-22

No synopsis

Episode 33. Cameron's Money Men
2008-09-30

No synopsis

Episode 34. The Hidden World of Lap Dancing
2008-10-06

An investigation into lap dancing clubs in England and whether they abide by the rules stated on their entertainment license

Episode 35. The Trouble with British Airways
2008-10-13

No synopsis

Episode 36. The Truth about Your Energy Bill
2008-10-20

Deborah Davies investigates the rising price of energy bills in the UK. She finds out why our charges are so high, whether changing suppliers can reduce bills, and the impact of Gordon Brown's fuel package.

Episode 37. Jon Snow's American Journey
2008-10-26

No synopsis

Episode 38. Don't Bank on the Bailout
2008-10-27

No synopsis

Episode 39. Mum Loves Drugs, Not Me
2008-11-03

No synopsis

Episode 40. Saving Africa's Witch Children
2008-11-12

Reporting on children in parts Nigeria branded as witches.

Episode 41. Iraq: The Legacy
2008-12-13

No synopsis

2009
38 episodes · 2009
Episode 1. Britain's Challenging Children
2009-01-05

No synopsis

Episode 2. Mum, Dad, Alzheimer's & Me
2009-01-12

Journalist Fiona Phillips tells the very personal story of her father's developing Alzheimer's disease, and how it affects him and the family as a whole.

Episode 3. The True Cost of Cheap Food
2009-01-22

After looking at rising prices in The Truth About Food Prices, Rayner now looks at the other end of the scale - the new cheap food ranges and whether they have a true higher cost ... our health.

Episode 4. Unseen Gaza
2009-01-22

Jon Snow explores the difficulties faced by news organisations around the world in reporting the conflict in Gaza. Who is getting the true picture of events as they happen?

Episode 5. Congo's Forgotten Children
2009-02-02

No synopsis

Episode 6. Too Old to Work
2009-02-09

With the number of unemployed in the UK nudging two million, Dispatches reveals the ageism rife amongst employers and recruitment agencies.

Episode 7. The Problem Princes
2009-02-13

No synopsis

Episode 8. The Big Job Hunt
2009-02-16

An investigation into rising unemployment in the UK and what steps the government are taking to alleviate it.

Episode 9. How They Squander Our Billions
2009-03-09

No synopsis

Episode 10. Pakistan's Taliban Generation
2009-03-16

No synopsis

Episode 11. Confessions of a Nurse
2009-03-23

Following a YouGov report Dispatches takes a candid look at the NHS nursing system - with interviews from nurses and undercover footage.

Episode 12. The Trouble with Boris
2009-03-30

No synopsis

Episode 13. Afghanistan: Mission Impossible?
2009-04-06

No synopsis

Episode 14. The Westminster Gravy Train
2009-04-19

No synopsis

Episode 15. Crash: How the Banks Went Bust!
2009-04-20

No synopsis

Episode 16. Crash: How Long Will It Last?
2009-04-27

No synopsis

Episode 17. Lost in Care
2009-05-11

No synopsis

Episode 18. Britain's Bankers: Still Cashing In
2009-05-18

No synopsis

Episode 19. Orphans of Burma's Cyclone
2009-06-01

No synopsis

Episode 20. Crash Gordon
2009-06-08

No synopsis

Episode 21. Afghanistan's Dirty War
2009-06-15

No synopsis

Episode 22. Rape in the City
2009-06-22

After two recent, high-profile cases in which young women have been attacked and raped by groups of men; Journalist Sorious Samura investigates gang rape in the UK.

Episode 25. Terror in Mumbai
2009-06-30

No synopsis

Episode 26. The Children Britain Betrayed
2009-07-13

No synopsis

Episode 27. Undercover Debt Collector
2009-07-20

No synopsis

Episode 28. Bankrolling Mugabe
2009-07-27

No synopsis

Episode 29. The War Against Street Weapons
2009-08-03

No synopsis

Episode 30. Battle Scarred
2009-09-07

Follows the stories of four soldiers returning from the combat zones in the middle-east and the impact it has had on their lives and the people around them.

Episode 31. Middle Class and Jobless
2009-09-14

Examining middle-class unemployment in Britain.

Episode 32. Cops on the Cheap?
2009-09-21

A look at Police Community Support Officers who patrol the streets and cost the taxpayers millions. This documentary questions if they are good value.

Episode 33. MPs, Planes and Gravy Trains
2009-09-28

No synopsis

Episode 34. Who Took Your Pension?
2009-10-05

No synopsis

Episode 35. Ready for a Riot
2009-10-19

No synopsis

Episode 36. What's in Your Breakfast?
2009-10-26

No synopsis

Episode 37. Inside Britain's Israel Lobby
2009-11-16

No synopsis

Episode 38. Return to Africa's Witch Children
2009-11-23

No synopsis

Episode 39. Lords, Billionaires and the Russian Connection
2009-11-30

No synopsis

Episode 40. Christmas on Credit
2009-12-07

No synopsis

2010
33 episodes · 2010
Episode 1. My Family and Alzheimer's
2010-01-11

Fiona Phillips returns to the issue of Alzheimer's treatment, examining whether there has been any improvement in the provision of financial support and respite care available for them and their carers.

Episode 2. The Slumdog Children of Mumbai
2010-01-21

This Dispatches Special , screening as part of Channel 4's Indian Winter season, reveals the brutal reality of life on the streets and in the slums of Mumbai, following the daily struggles of four young children to survive.

Episode 3. Afghanistan: Behind Enemy Lines
2010-02-01

Dispatches goes inside the enemy camp in northern Afghanistan as award-winning Afghan reporter Najibullah Quraishi is granted access to an army of extreme Islamic combatants.

Episode 4. Post Office Undercover
2010-02-08

Two reporters go undercover as agency postmen to find out if the Royal Mail has delivered on claims that it is modernizing and improving its service.

Episode 5. Kids Don't Count
2010-02-15

An investigation into the rise of school children who are struggling with mathematics and tries to find solutions.

Episode 6. Kids Don't Count: Part 2
2010-02-22

In the second half of the two-part special, maths specialist Richard Dunne returns to Barton Hill Primary School, accompanied by Countdown's Rachel Riley, to help the pupils with their mental arithmetic.

Episode 7. Britain's Islamic Republic
2010-03-01

Dispatches investigates a fundamentalist Islamic group headquartered in Britain, and its claims to have placed its "brothers" in positions of political power here.

Episode 8. Cameron Uncovered
2010-03-08

According to polls, after 13 years in the political wilderness, the Conservatives under David Cameron's leadership seem likely to form the next government. Andrew Rawnsley brings viewers an inside portrait of the government that might be.

Episode 9. Children of Gaza
2010-03-15 · 45 min

Jezza Neumann arrived in Gaza to follow the lives of 3 children over a year. Surrounded by the remnants of the demolished Gaza Strip and increasingly isolated by the blockade that prevents anyone from rebuilding their homes and their lives.

Episode 10. Politicians for Hire
2010-03-22

After the MPs' expenses scandal, dispatches delves into the world of political lobbying.

Episode 11. Tracing the Marathon's Millions
2010-04-09

An investigation into how the London marathon's charity earnings are spent and the true cost of how much is spent in staging the event.

Episode 12. Election Uncovered
2010-05-03

It's nearly time to vote and the campaigning is reaching a climax. Journalist Ben Laurance analyses each party's campaign and gets a real taste of what's happening behind the scenes in the run-up to polling day.

Episode 13. The Lost Girls of South Africa
2010-05-23 · 66 min

South Africa has the highest incidence of rape and 80% of the victims are girls under 13. The trauma of 5 such girls in Port Elizabeth is discussed. Ineffective police, lax judiciary and the stretched social welfare system are highlighted.

Episode 14. Undercover Social Worker
2010-06-07

Investigating child protection procedures and practices within the child social care institution.

Episode 15. How the Banks Won
2010-06-14

Next week's emergency budget will bring more cuts and tax rises to help pay for the bank bailout. Will Hutton investigates the banks and what they've done with our money.

Episode 16. How to Save £100 Billion - Live
2010-06-21

On the eve of the emergency budget announcement, in a live hour-long debate, Dispatches sets out controversial cuts that could save Britain £100 billion.

Episode 17. Africa's Last Taboo
2010-07-12

An investigation into the persecution that gay people face in Africa.

Episode 18. Gun Nation
2010-07-18

Following an undercover police operation to tackle gun crime in the UK.

Episode 19. Catching the Gun Runners
2010-07-18

For the last two years, Dispatches has been following an undercover police operation as it tracks a criminal gang trying to smuggle guns into Britain.

Episode 20. Britain's Witch Children
2010-07-26

Dispatches looks at why some of Britain's African churches perpetuate the myth of witchcraft and believe children can be possessed by evil spirits.

Episode 21. When Cousins Marry
2010-08-23

Looking at the consequences of first cousin marriage in Britain.

Episode 22. Britain's Secret Slaves
2010-08-30

A look at domestic workers who come to the UK from other countries and end up being mistreated by having their human rights violated by their employers.

Episode 23. How the MoD wastes our billions
2010-09-20

Veteran war correspondent Sam Kiley turns his sights on the critical issue of whether the British tax payer, and British soldier, are getting value for money from the Ministry of Defence.

Episode 24. What's the Point of the Unions?
2010-09-27

An inside look at the inner workings of trade unions and examining what could happen if Britain undergoes mass industrial action.

Episode 25. Tabloids, Tories and Telephone Hacking
2010-10-04

An investigation into the News of the World phone hacking scandal and News International's working relationship with the police, politicians and the current government.

Episode 26. Bravo's Deadly Mission
2010-10-11

Following a team of US marines as they go on Operation Moshtarak.

Episode 27. How the Rich Beat the Taxman
2010-10-18

An investigation into the clever tactics wealthy British people and companies use to cheat the tax system.

Episode 28. Iraq's Secret War Files
2010-10-25

Exposing the full and unreported horror of the Iraqi conflict and its aftermath. The programme reveals the scale of civilian casualties, and allegations that after the scandal of Abu Ghraib, soldiers continued to abuse prisoners; and that…

Episode 29. Britain's Street Kids
2010-11-01

Exploring hidden world of runaway and evicted teenagers, looking at their lives and how they fend for themselves.

Episode 30. Fashion's Dirty Secret
2010-11-08

An investigation into factories that manufacture clothing for high street shops.

Episode 31. Riding Europe's Gravy Train
2010-11-15

Dispatches reveals the exceptionally generous package of salary, pension and expenses that MEPs receive and how some have abused the rules to pocket as much cash as possible.

Episode 32. City of Fear
2010-11-22

Following the police and people of Islamabad as Pakistan's capital battles to overcome an unprecedented wave of terrorist attacks.

Episode 33. The Kids Britain Doesn't Want
2010-11-29

Exploring the experiences of young people who have been brutalized by the asylum system in the UK.

2011
30 episodes · 2011
Episode 1. The Battle for Haiti
2011-01-09

On the night of the Haiti earthquake something happened in downtown Port au Prince - which would leave the fate of all the aid efforts and the country's future hanging in the balance: 4,500 prisoners escaped from Haiti's prison.

Episode 2. Fish Unwrapped
2011-01-15

An investigation into the fish sold on Britain's high street to find out where it is sourced, how it is processed and what is actually in it.

