Dispatches

Season 2024

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 2024

13 Episodes

  • Coca-Cola's Dirty Secret
    E1
    Coca-Cola's Dirty SecretWhat'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
    E2
    The War on Britain's MotoristsPotholes 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
    E3
    Kill Zone: Inside GazaThe 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
    E4
    The Truth About TemuWhat'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
    E5
    Rubbish Tip BritainA look inside the lucrative world of waste crime. With video and surveillance footage Dispatches exposes unregulated waste dumps and tracks down the illegal fly tippers.
  • Undercover A&E: NHS in Crisis
    E6
    Undercover A&E: NHS in CrisisOver three months, a Dispatches reporter has filmed secretly while working in a major NHS A&E department. The undercover footage exposes the suffering and dangers patients face on a daily basis.
  • Can AI Steal Your Vote?
    E7
    Can AI Steal Your Vote?Could AI influence the way you vote? As the dangers of AI targeted political material become apparent, Dispatches illustrates the effect AI could have on 12 British households of undecided voters.
  • Britain's Unsolved Crimewave
    E8
    Britain's Unsolved CrimewaveAnalysing 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
    E9
    Barbie's Dirty SecretsWith 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
    E10
    Vinted's Dirty LaundryThe 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
    E11
    The King, The Prince & Their Secret MillionsFor years, the royals kept details of some of their wealth secret. Dispatches reveals what they've kept under wraps - about who's paying them, and for what.
  • Britain's Shoplifting Gangs Exposed
    E12
    Britain's Shoplifting Gangs ExposedIn 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
    E13
    Britain's Benefits ScandalWith the recent rise in working-age people on sickness benefits - many of them under 35 - Dispatches asks what's driving the surge?

 

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