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Dispatches

Season 2019

TV-PG
Dispatches is the British TV current affairs documentary series on Channel 4, first transmitted in 1987. The programme covers issues about British society, politics, health, religion, international current affairs and the environment, and often features a mole inside organisations under journalistic investigation.

Where to Watch Season 2019

29 Episodes

  • The Truth About Vegans
    E1
    The Truth About VegansReporter Morland Sanders investigates the rising popularity of veganism. It's better for your health, the environment and animals but why do some activists resort to such extreme tactics to promote it?
  • Skipping School: Britain's Invisible Kids
    E2
    Skipping School: Britain's Invisible KidsAs the number of children leaving school in favour of home education doubles, Dispatches asks why, and if parents' rights to remove a child are coming before the education, or safety, of children.
  • HS2: The Great Train Robbery
    E3
    HS2: The Great Train RobberyChannel 4 Dispatches investigates whether High Speed Two (HS2), a high-speed rail line connecting London to Birmingham by 2026 and then Manchester and Leeds by 2033, will bring the jobs and economic growth to the North of England the government is promising.
  • Grenfell: Did the Fire Brigade Fail?
    E4
    Grenfell: Did the Fire Brigade Fail?Dispatches investigates the London Fire Brigade's response to the Grenfell fire, through interviews with survivors and firefighters, and using critical new evidence released by the public inquiry.
  • Safe at Last: Inside a Women's Refuge
    E5
    Safe at Last: Inside a Women's RefugeIn 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
  • Britain's Knife Crisis: Young, Armed and Dangerous
    E6
    Britain's Knife Crisis: Young, Armed and DangerousFormer Met Commissioner Sir 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.
  • The Brexit Millionaires
    E7
    The Brexit MillionairesAntony 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.
  • Great Formula Milk Scandal
    E8
    Great Formula Milk ScandalKate Quilton asks if formula milk is being priced fairly, and whether claims made for it are unbiased and scientifically proven.
  • New Landlords From Hell
    E9
    New Landlords From HellA year-long investigation reveals the shocking conditions that tenants of one of Britain's biggest housing associations live in, and the effect those conditions have had on vulnerable tenants' health.
  • Britain's Hidden War
    E10
    Britain's Hidden WarWith BAE helping to keep Saudi jets flying, and British military officers working in the Saudi Air Operations Centre, Dispatches investigates the extent to which the war in Yemen is made in Britain.
  • When the Immigrants Leave
    E11
    When the Immigrants LeaveIn the run-up to Brexit, reporter Seyi Rhodes finds out how a lack of EU migrants could affect agriculture, social care and healthcare in Britain.
  • Jeremy Kyle: TV on Trial
    E12
    Jeremy Kyle: TV on TrialIn the wake of The Jeremy Kyle Show's cancellation after the death of a man who had been a guest on the programme, Morland Sanders investigates what lies behind the headlines, what went wrong and who might be to blame. Talking to insiders and former guests, he examines the culture of the programme and others like it and asks what its abrupt end might mean for the future of reality TV.
  • The Truth About Chlorinated Chicken
    E13
    The Truth About Chlorinated ChickenAs President Trump touches down in the UK, a post-Brexit trade deal is top of the agenda. And one of the most controversial issues is whether the nation will have to accept chemically washed American chicken as part of a deal. It's been banned in the EU for more than 20 years because of concerns that it masks poor hygiene practices in other parts of the supply chain. Dispatches goes undercover in a major US poultry processing plant to investigate, while reporter Kate Quilton meets whistle blowers and insiders who claim that the Trump administration's close relationship with the industry may mean that the worst is yet to come.
  • Britain's Toxic Air Scandal
    E14
    Britain's Toxic Air ScandalDispatches runs a world-first experiment to reduce hundreds of primary school children's exposure to toxic air, and discovers that unidentified toxins are coming off every vehicle, even electric ones.
  • How Safe Are Your Medicines?
    E15
    How Safe Are Your Medicines?A major investigation for Dispatches reveals how thousands of unsafe medicines used to treat conditions like prostate cancer, schizophrenia and epilepsy were dispensed to NHS patients.
  • Britain's Breast Implant Scandal
    E16
    Britain's Breast Implant ScandalReporter Abbie Eastwood investigates whether breast implants are making women sick - or, worse still, causing cancer.
  • Officer Down - Police Under Attack
    E17
    Officer Down - Police Under AttackFormer police officer Dan Clark-Neal investigates what's behind rising numbers of assaults on police officers.
  • Battle for the Tory Party
    E18
    Battle for the Tory PartyAs Conservative Party members choose our next PM, who else is looking to shape Conservative priorities behind the scenes, and what do they stand to gain?
  • Britain's New Build Scandal
    E19
    Britain's New Build ScandalReporter Liam Halligan investigates allegations of shoddy standards, poor customer care and excessive profits at Britain's second biggest - and most profitable - builder, Persimmon.
  • £2 Million Passport: Welcome to Britain
    E20
    £2 Million Passport: Welcome to BritainReporter Antony Barnett investigates the 'golden visa' scheme, which offers British residency to wealthy foreign nationals.
  • Young, British and Depressed
    E21
    Young, British and DepressedReporter Sanah Ahsan explores Britain's youth depression crisis, to find out what's fuelling it and to examine what treatment is available for young people.
  • Sex, Drugs and Murder
    E22
    Sex, Drugs and MurderA Dispatches investigation into the epidemic use of the drug GHB in the gay community, where users are vulnerable to overdosing and sexual abuse.
  • The Prince and the Paedophile
    E23
    The Prince and the PaedophileDispatches investigates the friendship between Prince Andrew and paedophile Jeffrey Epstein, as the Prince stands accused of sleeping with a 17-year-old girl supplied by the investor
  • Trump's Plan for the NHS
    E24
    Trump's Plan for the NHSHow Trump's proposed trade agreement with post-Brexit Britain could cost the NHS billions.
  • Puppet Masters: The Men Who Really Run Britain
    E25
    Puppet Masters: The Men Who Really Run BritainDispatches examines the influence of Dominic Cummings and Seumas Milne, controversial advisors to Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn. Are they driven by party politics or their own agendas?
  • The Secrets of Amazon
    E26
    The Secrets of AmazonAmazon is the largest online retailer in the world - one in three online purchases are made through its site. Dispatches reporter Sophie Morgan investigates its unstoppable growth.
  • Homeless and Pregnant
    E27
    Homeless and PregnantHomelessness is on the rise in the UK, but nobody knows how many pregnant women face the possibility of having their baby without a home to go back to. This programme explores the issue of expectant mothers who find themselves with no place to call home, and conducts a survey of midwives in collaboration with the Royal College of Midwives to try to get a sense of the scale of the problem. Ninety-five per cent of the midwives asked strongly felt that homelessness puts the health of the women and their unborn babies at risk. The report follows three women - two of whom are heavily pregnant - experiencing evictions, overcrowding and the reality of living in temporary accommodation for years on end.
  • Growing Up Poor: Britain's Breadline Kids
    E28
    Growing Up Poor: Britain's Breadline KidsIn Britain, 4.1 million children are growing up in poverty. Dispatches follows three families to show what life is like if there's not enough money for life's essentials.
  • Britain's Child Drug Runners
    E29
    Britain's Child Drug RunnersChildren 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.

 

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