Episode 3. Tabloid's Dirty Secrets
2011-02-07

Following the resignation of the Downing Street's head of communications Andy Coulson, charting the unfolding events in the phone hacking scandal.

Episode 4. Lessons in Hate and Violence
2011-02-14

Dispatches goes undercover to investigate allegations that, behind closed doors, some Muslim secondary schools in Britain run by Islamic organizations teach a message of hatred and intolerance.

Episode 5. The Truth About Hospital Food
2011-02-21

Reporter Mark Sparrow examines the quality of hospital food after his 10 week stay in hospital. With people leaving hospitals malnourished and complaints of disgusting food, the reporter asks if something can be done.

Episode 6. Secret NHS Diaries
2011-02-28

Looking at what care is like for three people during the last weeks of their lives, at home, in a care home, and in hospital.

Episode 7. Selling Off Britain
2011-03-07

A live debate asking whether Britain should sell off its assets to cut the national debt.

Episode 8. Britain's Secret Fat Cats
2011-03-14

Investigating whether private outsourcing companies are set to benefit from the government's cuts to public sector funding.

Episode 9. Train Journeys from Hell
2011-03-21

Investigating complaints of overcrowded trains, delays, cancellations and high ticket prices on British railway journeys.

Episode 10. BP: In Deep Water
2011-03-28

An investigation into oil company BP - reporting on its oil spills in the gulf of Mexico and similar incidents and its relationship with Government.

Episode 11. Cashing in on Degrees
2011-04-04

A look at the rise in University fees and those who enjoy the perks and privileges from them.

Episode 12. Undercover Hospital
2011-04-11

An undercover investigation in one of the country's busiest NHS hospitals as it faces multi-million-pound cuts and hundreds of job losses in the next year.

Episode 13. A Year Inside Number 10
2011-05-09

A look at the coalition government one year on - looking at the trial and tribulations they faced.

Episode 14. The Truth About Going Under the Knife
2011-05-16

Investigating whether new innovations in medical procedures and technologies can compromise patient safety.

Episode 15. The Truth About Your Dentist
2011-05-23

Sam Lister, The Times' Health Editor, investigates NHS dentists looking at dentists which overcharge patients for treatments and constraints the NHS causes.

Episode 16. America's Secret Killers
2011-06-06

An investigation into America's 'kill/capture' programme to discover new evidence of the strategy's impact, and its costs.

Episode 17. The Thief Catchers
2011-06-13

A look at a radical scheme in Bristol to deal with repeat criminal offender

Episode 18. Conservation's Dirty Secrets
2011-06-20

Dispatches reporter Oliver Steeds travels the globe to investigate the conservation movement and its major organizations.

Episode 19. The Real Price of Gold
2011-06-27

A look at the British gold industry focusing on ethical sources, mining techniques and gold recycling.

Episode 20. Landlords from Hell
2011-07-04

An investigation into rogue landlords offering shoddy housing and the illegal practices they use to exploit tenants.

Episode 21. Murder on Honeymoon
2011-07-11

A look at the murder of Anni Dewani - a woman who died under mysterious circumstances on her honeymoon in South Africa.

Episode 22. How to buy a football club
2011-07-18

A look at how easy it is for ex-players and businessmen to bypass football regulations to gain a profit from selling football clubs.

Episode 23. Murdoch: The Mogul Who Screwed the News
2011-07-27

No synopsis

Episode 24. The Truth About Drugs in Football
2011-09-12

Investigates the use of both recreational and performance-enhancing substances in football.

Episode 25. Gypsy Eviction: The Fight for Dale Farm
2011-09-19

On the day that the mass eviction was due to start on Dale Farm, Britain's largest traveller site, investigates the controversial relations between gypsies and travellers, their neighbours and the law.

Episode 26. The Wonderful World of Tony Blair
2011-09-26

Peter Oborne investigates the former PM's eight figure fortune that he has accrued since departing Downing Street in June 2007. The bulk of his income is through his consultancy firm, Tony Blair Associates but shrouded in secrecy it is…

Episode 27. Can You Trust Your Doctor?
2011-10-03

Revealing the failing doctors that slip through the net.

Episode 28. Britain's Rubbish
2011-10-10

An investigation into Britain's waste disposal industry, exposing criminals who profit from illegal dumping and looking at what actually happens to the recycling.

Episode 29. Britain's Sex Gangs
2011-11-07

Investigates street gangs that groom young girls for sex.

Episode 30. Landlords from Hell: Update
2011-12-05

A follow up to this years earlier programme, investigating rogue landlords and Britain's bad housing

2012
30 episodes · 2012
Episode 1. Olympic Tickets for Sale
2012-02-13

A look at who got tickets for the London 2012 Olympic games and whether private companies are profiting.

Episode 2. The Great Ticket Scandal
2012-02-23

An investigation into two major 'fan-to-fan' ticket exchange websites to investigate who is selling via their websites and why so many tickets appear at over the face value so soon after the box office sells out.

Episode 3. Watching the Detectives
2012-05-14

Revealing how easy it is to buy our most personal and confidential information.

Episode 4. Beating the Recession - Cash vs Cards
2012-05-21

Investigating whether cutting up our credit cards and paying for everything in cash could leave us with more money in our pockets

Episode 5. The Real Mr & Mrs Assad
2012-05-28

Investigates the extent of the Assad family's culpability and the chains of command that link the President and select inner circle to the brutal crackdown.

Episode 6. Murdoch, Cameron and the £8 billion deal
2012-06-11

Investigates just how close the Prime Minister got to the Murdoch empire. Did the Tories agree to help the mogul secure a business deal worth £8 billion?

Episode 7. Let Our Dad Die
2012-06-18

Tony Nicklinson had a catastrophic stroke, which has left him utterly paralyzed. He has what is known as 'locked in syndrome' and cannot move, talk, feed himself or perform even the most basic function without help.

Episode 8. Undercover Undertaker
2012-06-25

Lifts the lid on the funeral industry.

Episode 9. Cashing in on the Games
2012-07-02

Reporter Morland Sanders goes in search of the people cashing in on the 2012 London Olympic Games, and questions whether the overall economic benefits of hosting the event have been oversold.

Episode 10. Secrets of the Taxman
2012-07-09

An investigation into tax avoidance.

Episode 11. Myths About Your 5 a Day
2012-07-16

Dispatches investigates what's happened to the five-a-day campaign, which was designed to get us all eating more fruit and veg. Reporter Jane Moore reveals how this vital health message has been hijacked as a marketing tactic.

Episode 12. Can You Trust Your Bank?
2012-07-23

Jon Snow travels around the UK, meeting consumers, businesses and bankers, to ask whether we can trust our banks.

Episode 13. Britain on the Sick
2012-07-30

Investigates the controversial processes used to assess whether sickness and disability benefit claimants should be declared fit for work.

Episode 14. Britain's High Street Gamble
2012-08-06

A look at the rise in high street betting shops and the social effect they have.

Episode 15. Tricks of the Dole Cheats
2012-08-13

Investigates Jobcentre Plus, the organization tasked with getting Britain back to work and cracking down on dole cheats.

Episode 16. Property Nightmare: The Truth About Leaseholds
2012-08-20

Investigates allegations of private landlords, councils, and housing associations overcharging leasehold homeowners for housing works and maintenance.

Episode 17. The School Dinner Scandal
2012-09-10

Tazeen Ahmad examines evidence that strategies to improve the food served in all our schools are fast coming undone.

Episode 18. Secrets of Poundland
2012-09-17

As other High Street retailers struggle for survival, discount leader Poundland is booming. Its pre-tax profits are up an astonishing 50% in a year. Dispatches' Harry Wallop asks how Poundland sells so cheaply, yet makes so much money.

Episode 19. Undercover Retirement Home
2012-09-24

Investigating the multi-million pound retirement property industry.

Episode 20. Cruises Undercover: The Truth Below Deck
2012-10-01

Investigate the reality of life below deck for the multi-national workforce who toil behind the scenes of luxurious ocean going holidays.

Episode 21. Secrets of Your Boss's Pay
2012-10-08

Follows the former Greggs chief executive Sir Michael Darrington as he launches a campaign to call a halt to corporate greed.

Episode 22. Do You Know Your Partner's Past?
2012-10-22

Tina Nash investigates 'Clare's Law', a new pilot scheme in which men and women are warned by the authorities about their partners' history of violence.

Episode 23. Getting Rich on the NHS
2012-10-29

Morland Sanders examines whether the rapid handover of services to private contractors is really good for the public purse, and good for patient care.

Episode 24. Nuclear War Games
2012-11-05 · 45 min

Provides unprecedented insight into Israel's internal tensions concerning an attack between Israel and Iran which, if escalates, could have major implications for global stability.

Episode 25. Chinese Murder Mystery
2012-11-12

A look at the life and death of Neil Percival Heywood and whether he was actually murdered. His death, virtually unnoticed at the time, has gone on to shake China's Communist Party to the core.

Episode 26. MPs: Are They Still at It?
2012-11-19

Two years after the MPs expenses scandal, Dispatches examines whether our parliamentarians are still abusing the system. The investigation discovers a system still with problems and a lack of transparency.

Episode 27. Where Has Your Aid Money Gone?
2012-11-26

Jonathan Miller travels to Rwanda - the jewel in the crown of British overseas aid - to investigate what British taxes have paid for, and to ask what our government has achieved with the influence our aid supposedly buys us.

Episode 28. The Chinese Are Coming
2012-12-03

As China continues to flex its financial muscle by buying into British airports, water and breakfast cereals, Dispatches investigates growing Chinese power in the UK.

Episode 29. How Safe is Your Cash?
2012-12-10

Reporter Morland Sanders investigates whether security procedures that our banks tell us are impenetrable really are? He meets customers who say they have lost thousands of pounds through chip and pin fraud.

Episode 30. The American School Massacre
2012-12-17

Matt Frei reports from the scene of one of America's worst mass shootings, unravelling the chain of events and asking whether this latest tragedy will lead to a real change in America's attitude to guns.

2013
38 episodes · 2013
Episode 1. Secrets of Your Car Insurance
2013-01-07

Investigates claims that major insurers cash in when you have a crash, through maximizing profits, lucrative referral fees and rebate deals, sometimes at the expense of doing what's best for you and your car.

Episode 2. Sharing Mum and Dad
2013-01-14

Today, 1 in 3 children in the UK grow up in a home with only one parent. Are we doing what's best for the children of separated parents? Dispatches investigates the current situation surrounding shared parenting after divorce or separation

Episode 3. Secrets of Your Supermarket Shop
2013-01-21

A look at rising food price and the comparison between different supermarket stores, food markets and independent shops.

Episode 4. Weight Watchers: How They Make Their Millions
2013-01-28

Investigates the UK's largest diet brand: Weight Watchers.

Episode 5. Britain's Hidden Child Abuse
2013-01-30

In a year-long investigation, other victims of child abuse from this closed community express their anger about the lack of justice caused by their leaders' misguided approach to dealing with the issue.

Episode 6. Plebs, Lies & Videotape
2013-02-04

No synopsis

Episode 7. How Safe Is Your Child's Nursery?
2013-02-11

As the government unveils its plans to increase the number of children each nursery staff member is allowed to look after, Dispatches investigates whether parents can really trust their child's nursery.

Episode 8. The Horse Meat Scandal
2013-02-18

From burgers to ready meals, Britain's horse meat scandal has grown and grown. For Dispatches, Morland Sanders asks how Britain's meat supplies became so contaminated with unauthorized horse meat and who is to blame?

