2010
33 episodes · Jan 11, 2010
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My Family and Alzheimer's
Jan 11, 2010Fiona 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.
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The Slumdog Children of Mumbai
Jan 21, 2010This 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.
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Afghanistan: Behind Enemy Lines
Feb 1, 2010Dispatches 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.
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Post Office Undercover
Feb 8, 2010Two 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.
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Kids Don't Count
Feb 15, 2010An investigation into the rise of school children who are struggling with mathematics and tries to find solutions.
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Kids Don't Count: Part 2
Feb 22, 2010In 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.
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Britain's Islamic Republic
Mar 1, 2010Dispatches investigates a fundamentalist Islamic group headquartered in Britain, and its claims to have placed its "brothers" in positions of political power here.
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Cameron Uncovered
Mar 8, 2010According 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.
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Children of Gaza
Mar 15, 201045mJezza 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.
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Politicians for Hire
Mar 22, 2010After the MPs' expenses scandal, dispatches delves into the world of political lobbying.
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Tracing the Marathon's Millions
Apr 9, 2010An investigation into how the London marathon's charity earnings are spent and the true cost of how much is spent in staging the event.
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Election Uncovered
May 3, 2010It'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.
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The Lost Girls of South Africa
May 23, 201066mSouth 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.
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Undercover Social Worker
Jun 7, 2010Investigating child protection procedures and practices within the child social care institution.
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How the Banks Won
Jun 14, 2010Next 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.
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How to Save £100 Billion - Live
Jun 21, 2010On the eve of the emergency budget announcement, in a live hour-long debate, Dispatches sets out controversial cuts that could save Britain £100 billion.
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Africa's Last Taboo
Jul 12, 2010An investigation into the persecution that gay people face in Africa.
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Gun Nation
Jul 18, 2010Following an undercover police operation to tackle gun crime in the UK.
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Catching the Gun Runners
Jul 18, 2010For the last two years, Dispatches has been following an undercover police operation as it tracks a criminal gang trying to smuggle guns into Britain.
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Britain's Witch Children
Jul 26, 2010Dispatches looks at why some of Britain's African churches perpetuate the myth of witchcraft and believe children can be possessed by evil spirits.
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When Cousins Marry
Aug 23, 2010Looking at the consequences of first cousin marriage in Britain.
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Britain's Secret Slaves
Aug 30, 2010A 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.
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How the MoD wastes our billions
Sep 20, 2010Veteran 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.
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What's the Point of the Unions?
Sep 27, 2010An inside look at the inner workings of trade unions and examining what could happen if Britain undergoes mass industrial action.
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Tabloids, Tories and Telephone Hacking
Oct 4, 2010An investigation into the News of the World phone hacking scandal and News International's working relationship with the police, politicians and the current government.
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Bravo's Deadly Mission
Oct 11, 2010Following a team of US marines as they go on Operation Moshtarak.
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How the Rich Beat the Taxman
Oct 18, 2010An investigation into the clever tactics wealthy British people and companies use to cheat the tax system.
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Iraq's Secret War Files
Oct 25, 2010Exposing 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 US forces did not intervene in the torture and murder of detainees by the Iraqi security services.
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Britain's Street Kids
Nov 1, 2010Exploring hidden world of runaway and evicted teenagers, looking at their lives and how they fend for themselves.
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Fashion's Dirty Secret
Nov 8, 2010An investigation into factories that manufacture clothing for high street shops.
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Riding Europe's Gravy Train
Nov 15, 2010Dispatches 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.
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City of Fear
Nov 22, 2010Following the police and people of Islamabad as Pakistan's capital battles to overcome an unprecedented wave of terrorist attacks.
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The Kids Britain Doesn't Want
Nov 29, 2010Exploring the experiences of young people who have been brutalized by the asylum system in the UK.