Episode 9. Britain on Benefits
2013-02-25

The Disability Living Allowance helps more than 3 million people lead useful lives. But the benefit bill has to be cut, and the gov't plans to take more than half a million claimants off DLA. What will that mean for those who depend on it?

Episode 10. Death on the Wards
2013-03-04

Dispatches investigates the truth behind allegations that tens of thousands of seriously ill people have been put on a pathway to death. That doctors have callously killed off patients who could have had months or even years to live.

Episode 11. Undercover Designer Dogs
2013-03-11

Designer dogs are all the rage with celebrities and many animal lovers. But Dispatches has discovered a darker side to this canine phenomenon: thousands of puppies are being imported illegally into Britain every year from Eastern Europe.

Episode 12. Rich and on Benefits
2013-03-18

In budget week Michael Buerk investigates claims that Britain's pensioners are part of an untouchable group when it comes to government welfare cuts and that some should not be receiving any help at all.

Episode 13. The Truth About Junior Doctors
2013-03-25

Three years ago, European regulations were brought in to limit hours and to protect both doctors and patients. In this Dispatches, Dr Christian discovers that junior doctors across Britain are still regularly working up to 100 hours a week

Episode 14. Immigration Undercover
2013-04-15

In this report Morland Sanders investigates whether Britain's immigration system is fit for purpose with reports that tens of thousands of files sit uncleared in the system and a large backlog of immigration cases not dealt with.

Episode 15. Syria: Across the Lines
2013-04-17

A remarkable film from award-winning documentary maker Olly Lambert who has spent weeks living deep inside Syrian territory - with both gov't and opposition supporters - to explore how the 2 year old conflict is tearing communities apart.

Episode 16. Britain's Millionaire Criminals
2013-04-22

Why are some convicted criminals still enjoying luxury lifestyles funded by their ill-gotten gains? Dozens of fraudsters, drug dealers and money launderers are still enjoying the high life despite being convicted of serious crimes.

Episode 17. Secrets of Your Missing Mail
2013-04-29

With shoppers increasingly relying on private parcel companies to deliver online purchases, Dispatches goes undercover to find out why couriers sometimes fail to deliver.

Episode 18. Murdered in Tenerife
2013-05-13

In 2011, Jennifer Mills-Westley, a 60-year-old British grandmother, was attacked and publicly beheaded in broad daylight in Tenerife. Traumatized by the event, her family have never spoken in detail - until tonight.

Episode 19. The Hunt for Britain's Sex Gangs
2013-05-20

Three years ago Telford police allowed cameras to start filming what became one of the biggest child sex abuse cases in the UK. The investigation, Operation Chalice, encompassed over 100 victims, and around 200 suspected perpetrators

Episode 20. Boston, Woolwich & the New Terror
2013-06-03

On 15 April two bombs exploded at the finishing line of the Boston Marathon. Just over a month later a British soldier was run over and hacked to death on a London street. The images from either side of the Atlantic shocked the world.

Episode 21. Diets, Drugs and Diabetes
2013-06-10

Dr. Deborah Cohen, investigations editor at the British Medical Journal, examines a new generation of diabetes drugs that some drug companies hope could also be a magic treatment for obesity.

Episode 22. How Councils Waste Your Money
2013-06-17

Councils across the UK have annual budgets in the tens of billions of pounds. But do you know what they really spend it on?

Episode 23. The Police's Dirty Secret
2013-06-24

Dispatches exposes the shocking story of Britain's secret police and how undercover officers reportedly used sex and lies to spy on members of the public. Dispatches reveals the names of high-profile targets spied on by the police.

Episode 24. The Prince and His Secret Properties
2013-07-01

Last year Prince Charles earned more than £18 million from the Duchy of Cornwall, but how much do we know about this secretive estate? A hugely profitable property empire and the amount of tax Prince Charles is paying.

Episode 25. South Africa's Dirty Cops
2013-07-15

With South Africa's future under the spotlight, Channel 4 Dispatches examines allegations that the country's police have become a brutal and corrupt force.

Episode 26. Taliban Child Fighters
2013-07-22

More than 200 children convicted of fighting for the Taliban are currently being held in special prisons across Afghanistan. Their crimes include the laying of improvised explosive devices, ambush and the preparation of suicide missions.

Episode 27. NHS Undercover
2013-07-29

Two undercover reporters reveal worrying failings in the new NHS 111 call system. Working as trainee call handlers, the reporters filmed evidence of patients left waiting, concerns about training, and staff shortages.

Episode 28. Celebs, Brands and Fake Fans
2013-08-05

Dispatches investigate what's real and what's fake in the brave new world of Facebook, YouTube and Twitter, exposing new tricks used by marketers to plug brands, from buying fake Facebook 'likes' to influencing social media conversations.

Episode 29. Ryanair: Secrets from the Cockpit
2013-08-12

Channel 4's flagship current affairs programme: Dispatches, hears from pilots of Europe's biggest airline about their concerns around passenger safety.

Episode 30. The Paedophile MP: How Cyril Smith Got Away with It
2013-09-12

No synopsis

Episode 31. Secrets of Your Pay Packet
2013-10-21

Morland Sanders meets employees at some of Britain's biggest businesses who say they're paying for the bosses' cost-cutting measures and, while profits have gone up, their working conditions may never recover.

Episode 32. The Property Market Undercover
2013-10-28

Reporter Antony Barnett secretly films the latest tactics used by estate agents to secure sales and commissions and asks whether some agents are even willing to lie to seal the deal.

Episode 33. Energy Bills Exposed
2013-11-04

Energy bills are on the rise and in the news. Consumers are furious. The Labour Party wants a price freeze. John Major wants a windfall tax. But the big six energy firms say it's not their fault prices are so high.

Episode 34. Can You Trust Your Surgeon?
2013-11-11

Dispatches reveals that failing doctors routinely slip through the system. We've been filming secretly in GP practices and have uncovered concerning evidence of misdiagnosis by doctors who have failed in the past, but are still practicing

Episode 35. North Korea: Life Inside the Secret State
2013-11-14

North Koreans are breaking down the barriers of the gulag state. Following covert filmmakers, this doc shows real life under the new leader Kim Jong Un, highlighting the contrasting ox-drawn farms to the glittering life of the elite in…

Episode 36. What's Your Pension Really Worth?
2013-11-18

Michael Buerk investigates the pensions crises facing us all. As the cost of living rises faster than many pay packets and life expectancy increases, he asks what your pension is really worth?

Episode 37. Britain's Big Fat Bill
2013-11-25

As Britain gets fatter, Channel 4 Dispatches investigates what the real cost is to the nation. The programme follows the treatment of some of Britain's morbidly obese patients to reveal the spiralling cost to the NHS.

Episode 38. Secrets of the Discount Stores
2013-12-09

Lifts the lid on the shops promising luxury labels for less.

2014
30 episodes · 2014
Episode 1. Are You Addicted to Sugar?
2014-01-20

Will eating less really help? Experts say that the real problem lies in the quantity of sugar hidden in the food we eat. So is Britain addicted to sugar?

Episode 2. Children on the Frontline
2014-01-22

The children of Syria are often the forgotten victims in the ongoing civil war. More than 11,000 children have been killed and over a million are now refugees.

Episode 3. Floods: Your Money Down the Drain
2014-02-03

The floods that recently hit Britain have caused misery for thousands, but do you know what's actually in the flood water that has engulfed our towns and streets?

Episode 4. Hunted
2014-02-05

On the eve of the Sochi Winter Olympics, Russia is officially welcoming gay athletes and spectators. But in a country where it's thought only 1% of gay people dare to live completely openly, it appears to be a hollow gesture.

Episode 5. Benefits Britain: The Bedroom Tax
2014-02-10

Of the welfare changes brought in by the coalition gov't, the so-called Bedroom Tax is perhaps most controversial. Thousands of people around the country have had their housing benefit reduced because of a spare room in their house or flat

Episode 6. A&E's Missing Millions
2014-02-17

With Accident and Emergency Departments under pressure, Dispatches investigates the cost and consequence of financial penalties imposed on hospitals when government targets to treat emergency cases are missed.

Episode 7. Secrets of Your Credit Rating
2014-02-24

A bad credit rating can affect your chances of getting access to bank loans, mortgages and even mobile phone contracts. But how accurate is the information used to compile your credit report, and what happens if there is a mistake in it?

Episode 8. Undercover: Hate on the Terraces
2014-03-03

Reporter Morland Sanders' investigation exposes how some supporters take part in systematic and flagrant homophobic chanting. It also raises serious concerns about the police's response to racism and homophobia.

Episode 9. Food: What's Really in your Trolley?
2014-03-17

Morland Sanders investigates the criminal gangs moving into the food business, the profits that can be made by substituting fake foods, and how the authorities are struggling to battle the rising tide of food fraud.

Episode 10. Amanda Holden: Exposing Hospital Heartache
2014-03-24

Holden investigates the treatment of some couples whose pregnancies end in failure. Mothers who tell her their experiences in the aftermath of their loss left a great deal to be desired, and seeks answers from those in authority in the NHS

Episode 11. The Truth About Low Fat Food
2014-04-07

Do you know how skinny your muffin is? Or what's in your low-fat yoghurt? As the public try to grapple with confusing messages about what's best to eat, Dispatches investigates how the food industry has reacted to our fear of fat.

Episode 12. Policemen Behaving Badly
2014-04-14

It's called the Police Federation - the police's union - and it represents the interests of 131,000 officers across the country. They never break ranks, and no one ever speaks out; until now.

Episode 13. Tricks of the Junk Food Business
2014-06-02

Do you know when an advert is really an advert? Are you sure that the game you're playing isn't trying to make you buy something? When it comes to protecting our children from sugary food, the world of online advertising is a new frontier.

Episode 14. Breadline Kids
2014-06-09

Over 300,000 children were given food aid in the UK last year. Politicians continue to argue about why many kids are experiencing food poverty, Dispatches asked three children to reveal how it feels when the cupboards are sometimes bare.

Episode 15. Secrets of the Police
2014-06-16

'Plebgate' and Hillsborough have made many in Britain question the honesty and integrity of some of our police officers. Now Dispatches investigates how they handle one of the most sensitive areas of policing: complaints of police racism.

Episode 16. How to Fix a Football Match
2014-06-23

As World Cup fever grips the globe, Morland Sanders investigates the dark side of the international game. Dispatches goes undercover to expose world football's problem with match-fixing.

Episode 17. The Cost of Cheap Alcohol
2014-06-30

There is concern that the wide availability of cheap alcohol may have a darker side. Alcohol-related crime, violence, accidents and disease are costing the country billions of pounds a year.

Episode 18. The Great British Break-up?
2014-07-07

In September Scotland will go to the polls to vote on independence, people south of the border can only watch and wait. Antony Barnett goes on the campaign trail of both sides to investigate claims of dubious tactics and misinformation.

Episode 19. Faith Schools Undercover: No Clapping in Class
2014-07-14

As the government is about to publish its report on the 'Trojan Horse' affair in Birmingham, Dispatches goes undercover to question the role of faith communities in our schools.

Episode 20. Murder in the Sky: Flight MH17
2014-07-21

On July 16 a flight full of tourists, travellers and families took off from Amsterdam en-route to Malaysia. Four hours after take-off the Boeing 777 was flying above war-torn eastern Ukraine when it lost all contact with flight control.

Episode 21. Supermarket Wars
2014-07-28

The era of domination by the big 4 - Tesco, Sainsbury's, Morrisons and Asda - is waning. Profits are slumping and online shopping is transforming the market. While the big 4 struggle, discounters like Aldi and Lidl are booming.

Episode 22. Supermarkets: The Real Price of Cheap Food
2014-08-04

Morland Sanders lifts the lid on key supermarket suppliers. From field to factory, Dispatches examines hygiene, health and safety and the reality of life on minimum-wage, minimum-security, ultra-flexible contracts.

Episode 23. How to Stop Your Nuisance Calls
2014-08-11

Fed up with receiving repeated telephone calls asking for charity donations? Ever wondered why you keep getting called despite saying no? How did they get your number? Dispatches goes undercover to find the answers.

Episode 24. Are You Addicted to Your Doctor?
2014-08-18

Dispatches investigates those who are over-using our health system, from the anxious woman who calls an ambulance 20 times a year, to the young mums who head to A&E with minor ailments and illnesses.

Episode 25. Nigeria's Hidden War
2014-08-18

Dispatches reveals a dark side to Nigeria's on-going war against Islamist terror groups such as Boko Haram: a campaign by the Nigerian security forces against civilians so brutal it could be classed a war crime.

Episode 26. Benefits Britain
2014-10-27

No synopsis

Episode 27. Rice: How Safe Is Our Food?
2014-11-03

Dispatches investigates claims by some leading experts that some types of commonly consumed rice contain worryingly high levels of naturally occurring arsenic

Episode 28. How the Rich Get Richer
2014-11-17

Fraser Nelson, the editor of The Spectator magazine, explores the growing inequality in British society. In areas such as education, prospects and life expectancy there's a growing gulf between the haves and have not's.

Episode 29. How to Break Into Britain (II)
2014-11-24

Dispatches goes undercover inside the makeshift camps around Calais to investigate the criminal gangs that are making big money by smuggling illegal immigrants into Britain.

Episode 30. The British Property Boom
2014-12-01

Dispatches investigates the consequences of rapid house price rises for buyers, sellers and communities and examines how the property boom of 2014 is changing the face of our towns and cities.

2015
28 episodes · 2015
Episode 1. How to Blow Your Pension
2015-01-12 · 45 min

Changes to the rules regarding private pension withdrawals mean some retirees are planning on raiding their pension pot to take luxury holidays or pay of debts. Michael Buerk asks if the state will be left to pick up the pieces.

Episode 2. Low Pay Britain
2015-01-19 · 45 min

As parties launch their General Election campaigns focusing on Britain's economic recovery, Morland Sanders investigates the reality of the workforce today and shows how major companies are saving money on wages and taxes.

Episode 3. The Great Car Con
2015-01-26 · 45 min

British motorists were told that diesel would be the cheap, environmentally friendly fuel of the future but growing concerns over harmful emissions and the reliability of emissions tests have led to calls for surcharges or bans on diesels.

Episode 4. Secrets Of The Parking Wardens
2015-02-16 · 45 min

The number of parking tickets issues by private firms has rocketed since 2007, with more than 2.5 million issued annually. Reporter Antony Barnett goes undercover to investigate why complaints against them have also grown.

Episode 5. Politicians for Hire II
2015-02-23 · 45 min

Dispatches goes undercover once again to expose the cash-for-access scandal of MP's accepting fees to provide access to government. This time two former Foreign Secretaries are the target of the sting operation.

Episode 6. Britain's Benefits Crackdown
2015-03-02 · 45 min

The Government has vowed to clampdown on benefit claimants and has introduced a new system of sanctions against those it thinks are abusing the system. Liz MacKean meets those hit by the new penalties.

Episode 7. Benefits Britain: Universal Credit
2015-03-09 · 45 min

The Government is introducing the new Universal Credit in the biggest welfare reform in a generation. It is claimed the new benefit is helping people back into work, Dispatches investigates claims the new system is a shambles.

Episode 8. Britain's Defence Squeeze
2015-03-16 · 45 min

In the wake of significant cuts to the UK defence budget, Morland Sanders asks if the nation is still able to defend itself adequately in the face of a growing range of threats.

Episode 9. How to Buy a Meeting with a Minister
2015-03-23 · 45 min

In the run-up to the General Election, Antony Barnett presents an undercover investigation into the way in which donors can pay to attend social functions with government ministers to discuss "issues".

Episode 10. How Safe Are Our Planes?
2015-04-01 · 45 min

No synopsis

Episode 11. The Secrets of Sports Direct
2015-04-27 · 45 min

How does Sports Direct sell it's trainers and clothing so cheaply? Harry Wallop examines the hidden costs behind the success of the high street store who have been accused of "reprehensible" business practices.

Episode 12. Trains: Are You Paying Too Much?
2015-06-01 · 45 min

As rail passenger numbers hit an all-time high Morland Sanders goes undercover inside one of Britain's biggest rail operators to examine the key problems of ticket pricing, overcrowding and compensation claims.

Episode 13. Where to Save Your Money
2015-06-08 · 45 min

Interest rates are at their lowest in 300 years, Channel 4 News Business Editor Siobhan Kennedy reports on the problems facing savers and examines some of the options available to them in a confusing market.

Episode 14. Exams: Cheating the System?
2015-06-15 · 45 min

Seyi Rhodes examines how some schools and pupils are coping with the stresses and strains of the exam system by bending the rules. He speaks to 'whistleblowers' within the education sector who reveal some of the tactics used.

Episode 15. The Great British Property Divide
2015-06-22 · 45 min

From million-pound flats to so-called "poor doors", Morland Sanders investigates how rising house prices can transform communities and the impact the right-to-buy law will have on the property divide.

Episode 16. Salt: Are You Eating Too Much?
2015-06-29 · 45 min

Amidst calls to reduce the amount of salt consumed in our diets, reporter Tazeen Ahmad uncovers disturbing evidence that the labelling of salt content on our food is far from always accurate

Episode 17. Kids in Crisis
2015-07-01 · 45 min

In this hour-long special report Dispatches meets with four families who all have children who suffer from mental illness. The lack of local residential care means these youngsters have to be separated from their loved ones to seek help.

Episode 18. How Councils Blow Your Millions
2015-07-06 · 45 min

Dispatches reporter Antony Barnett investigates the secretive deals that British local authorities have done with banks around the world that are costing the UK taxpayer millions of pounds.

Episode 19. Pensions and the Price of Growing Old
2015-07-13 · 45 min

No synopsis

Episode 20. Escape from Isis
2015-07-15 · 45 min

In this one-hour special report Dispatches reveals the brutal regime millions of women face when living under the control of the so-called Islamic State and meets a dedicated team of men risking their lives to free them.

Episode 21. Hunted: Gay and Afraid
2015-07-23 · 45 min

Dispatches investigates the well-funded global network of groups that are supporting a new wave of anti-gay legislation around the world including America's "World Congress of Families".

Episode 22. Britain's Benefits Experiment
2015-11-05 · 45 min

No synopsis

Episode 23. Aldi's Supermarket Secrets
2015-11-09 · 45 min

Discount supermarket chain Aldi continues to go from strength to strength, recently overtaking Waitrose as Britain's sixth biggest supermarket. Morland Sanders goes undercover to see if quality and service are suffering.

Episode 24. How to Stop Your Nuisance Calls II
2015-11-16

Millions of people are plagued by nuisance callers trying to sell them things that they don't want, Dispatches goes undercover to investigate the cold calling industry and meets the people fighting back.

Episode 25. Britain's Nightmare New Homes
2015-11-16

With the Government pledging to build a million new homes across Britain by 2020, Seyi Rhodes investigates if the rush to build so many new houses is having an impact on the quality these homes.

Episode 26. Low Pay Britain II
2015-12-07

The Government has promised to help create 3 million apprenticeships alongside a new national living wage. Dispatches investigates claims that some employers are wasting public money and abusing the trust placed in them.

Episode 27. How the Monarchy Can Make You Millions
2015-12-14

Around 800 companies hold royal warrants and it is thought that they make an extra £4 billion a year because of it. With the stakes so high, Antony Barnett examines the system of granting royal approval.

Episode 28. The Children Who Beat Ebola
2015-12-22

The remarkable story of five extraordinary children in Sierra Leone who fought off the deadly Ebola virus and overcame loss and social stigma to rebuild their lives.

2016
28 episodes · 2016
Episode 1. Where's My Missing Mail?
2016-02-01 · 45 min

Morland Sanders presents an undercover report into parcel delivery companies where missing items, broken gifts and late deliveries are all becoming a growing problem.

Episode 2. How the Rich Avoid Tax
2016-02-08 · 45 min

Actor Greg Wise secretly records his meetings with tax planners, who reveal to him a range of legal tax avoidance schemes that are available to the rich and famous.

Episode 3. 999: Where's My Ambulance?
2016-02-15 · 45 min

Demand for ambulance services are at an all-time high and many trusts are struggling to meet response time targets. Morland Sanders investigates why there is such a demand and what can be done to meet it.

Episode 4. Dirty Secrets: What's Really in Our Air?
2016-02-22 · 45 min

People are breathing in more harmful pollutants than official figures suggest. Morland Sanders uses high-tech monitoring equipment to identify hidden pollution hot-spots and talks to experts about the effect this is having.

Episode 5. Fight Against ISIS
2016-02-29 · 45 min

No synopsis

Episode 6. How To Be A Council House Millionaire
2016-03-07 · 45 min

The Government plans to extend the right-to-buy scheme to housing association tenants, Antony Barnett looks at who will be the winners and losers. Includes undercover filming at one of the property companies hoping to benefit.

Episode 7. Housing Benefit Millionaires
2016-03-14 · 45 min

Antony Barnett reports on the rogue private landlords who are exploiting the housing benefit system by renting out sub-standard accommodation to tenants in receipt of the benefit, often putting lives at risk.

Episode 8. Secrets of Cadbury
2016-03-21 · 45 min

6 years ago British confectioner Cadbury was taken over by the U.S. food giant Kraft in one of the most talked about takeovers of recent years. Harry Wallop reports on the controversies that have plagued the company since then.

Episode 9. Britain's Pensioner Care Scandal
2016-04-04 · 45 min

Dispatches goes undercover to examine the level of care that some of Britain's most vulnerable pensioners receive from a home care industry under pressure from rising costs and cuts to budgets.

Episode 10. The Great Benefits Row
2016-04-11 · 45 min

Former Paralympian Ade Adepitan reports on the row over welfare cuts that has rocked the Government and prompted Iain Duncan Smith to resign as Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.

Episode 11. Isis and the Missing Treasures
2016-04-18 · 45 min

Simon Cox investigates the UK trade in antiquities that have been looted from areas under the control of ISIS, examining this lucrative business and testing the laws designed to regulate it.

Episode 12. The Truth About Cheap Flights
2016-04-25 · 45 min

Harry Wallop presents an undercover report revealing the secrets of one of the major players in the travel industry. Dispatches asks if really low fares are all that they seem and the best deal for passengers.

Episode 13. Undercover: Inside Britain's Children's Services
2016-05-26 · 45 min

Dispatches goes undercover inside Birmingham City Council's Children's Services Department, Britain's largest, which was described in 2013 by Ofsted's Chief Inspector as a national disgrace.

Episode 14. Are You Owed a Pay Rise?
2016-07-04 · 45 min

Morland Sanders investigates the new National Living Wage. Despite only being introduced in April 2016 it has already caused controversy amid reports that employers are cutting other staff benefits.

Episode 15. Racist Britain
2016-07-11 · 45 min

Seyi Rhodes investigates the alarming rise in the number of hate crimes being reported in the wake of Britain's vote to leave the European Union, containing shocking footage of abuse and attacks.

Episode 16. Is Your Pension Safe?
2016-07-18 · 45 min

Reporter Shaunagh Connaire investigates the increasing pressures on the UK pension industry post-Brexit and asks if more companies will find themselves struggling to meet their pension commitments.

Episode 17. How School Bosses Spend Your Millions
2016-07-25 · 45 min

Antony Barnett investigates the Government push to massively expand the academy school system, discovering the large salaries and extremely generous expenses and perks some staff receive.

Episode 18. How Safe Is Your Car?
2016-08-01 · 45 min

Morland Sanders investigates whether manufacturers and testers can be trusted over car safety and examines if more could be done to protect drivers and passengers.

Episode 19. Brexit: Who'll Do Your Job Now?
2016-08-01 · 45 min

Morland Sanders asks who will take Britain's low-skilled jobs - picking food, cleaning toilets and packing parcels if EU workers are no longer plentiful and looks into reports of a shadowy North Korean workforce in Europe.

Episode 20. The Great Housing Scandal
2016-08-15 · 45 min

Harry Wallop investigates the housing shortage in Britain and in particular the Government sell-off of state-owned land to build housing on. He discovers that the land was undersold and few houses built on it.

Episode 21. The Battle for the Labour Party
2016-09-19 · 45 min

Antony Barnett investigates the current state of the Labour Party in the run-up to the result of the leadership contest. He also investigates Momentum and those seeking to influence the party.

Episode 22. Undercover: Britain's Abortion Extremists
2016-10-05 · 45 min

Dispatches investigates the anti-abortion movement in the UK

Episode 23. Britain's Wealth Gap
2016-10-10 · 45 min

The increasing wealth gap between the young and the old has become one of the defining features of our times. Fraser Nelson, editor of The Spectator magazine, reveals the extent of the gap and its causes.

Episode 24. Living With Nightmare Neighbours
2016-10-17 · 45 min

The Government promised to fix so-called "Neighbours From Hell" with it's new Troubled Families Programme. Morland Sanders investigates if the scheme has really worked, meeting families that say it has had little impact.

Episode 25. Addicted to Spending
2016-10-24 · 45 min

From online shopping to contactless payment, it has never been easier to spend money. Reporter Morland Sanders meets those struggling to control their spending habits and the companies profiting from those debts.

Episode 26. The Secret Plan to Save Fat Britain
2016-10-31 · 45 min

British men are the fattest in Europe, British women the second fattest and our children are getting fatter, younger. Antony Barnett investigates why the Government's plans to tackle childhood obesity seem to have been watered down.

Episode 27. Britain's Homebuilding Scandal
2016-11-07 · 45 min

A shortage of housing in Britain has left many struggling to get onto the property ladder. Councils have granted planning permission to big building companies, so why are so few new houses being built? Dispatches investigates.

Episode 28. The World According to President Trump
2016-11-14 · 45 min

Channel 4 Dispatches Editor George Waldrum has commissioned a Dispatches special from ITN Productions in response to the results of the US General Election - The World According to President Trump. What will a President Trump really do?…

2017
29 episodes · 2017
Episode 1. President Trump's Dirty Secrets
2017-01-16 · 45 min

Reporter Antony Barnett investigates some of the controversial figures surrounding Donald Trump and how their links to powerful corporations could have far-reaching consequences beyond America.

Episode 2. Undercover: Britain's Cheap Clothes (1)
2017-01-23 · 45 min

Tazeen Ahmad follows up her 2010 report into working conditions inside factories which are making clothing for major brand labels to see if life has improved for the workers making our clothes.

Episode 3. Undercover: Britain's Cheap Clothes (2)
2017-01-30 · 45 min

In the second documentary investigating the resurgent UK textile industry, Dispatches goes undercover to follow the next stage of the industry - inside the vast distribution warehouses servicing our online orders.

Episode 4. Undercover: Britain's Homeless Scandal
2017-02-13 · 45 min

With councils across England and Wales struggling to meet the demand for emergency housing, Jackie Long investigates the impact on homeless women trying to escape life on the streets.

Episode 5. Supermarkets: Brexit and Your Shrinking Shop
2017-02-20 · 45 min

Harry Wallop reveals which of Britain's favourite brands have been affected by the Brexit vote and looks at how the imposition of European import taxes cold affect the cost of shopping in the UK.

Episode 6. Inside Britain's Airports
2017-02-27 · 45 min

Each year Britain's airports rake in more than 4 billion pounds, mostly from the plethora of shops in their terminals. Reporter Harry Wallop investigates if passengers are getting a good deal.

Episode 7. Under Lock and Key
2017-03-01 · 45 min

Thousands of young people with learning disabilities and autism are still being locked up in hospital despite promises made by the government. This special report highlights the lack of bespoke care to meet their needs.

Episode 8. Brexit: Crisis on the Wards
2017-03-13 · 45 min

This winter, the NHS has suffered one of the most challenging periods in its history. Morland Sanders investigates if the Brexit vote is going to deliver an even bigger problem as staff from EU countries leave.

Episode 9. Britain's Benefit Families
2017-03-20 · 45 min

Seyi Rhodes investigates benefit reforms by speaking to claimants who have had their housing benefit capped, landlords who can no longer accept claimants as tenants and local councils left to pick up the pieces.

Episode 10. Syria's Disappeared: The Case Against Assad
2017-03-23 · 45 min

Documentary investigating how tens of thousands of men, women and children have been disappeared by the Assad regime into a network of clandestine detention centers.

Episode 11. Secrets of Coca-Cola
2017-03-27 · 45 min

Antony Barnett reveals the response of the global soft drinks giant to the UK Government's sugar-tax and leaked e-mails which show the corporation is gathering scientists and academics to challenge the legislation.

Episode 12. President Trump: How Scared Should We Be?
2017-04-03 · 45 min

Abigail Austen travels to the US to assess what the age of Trump means for the rest of the world, and how serious a threat some of his policies pose to peace and stability around the globe.

Episode 13. Isis and the Battle for Iraq
2017-04-06 · 45 min

Emmy-award winning journalist Ramita Navai reveals the other side of the war against ISIS in Iraq, looking at allegations of torture, execution and sectarian cleansing of Sunni refugees by Shia militias.

Episode 14. Trump, The Doctor and The Vaccine Scandal
2017-05-08 · 45 min

With fear of vaccination resurgent in the United States, Cathy Newman reveals the role played by disgraced British doctor Andrew Wakefield in the Trump administration.

Episode 15. Bupa Care Homes Undercover
2017-06-19 · 45 min

Undercover filming uncovers the specialist dementia care homes for the elderly operated by the UK's largest private medical business BUPA amid allegations of neglect and abuse of patients

Episode 16. Brexit - How to Get a British Passport
2017-06-26 · 45 min

Reporter Datshiane Navanayagam investigates the many hurdles and costs that people face applying for British citizenship and passports - including large numbers of children born and raised in Britain.

Episode 17. Secrets of Your Cruise
2017-07-03 · 45 min

Tazeen Ahmad goes undercover as a passenger to investigate the impact that some cruise ships could be having on the environment and public health

Episode 18. Secrets of Britain's New Homes
2017-07-10 · 45 min

Antony Barnett investigates why so few new homes are being built across Britain and examines links between the property industry and the Government.

Episode 19. Wasting Away: The Truth About Anorexia
2017-08-24

Mark Austin and his daughter Maddy explore the devastating effects of eating disorders, the availability of suitable care and talk to patients, their families, Prince William of Wales and Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt.

Episode 20. Secrets of Your New Car
2017-08-28 · 45 min

As concern once again grows around household debt, Dispatches investigates car finance. Undercover filming exposes questionable sales tactics and confusing advice given to customers.

Episode 21. How to Get a Pay Rise
2017-10-16 · 45 min

Dispatches investigates low wage growth, asking who is responsible for wage stagnation and provides a masterclass on how to get a pay rise.

Episode 22. Trump & Russia: Sex, Spies and Scandal
2017-10-18 · 45 min

A year after one of the greatest political upsets of all time, Matt Frei travels to Moscow and Washington to find out more about the alleged conspiracy between Donald Trump and Russia.

Episode 23. Who Deserves a Pay Rise?
2017-10-23 · 45 min

Dispatches investigates what life is like for front-line public sector workers following seven years of pay freezes and pay caps, revealing how far salaries have fallen in real terms.

Episode 24. Is Britain Full?
2017-10-30 · 45 min

Michael Buerk investigates whether the country can cope with current levels of immigration and the impact of internal migration on over and under populated areas.

Episode 25. Trouble on the Trains
2017-11-06 · 45 min

Morland Sanders gains access to undercover footage from British Transport Police that exposes the bad behaviour of football-fans on the UK's rail network as they bring offensive chants from the stadiums to the carriages.

Episode 26. The Fight For Mosul
2017-11-07 · 45 min

Follows the experiences of five young Iraqi Special Forces soldiers tasked with fighting ISIS in Mosul who are haunted by what they've seen and what they've done.

Episode 27. The Great Housing Scandal
2017-11-13 · 45 min

Following the Grenfell Tower fire, the Prime Minister dedicated her premiership to fixing Britain's broken housing market. Do some of her government's actions contradict that pledge?

Episode 28. How to Avoid the Dementia Tax
2017-11-20 · 45 min

Tazeen Ahmad investigates the so-called "dementia tax". Why do some dementia sufferers have to sell their home to pay for care, while others gain access to NHS funding?

Episode 29. Al Fayed Behind Closed Doors
2017-12-08 · 45 min

No synopsis

2018
26 episodes · 2018
Episode 1. Politicians for Hire: Cashing in on Brexit
2018-01-28 · 45 min

Dispatches goes undercover posing as representatives of a Chinese company to investigate how politicians, including former cabinet ministers, are looking to make money by advising businesses about Brexit.

Episode 2. Undercover in Premier Inn
2018-02-12 · 45 min

A reporter goes undercover as an agency housekeeper working at a Premier Inn hotel in central London and discovers some uncomfortable truths about what it is like for some of the people working there.

Episode 3. Football's Wall of Silence
2018-02-15 · 45 min

In an Al Jazeera investigation, Reporter Deboarah Davies reveals how former youth football coach Barry Bennell spent his days coaching children and nights abusing them.

Episode 4. Undercover: Inside the Priory
2018-02-19 · 45 min

Faced with a shortage of places to treat mental health patients, the NHS is placing patients in private hospitals. Dispatches goes undercover inside one of the American-owned Priory Group's hospitals to investigate.

Episode 5. Britain's University Spending Scandal
2018-02-26 · 45 min

At a time when students are graduating up to 58,000 pounds in debt and university staff are protesting about cuts to their pensions, Dispatches investigates the expenses of Britain's top universities.

Episode 6. The Week Britain Froze
2018-03-05 · 45 min

The Week Britain Froze examines the causes of the Beast from the East, tells extraordinary stories of human courage, and asks if this freezing weather is a sign of things to come.

Episode 7. Undercover: Who's Policing Your Bank?
2018-03-12 · 45 min

Dispatches goes undercover to discover if the UK's Financial Ombudsman acts in favour of banks and against their customers.

Episode 8. The Truth About Your Pay
2018-03-19 · 45 min

With the deadline for companies to disclose their gender pay gap approaching, reporter Tazeen Ahmad reveals how the figures presented may not be all that they seem.

Episode 9. Who Speaks for British Muslims?
2018-03-26 · 45 min

Across Britain the police, government agencies and other public bodies have been reaching out to Muslim groups in the fight against extremism - but how much do they know about some of these groups?

Episode 10. Russian Spy Assassins: The Salisbury Attack
2018-03-26 · 45 min

Matt Frei examines former Russian double agent Sergei Skripal's past - and the murky world of espionage, politics and crime - to find potential motives for his poisoning in Salisbury.

Episode 11. Britain's Diesel Scandal
2018-04-09 · 45 min

An undercover investigation into how British hauliers are using hi-tech cheat devices and computer hacking to disable the emissions controls on their lorries saving them money but worsening air quality.

Episode 12. The True Cost of Green Energy
2018-04-16 · 45 min

An investigation of the government-subsidised renewable energy industry turning trees into fuel, asking whether burning wood is really a more environmentally friendly alternative to burning coal.

Episode 13. Britain's Benefits Crisis
2018-05-07 · 45 min

Morland Sanders asks if the changes made to the Universal Credit system have forced some people to become homeless and to turn to food banks for support and if the nationwide roll-out of the changes should be halted.

Episode 14. Myanmar's Killing Fields
2018-05-14 · 45 min

For the past five years an undercover network of Rohingya activists have been risking their lives to secretly film evidence of years of repression, violence and mass murder by the authorities in Myanmar.

Episode 15. After Grenfell, How Safe Are We?
2018-06-08 · 45 min

A year on from the Grenfell Tower disaster Ed Howker investigates claims that even after the Hackitt Review of building regulations Britain's tower blocks are still not safe.

Episode 16. Getting Rich From the Housing Crisis
2018-07-16 · 45 min

Britain faces a major housing shortage so how is it that some of those who are responsible for providing the social housing that is so desperately needed seem to be doing so well out of the crisis?

Episode 17. Inside Facebook: Secrets of the Social Network
2018-07-17 · 45 min

Dispatches goes undercover in the secretive world of the people who decide what can and can't be posted on Facebook, exploring how their decisions are made and the impact they have on users.

Episode 18. Plot to Kill: Britain's Neo-Nazi Terrorists
2018-07-18 · 45 min

With exclusive access to the secretive world of Britain's new neo-Nazis, Dispatches tells the inside story of a far-right terrorist plot to murder an MP, and how the plan was betrayed to the police.

Episode 19. Homeless and Working
2018-07-23 · 45 min

Datshiane Navanayagam goes behind the scenes at two homeless shelters in London to reveal the growing number of people who are in work but are unable to afford high private rents in a low wage economy.

Episode 20. Breastfeeding Uncovered
2018-07-30 · 45 min

Journalist and television presenter Kate Quilton investigates why Britain has some of the worst breastfeeding rates in the world and also explores some of the scientific evidence for the benefits of breast milk.

Episode 21. How to lose Seven Billion Pounds
2018-08-23 · 45 min

Liam Halligan reveals the story behind the collapse of Carillion, the vast British company built on billions of pounds of public money and that imploded in January 2018.

Episode 22. Lawless Britain: Where are the Police?
2018-10-08 · 45 min

An increasing number of victims of crime are claiming that the police are not fully investigating their cases, while police cite a lack of resources. Are we entering a new era of policing?

Episode 23. Witness Intimidation Revealed: Stitches For Snitches
2018-10-15 · 45 min

Livvy Haydock explores the dark world of online witness intimidation, meeting those who threaten 'snitches' and the families of witnesses who paid the price for telling the truth in court.

Episode 24. Cannabis: Time to End the Ban?
2018-10-22 · 45 min

Over 2 million people smoke cannabis in the UK. Some police forces no longer prosecute for possession. Canada and several American States have legalised it. So should the UK follow suit?

Episode 25. Born on the Breadline
2018-10-29 · 45 min

Examines the growing need for baby banks in the UK and meets the working parents who are turning to them to provide their young children with nappies, clothes, toys and cots.

North Korea: Life Inside the Secret State
Episode 26. North Korea: Life Inside the Secret State
2018-11-05 · 45 min

North Korean citizens reveal what life is like for the 24 million people who live in the world's most secretive country, where the state controls every aspect of their life.

2019
29 episodes · 2019
Episode 1. The Truth About Vegans
2019-01-02 · 45 min

Morland Sanders investigates the increasing popularity of veganism. It's better for your health, the environment and animals but why do some activists resort to extreme tactics to promote it?

Episode 2. Skipping School: Britain's Invisible Kids
2019-02-04 · 45 min

A report on the increasing number of children being educated at home in the UK, investigating the reasons behind this dramatic rise and the impact it is having on young people.

Episode 3. HS2: The Great Train Robbery
2019-02-11 · 45 min

Liam Halligan reports on the multi-billion-pound high-speed rail line. With costs soaring should it be scrapped and the money spent on improving local rail networks instead.

Episode 4. Grenfell: Did the Fire Brigade Fail?
2019-02-18 · 45 min

An examination of the London Fire Brigade's response to the Grenfell Tower fire in light of new evidence from the public inquiry and interviews with firefighters and survivors.

Episode 5. Safe at Last: Inside a Women's Refuge
2019-02-26 · 45 min

In a television first, cameras are allowed inside a women's refuge to follow the stories of women who are fleeing from violent partners, and who have agreed to be identified.

Episode 6. Britain's Knife Crisis: Young, Armed and Dangerous
2019-03-04 · 45 min

Former Metropolitan Police Commissioner Bernard Hogan-Howe examines why there has been a rise in knife crime and asks what Britain needs to do to get the problem under control.

Episode 7. The Brexit Millionaires
2019-03-11 · 45 min

Antony Barnett investigates those who have profited from the uncertainty since the UK's referendum on membership of the EU, including politicians, consultancy firms and those who 'shorted' against Britain.

Episode 8. Great Formula Milk Scandal
2019-03-18 · 45 min

New mum Kate Quilton investigates if formula milk is being fairly priced and if claims made for its benefits are unbiased and scientifically proven.

Episode 9. New Landlords From Hell
2019-03-25 · 45 min

A year-long investigation by Datshiane Navanayagam reveals the shocking conditions endured by tenants of one of the UK's largest housing associations, Sanctuary Housing, and the effect on vulnerable people's health.

Episode 10. Britain's Hidden War
2019-04-01 · 45 min

With BAE Systems keeping Saudi jets in the air and British military officers working in the Saudi Air Operations Centre, Sue Turton investigates the extent to which the war in Yemen is made in Britian.

Episode 11. When the Immigrants Leave
2019-04-08 · 45 min

Ahead of Brexit, reporter Seyi Rhodes explores how a lack of migrant workers from the European Union could affect agriculture, social care and health-care in Britain.

Episode 12. Jeremy Kyle: TV on Trial
2019-05-27 · 45 min

In the wake of the cancellation of The Jeremy Kyle Show following the death of a guest who appeared on the programme, Morland Sanders investigates what lies behind the headlines, what went wrong and who might be to blame.

Episode 13. The Truth About Chlorinated Chicken
2019-06-03 · 45 min

With chemically-washed chicken being pushed as part of a post-Brexit Anglo-American trade deal this undercover report goes inside an American poultry processing plant to investigate the practice.

Episode 14. Britain's Toxic Air Scandal
2019-06-10 · 45 min

1 in 3 children in the UK is growing up inhaling unsafe levels of air pollution. Reporter Morland Sanders reveals it's not just exhausts producing dangerous emissions with toxins coming off every vehicle - even electric ones.

Episode 15. How Safe Are Your Medicines?
2019-06-17 · 45 min

In 2014 millions of pounds worth of medicines were stolen from Italian hospitals then sold by bogus drugs wholesalers - some of which ended up in the NHS supply chain. Antony Barnett investigates.

Episode 16. Britain's Breast Implant Scandal
2019-06-24 · 45 min

Abbie Eastwood investigates whether breast implants are making women ill, or worse still causing cancer.

Episode 17. Officer Down - Police Under Attack
2019-07-01 · 45 min

Former police officer Dan Neal investigates the worrying rise in the number of assaults on police officers as they go about their job.

Episode 18. Battle for the Tory Party
2019-07-08 · 45 min

As members of the Conservative Party choose our next Prime Minister, Gary Gibbon examines who really holds the reins of power.

Episode 19. Britain's New Build Scandal
2019-07-15 · 45 min

Liam Halligan investigates claims of shoddy standards, poor customer care and excessive profits at Britain's second biggest - and most profitable - house-builder, Persimmon.

Episode 20. £2 Million Passport: Welcome to Britain
2019-07-22 · 45 min

Dispatches investigates the 'golden visa' scheme, which offers British residency to wealthy foreign nationals who are willing to invest two million pounds in the UK.

Episode 21. Young, British and Depressed
2019-07-29 · 45 min

"We're promoting the idea that it's ok to have a mental health problem - but it's made us afraid of our emotions." Dispatches investigates claims that de-stigmatisation campaigns are having unintended negative consequences, leading some…

Episode 22. Sex, Drugs and Murder
2019-09-08 · 45 min

A special investigation into the epidemic use of the drug GHB in the gay community, where users are vulnerable to overdosing and sexual abuse.

Episode 23. The Prince and the Paedophile
2019-10-21 · 45 min

Cathy Newman investigates the friendship between Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and paedophile Jeffrey Epstein amid accusations that the Prince slept with a 17-year-old girl supplied by Epstein.

Episode 24. Trump's Plan for the NHS
2019-10-28 · 45 min

How Trump's proposed trade agreement with post-Brexit Britain could cost the NHS billions.

Episode 25. Puppet Masters: The Men Who Really Run Britain
2019-11-04 · 45 min

Gary Gibbon examines the role played by Dominic Cummings and Seumas Milne the controversial political advisors to Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn.

Episode 26. The Secrets of Amazon
2019-11-11 · 45 min

Sophie Morgan explores some of the complaints about the global company, including working conditions, selling toxic toys and pro-anorexia books, tax avoidance and selling on personal data.

Episode 27. Born Homeless
2019-11-18 · 45 min

Explores the issue of pregnant women who find themselves with no place to call home, and conducts an exclusive survey of midwives to get a sense of the scale of the problem.

Episode 28. Growing Up Poor: Britain's Breadline Kids
2019-12-02 · 45 min

In Britain, 4.1 million children are growing up in poverty. This special report follows three families to show what life is like if there's not enough money for life's essentials.

Episode 29. Britain's Child Drug Runners
2019-12-13

Children as young as seven are being groomed to sell drugs for 'county lines' drugs gangs in towns and villages all over the UK. This documentary follows four young people trapped in this world.

2020
18 episodes · 2020
Episode 1. The Secrets of Big Tobacco: Has Philip Morris International Really Given Up Smoking?
2020-02-24 · 45 min

Philip Morris International has said it wants a smoke-free future and offers so-called reduced-risk alternatives. But at the same as its campaign promotes this in the UK it continues to sell billions of cigarettes across the world.

Episode 2. Starbucks & Nespresso: The Truth About Your Coffee
2020-03-02 · 45 min

Antony Barnett travels to Guatemala where he learns that young children are working long hours in gruelling conditions picking coffee beans that supply Starbucks and Nespresso.

Episode 3. Celebs for Sale: The Great Charity Scandal
2020-03-09 · 45 min

Antony Barnett goes undercover to reveal how some of the most famous people in Britain are profiting from the work they do for charity

Episode 4. Britain's Train Hell
2020-03-16 · 45 min

As Britain's rail commuters face rising fares, delays and overcrowding, the Government plans a high speed train that won't run until 2040. How do we fix our railways now?

Episode 5. Sex, Money & Power: The Dirty Secrets of Davos
2020-03-23 · 45 min

Caitlin Brown investigates allegations of sexism and harassment in Davos at the annual summit of world leaders and businessmen, hearing from women who are fed up with their treatment by men.

Episode 6. Coronavirus: How Britain Is Changing
2020-04-08 · 45 min

A look at how the coronavirus outbreak is changing Britain in the long term, for better or worse, from a reduction in pollution to economic policy.

Episode 7. The Truth About Traveller Crime
2020-04-16 · 60 min

Anja Popp goes in search of the truth about crimes linked to traveller sites. She talks to members of the public who have experienced crime waves and intimidation, goes out on patrol with police dealing with rural incidents and hears from…

Episode 9. Britain's Coronavirus Catastrophe: Did the Government Get it Wrong?
2020-06-03 · 60 min

With Britain's Covid death rate one of the world's highest, Antony Barnett examines the evidence and asks did the government get it wrong?

Episode 10. Dirty Secrets of American Food: Coming to a Supermarket Near You?
2020-10-12 · 60 min

Morland Sanders investigates the American food that could be coming to Britain soon as part of a post-Brexit trade deal. with exclusive lab results revealing levels of dangerous bacteria on US supermarket meat. He looks at the widespread…

Episode 11. Trump's Coronavirus Catastrophe
2020-10-19

After months of conversations with White House advisors insiders, whistleblowers, politicians, scientists, and Trump supporters, Matt Frei investigates the President's performance during the pandemic.

Episode 12. How Safe Is Going Out?
2020-10-26 · 45 min

As Britain's service industry battles to survive Covid-19, Morland Sanders investigates the promises made by hotels, trains and pubs of 'deep cleans' and 'enhanced hygiene practices'.

Episode 13. American Nightmare: Trump's Breadline Kids
2020-11-01

On the eve of the US Presidential election, with the backdrop of Covid-19 and racial tension, this documentary examines the experience of poverty through the eyes of three children in the battleground state of Ohio.

Episode 14. Britain's Covid Job Crisis
2020-11-02

As the furlough scheme ends, cameras follow a minimum-wage paying job vacancy at a Manchester restaurant, which attracts almost 1000 applicants as unemployment rates spiral.

Episode 15. Divided States of America
2020-11-09

No synopsis

Episode 16. Is Your Online Habit Killing the Planet?
2020-11-16

Sophie Morgan investigates the carbon footprint of the tech industry, as she discovers some shocking truths about the hidden cost of our online habits.

Episode 17. Lockdown Chaos: How the Government Lost Control
2020-11-16

As most of the UK goes back into lockdown, Antony Barnett reveals what went wrong, how the government lost control, and the companies making millions from the pandemic.

Episode 18. Coronavirus Vaccine: Is It Safe?
2020-12-18

With the UK the first to approve and roll-out a coronavirus vaccine, Matt Frei asks how have we managed so quickly and just how safe is it? Is it the shot in the arm to get Britain moving again?

Episode 19. Deep Fakes: Can You Trust Your Eyes?
2020-12-28

No synopsis

2021
23 episodes · 2021
Episode 1. Britain's £400bn COVID Bill: Who Will Pay?
2021-02-22

Britain in lockdown faces the worst economic nosedive in 300 years. Liam Halligan looks at the financial cost of the pandemic and what it could mean for our futures.

Episode 2. Condition Critical - One Doctor's Story
2021-03-01

A powerful, intimate story of life on the NHS frontline as Dr Saleyha Ahsan films her own journey through four months of the second wave of Covid, fighting to keep patients alive.

Episode 3. The Dirty Truth About Your Rubbish
2021-03-08

A look at how millions of tonnes of household recycling end up incinerated, hiking carbon emissions, with councils locked into long and expensive waste contracts.

Episode 4. The Truth About Long Covid
2021-03-15

It is now estimated that as many as 500,000 people have long Covid in the UK. In Bradford, one of our worst hit cities, Dispatches asks can the National Health Service cope with the virus's lasting legacy?

Episode 5. The High Street Cash Crisis
2021-03-22

Britain's high streets are in turmoil. Antony Barnett digs into the collapse of several chains - from Debenhams to Poundworld - owned by private equity firms. How much are these firms to blame?

Episode 6. The Black Maternity Scandal
2021-03-29

A C4 documentary detailing the NHS's systemic racism.

Episode 7. Low Pay Britain: About Your Job
2021-04-12

As Britain emerges from lockdown and Brexit, Dispatches examines the future of work, wages and safety, and the emerging gig economy of brands like Amazon and Deliveroo.

Episode 8. Royals for Hire
2021-05-10

Antony Barnett goes undercover to see what some of the Queen's family might be prepared to do for cash, including offering access to Kensington Palace and to Vladimir Putin

Episode 9. Second Wave: Did the Government Get It Wrong?
2021-05-17

Why did two thirds of Britain's Covid deaths come after September 2020? Dispatches examines the role that the Prime Minister's decisions played in the second wave.

Episode 10. Football's Gambling Addiction
2021-06-07

Ruth Davidson examines the uncomfortable relationship between gambling and football. Why is football so dependent on money from gambling, and what harm might it be causing, particularly to young fans?

Episode 11. Undercover in Africa's Secret State
2021-06-16

A gripping, eye-opening investigation of Eritrea, one of the world's most secretive regimes, with shocking allegations of torture, detention and forced conscription.

Episode 12. Torn Apart: Family Courts Uncovered
2021-06-20

An unprecedented look at what's going on behind closed doors in family courts, including shocking personal testimony and footage.

Episode 13. India's Rape Scandal
2021-06-27

With over 70 Indian politicians facing charges of crimes against women, Ramita Navai investigates two rape cases that have sparked allegations of a cover-up.

Episode 14. Cops on Trial
2021-10-11

Ellie Flynn reports on the scale of sexual misconduct by serving British police officers, including personal accounts from victims and long term partners of serving officers who have endured domestic violence and abuse.

Episode 15. Clapped Out: Is the NHS Broken?
2021-10-18

Eighteen months into the worst pandemic in a century, this hard-hitting special travels the country asking some tough questions about the performance of our much-loved NHS.

Episode 16. Growing Up Poor: Britain's Hidden Homeless Kids
2021-10-25

As lock-down ended and kids went back to school, in Luton, Dispatches examines the devastating impact of overcrowded, unsuitable housing on young lives.

Episode 17. How Green Is the Government?
2021-11-01

Is Britain really one of the world leaders in fighting against climate change? Dispatches investigates as the COP26 summit is held in Glasgow.

Episode 18. Did Brexit Work for Business?
2021-11-15

Is Brexit, and the new free trade deal with the EU, the huge success the Government said it would be? Dispatches meets firms struggling with increased costs and dwindling profits.

Episode 19. The Truth About Electric Cars
2021-11-22

As Britain frets over climate change and fuel shortages, is now a good time to sink tens of thousands of your hard-earned pounds into buying an electric car?

Episode 20. Escape from the Taliban
2021-11-27

In the immediate aftermath of the Taliban taking Kabul, local journalists film terrified Afghans trying to escape abroad - among them noted female rights activist Zoya Faizi.

Episode 21. The Truth About Your Chicken: Dispatches
2021-11-29

With over a billion chickens eaten each year in the UK, Dispatches investigates supermarket chicken, animal welfare, and what industrial farming means for our countryside.

Episode 22. Vaccine Wars: Truth About Pfizer
2021-12-10

Pfizer's Covid vaccine has saved millions of lives around the world. But with rising prices and record profits, is the drug firm profiteering from the pandemic?

Episode 23. The Truth About Disability Benefits
2021-12-17

An investigation into a series of deaths, including suicide, by disabled benefits claimants. What impact did government failings have on those who died?

2022
21 episodes · 2022
Episode 1. Boris Johnson: Has He Run Out of Road?
2022-01-30

Is Boris Johnson, the great political survivor, finished? Britain's top political interviewer Andrew Neil has the inside track on the Tories in turmoil.

Episode 2. China: The Search for the Missing
2022-02-02 · 47 min

On the eve of the Winter Olympics, Dispatches investigates allegations of mass surveillance, detention and forced labour in China's north-west.

Episode 3. Ukraine: On the Front Line with Johnny Mercer
2022-04-03

Former soldier and MP Johnny Mercer meets his Ukrainian political counterparts and heads to the focus of the conflict in Kyiv with explorer Levison Wood.

Episode 4. Cadbury Exposed
2022-04-04 · 26 min

Undercover in Ghana, Antony Barnett investigates Britain's best-loved chocolate brand and reveals for the first time child labour in its supply chain.

Episode 5. Why Are Your Energy Bills So High?
2022-04-11 · 26 min

As gas and electricity costs soar, what's the reason for the price hikes? What's the impact on households, and are consumers being properly protected?

Episode 6. Are We Losing the War on Terror?
2022-04-18 · 26 min

The shocking truth about the Government's de-radicalization programme - a broken system where obvious warning signs of extremism are being missed.

Episode 7. Inside the Metaverse: Are You Safe?
2022-04-25

Is the next frontier in cyberspace a thrilling alternative world or the new Wild West? Yinka Bokinni goes undercover in virtual reality and is shocked by what she finds.

Episode 8. The Enemy Within: The Far Right
2022-05-09 · 26 min

A year-long investigation deep undercover reveals the concerning new tactics of Britain's far right - from meddling in by-elections to home schooling.

Episode 9. The Truth About Nike and Adidas
2022-05-16 · 26 min

With 25 billion pairs of trainers made annually, the industry is the world's 17th largest polluter. Dispatches heads to the Maldives to see what's really going on with our favourite sneakers.

Episode 10. MPs Under Threat
2022-05-23 · 26 min

Kim Leadbeater MP, investigates threats and abuse faced by MPs. With polarized politics, and social media making it easier to target politicians, is enough being done to protect them?

Episode 11. Corrupt Cops: What the Met Knew
2022-05-30

Dispatches investigates concerns senior officers were linked to organized crime and that murders went unsolved because of corruption.

Episode 12. Ukraine: Life Under Attack
2022-06-27 · 47 min

Cate Blanchett narrates the up-close story of the Battle for Kharkiv, told through the eyes of the civilians and emergency workers who bore the brunt of the Russian onslaught.

Episode 13. Myanmar: The Forgotten Revolution
2022-07-25 · 47 min

A look at the world's forgotten civil war, where over 20,000 people have been reported dead, and thousands are fighting against a military coup that has removed elected government.

Episode 14. Airport Chaos Undercover
2022-08-01 · 47 min

With the summer holidays in full swing, reporter Jane Moore goes undercover in one of Britain's busiest airports, with the truth about delays, cancellations and baggage chaos.

Episode 15. Why Is My Car So Expensive?
2022-08-15

What's the real story behind the soaring cost of new and second-hand cars? As the car industry pulls in huge profits, Dispatches has top tips on how not to get ripped off.

Episode 16. Britain's Water Scandal
2022-08-29

Jimmy Doherty investigates Britain's water companies dumping untreated sewage into our rivers and seas. Why have companies been getting away with it for so long?

Episode 17. Broke: Britain's Debt Emergency
2022-09-21 · 47 min

With Britain in the worst cost of living crisis in decades, Dispatches follows Citizens Advice Bureau debt advisors and three stories of extreme hardship and poverty.

Episode 18. Britain's Evicted Kids
2022-10-07

Dispatches lifts the lid on the reality of life for thousands of families across the country at risk of eviction, and how losing a home impacts the youngest members of our society.

Episode 19. Hospital Undercover Are They Safe?
2022-10-10 · 47 min

On World Mental Health Day, a year-long investigation reveals that an NHS trust responsible for serious failures resulting in multiple deaths, still isn't keeping patients safe.

Episode 20. Trapped, Disabled & Abused
2022-11-07 · 26 min

Disabled people are twice as likely to experience domestic abuse than non-disabled people. Dispatches reveals a shocking lack of awareness and support for survivors.

Episode 21. Cops in Crisis
2022-12-07

Is British policing fit for purpose? Dispatches reports on forces in special measures, talk of a toxic culture, funding cuts, and crimes receiving little or no investigation.

2023
12 episodes · 2023
Episode 1. Strippers, Spies & Russian Money
2023-02-12 · 47 min

The extraordinary story of Russia's covert efforts to corrupt British democracy and politics in the years before invading Ukraine. MI5 declined to comment on the programme for operational reasons.

Episode 2. Undercover Ambulance: NHS Chaos
2023-03-09 · 47 min

Secret footage filmed over the winter reveals ambulance workers battling the odds and A&E departments overwhelmed as patients suffer needless harm and death.

Episode 3. Locked Away: Our Autism Scandal
2023-03-24 · 26 min

Autistic patients trapped in mental health units tell their stories, revealing a system of poor treatment, abuse and long stretches inside with their symptoms only getting worse.

Episode 4. Britain's Forgotten Pensioners
2023-06-07 · 47 min

More than two million pensioners are living in poverty in the UK. Dispatches follows four older people through the winter as they struggle to make ends meet.

Episode 5. Boris, the Lord & the Russian Spy
2023-06-27 · 48 min

The full story of Boris Johnson's friendship with press baron Evgeny Lebedev and his dad Alexander, an ex-KGB spy, revealing the secret fears of security services

Episode 6. Sri Lanka's Easter Bombings
2023-09-05 · 47 min

A Dispatches special reveals shocking new evidence on Sri Lanka's deadly Easter bombings of 2019. High-placed whistle blowers allege top-level complicity by officials inside the Sri Lankan government.

Russell Brand: In Plain Sight
Episode 7. Russell Brand: In Plain Sight
2023-09-16 · 78 min

Dispatches investigates Russell Brand's treatment of women. The British comedian, television personality and radio talker Russell Brand is accused of abusing women close to him for several years. An investigation by Channel4.

Episode 8. Hunting Russia's Lost Boys
2023-11-12 · 60 min

The intimate, emotional story of the Russian women taking huge risks fighting for the truth about their sons, husbands and brothers missing in Ukraine.

Episode 9. Hunt for Ukraine's Stolen Children
2023-11-13

Along the dangerous borderlands of war-torn Ukraine, Dispatches follows investigators searching for evidence of the abduction and deportation of thousands of Ukrainian kids.

Episode 10. Secrets & Power: China in the UK
2023-11-29

Dispatches investigates Chinese state interference with UK institutions and repression of dissidents on UK soil. Undercover filming reveals a suspected Chinese spy engaging with a UK-based activist.

Episode 11. How Safe Is Your Turkey?
2023-12-08

In the run-up to Christmas, nine million turkeys will be sold across Britain. Dispatches investigates food safety concerns at one producer.

Episode 12. Less for More: The Truth About Food Prices
2023-12-12

Harry Wallop investigates Britain's soaring food prices, and how some supermarkets have reacted to protect profits. He discovers how some products have secretly been reformulated, with cheaper ingredients replacing more expensive items.

2024
13 episodes · 2024
Coca-Cola's Dirty Secret
Episode 1. Coca-Cola's Dirty Secret
2024-05-16 · 26 min

What's the environmental impact of the UK's huge soft drink habit? With a thirsty nation getting through two billion plastic bottles a year, and the same for cans, do Coke's recycling claims stand up?

The War on Britain's Motorists
Episode 2. The War on Britain's Motorists
2024-05-23 · 26 min

Potholes everywhere. Controversial Low Traffic Neighbourhoods and electric vehicle confusion too. Car journalist Ginny Buckley asks is this the worst time ever to be a motorist in the UK?

Kill Zone: Inside Gaza
Episode 3. Kill Zone: Inside Gaza
2024-05-30 · 26 min

The story of the Israeli military assault on Gaza. Seen through the eyes of children, journalists and doctors, Dispatches takes an unflinching look at the horrific challenges and heartbreaking loss.

The Truth About Temu
Episode 4. The Truth About Temu
2024-05-30 · 26 min

What's the story behind the runaway success of the addictive Chinese shopping app? With half a billion downloads worldwide, are some of Temu's rock-bottom prices and products too good to be true?

Rubbish Tip Britain
Episode 5. Rubbish Tip Britain
2024-06-21 · 46 min

A look inside the lucrative world of waste crime with video, surveillance footage and interviews from insiders. Exposing how banned waste has been dumped for years in a major landfill site, seemingly unnoticed by the authorities, while…

Undercover A&E: NHS in Crisis
Episode 6. Undercover A&E: NHS in Crisis
2024-06-24 · 60 min

Undercover report filmed over two months at an NHS Accident and Emergency Department, which exposes the suffering and dangers patients face on a daily basis. The programme features footage of seriously ill patients forced to sleep on…

Can AI Steal Your Vote?
Episode 7. Can AI Steal Your Vote?
2024-06-27 · 60 min

Election campaigners and experts have warned that artificial intelligence tools could risk politically motivated disinformation flooding social media feeds in ways that recently seemed unimaginable. The fear is that deepfakes and other…

Britain's Unsolved Crimewave
Episode 8. Britain's Unsolved Crimewave
2024-07-16 · 47 min

Analysing police data, Dispatches reveals local hotspots where 100% of neighbourhood crimes go unsolved. The team watch a theft in action and go on the trail of the criminals.

Barbie's Dirty Secrets
Episode 9. Barbie's Dirty Secrets
2024-10-11 · 60 min

With Barbiemania putting toy maker Mattel back in the limelight, Dispatches goes undercover in one of Mattel's factories, exposing the reality for workers making the famous dolls

Vinted's Dirty Laundry
Episode 10. Vinted's Dirty Laundry
2024-10-18 · 30 min

The online secondhand clothes app Vinted is booming. Is its soar-away success too good to be true? Dispatches uncovers the truth behind some of the products sold on the platform.

The King, The Prince & Their Secret Millions
Episode 11. The King, The Prince & Their Secret Millions
2024-11-02 · 48 min

For years, the royals kept details of some of their wealth secret. Dispatches reveals what they have kept under wraps - about who is paying them, and for what.

Britain's Shoplifting Gangs Exposed
Episode 12. Britain's Shoplifting Gangs Exposed
2024-11-25 · 47 min

In this high-stakes true crime investigation, Dispatches goes undercover to expose the organised criminal networks behind the UK's shoplifting epidemic.

Britain's Benefits Scandal
Episode 13. Britain's Benefits Scandal
2024-12-02 · 60 min

With the recent rise in working-age people on sickness benefits - many of them under 35 - Dispatches asks what's driving the surge?

2025
10 episodes · 2025
Skinny Jab Scandal
Episode 1. Skinny Jab Scandal
2025-03-04 · 47 min

Undercover reporting reveals major flaws in how skinny jabs are sold at Boots and finds registered NHS nurses prescribing jabs to patients who aren't overweight.

Delivered to a Predator: Al Fayed's Fixer
Episode 2. Delivered to a Predator: Al Fayed's Fixer
2025-04-03 · 47 min

Reporter Cathy Newman investigates and tracks down the woman who facilitated Mohamed Al Fayed's rape and sexual abuse of women at Harrods for over a decade.

Episode 3. Undercover: The Great Tagging Scandal
2025-04-14

As the government release thousands to ease prison numbers, Dispatches is undercover inside the company paid millions to monitor offenders and keep us all safe.

Episode 4. Britain's Car Theft Gangs Exposed
2025-06-19

Every eight minutes a car is stolen in Britain. Dispatches goes undercover on the tail of the thieves driving this car-crime epidemic.

Episode 5. Will Nigel Farage Be Prime Minister?
2025-06-26

With Reform UK topping polls and running councils, are we on the verge of a political earthquake? And do Reform UK have what it takes to govern?

Episode 6. Trump: Moscow's Man in the White House?
2025-07-17

What's the truth about Trump's relationship with Putin? Insiders share a unique behind-the-scenes view on the greatest political story of the decade.

Episode 7. 999 Undercover: NHS in Crisis
2025-10-13

A Dispatches reporter goes undercover inside a 999 control room to reveal the truth about our overstretched ambulance services.

Episode 8. Will AI Take My Job?
2025-10-20

Will AI leave millions of Britain's skilled work force without a job? From health care to the law and more, Dispatches investigates, pitting human versus machine to find out who's the best worker.

Episode 9. The Prince vs. The Paper: Harry, Hacking & The Mail
2025-12-11

As a trial date approaches, the latest on Prince Harry's case against the Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday - who Harry accuses of phone hacking and bugging.

Episode 10. Hunting Britain's Parcel Thieves
2025-12-19

Every seven seconds a parcel is stolen in Britain. With Christmas just around the corner, Dispatches is on a mission to catch the crooks behind the escalating doormat deliveries crime wave.

2026
4 episodes · 2026
Palestine Action: The Truth Behind the Ban
Episode 1. Palestine Action: The Truth Behind the Ban
2026-02-09 · 53 min

Dispatches investigates why the government banned direct action group Palestine Action, a decision that has sparked intense debate and led to thousands of arrests.

Keir Starmer: Where Did It All Go Wrong?
Episode 2. Keir Starmer: Where Did It All Go Wrong?
2026-03-27

Lewis Goodall looks back at a torrid first two years as prime minister for Sir Keir Starmer, and asks how he went from winning a 174-seat majority to becoming the most unpopular PM since records began.

Click to Kill: The AI War Machine
Episode 3. Click to Kill: The AI War Machine
2026-04-02 · 48 min

With unique access in Ukraine, in Israel and with the US army, this documentary charts the new technological arms race, from AI to drones. Will warfare become less destructive or even more brutal?

Hunting Britain's Fugitives
Episode 4. Hunting Britain's Fugitives
2026-05-29

Thousands of criminals, many of whom are accused of serious, violent crimes, are currently on the run in a hidden criminal justice crisis. From UK safe-houses to Thailand, Matt Shea is on their trail.

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