Dispatches

2010

33 episodes · Jan 11, 2010

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  • S24E1

    My Family and Alzheimer's

    Jan 11, 2010

    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.

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  • S24E2

    The Slumdog Children of Mumbai

    Jan 21, 2010

    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.

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  • S24E3

    Afghanistan: Behind Enemy Lines

    Feb 1, 2010

    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.

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  • S24E4

    Post Office Undercover

    Feb 8, 2010

    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.

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  • S24E5

    Kids Don't Count

    Feb 15, 2010

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

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  • S24E6

    Kids Don't Count: Part 2

    Feb 22, 2010

    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.

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  • S24E7

    Britain's Islamic Republic

    Mar 1, 2010

    Dispatches 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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  • S24E8

    Cameron Uncovered

    Mar 8, 2010

    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.

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  • S24E9

    Children of Gaza

    Mar 15, 201045m

    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.

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  • S24E10

    Politicians for Hire

    Mar 22, 2010

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

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  • S24E11

    Tracing the Marathon's Millions

    Apr 9, 2010

    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.

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  • S24E12

    Election Uncovered

    May 3, 2010

    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.

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  • S24E13

    The Lost Girls of South Africa

    May 23, 201066m

    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.

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  • S24E14

    Undercover Social Worker

    Jun 7, 2010

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

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  • S24E15

    How the Banks Won

    Jun 14, 2010

    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.

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  • S24E16

    How to Save £100 Billion - Live

    Jun 21, 2010

    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.

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  • S24E17

    Africa's Last Taboo

    Jul 12, 2010

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

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  • S24E18

    Gun Nation

    Jul 18, 2010

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

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  • S24E19

    Catching the Gun Runners

    Jul 18, 2010

    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.

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  • S24E20

    Britain's Witch Children

    Jul 26, 2010

    Dispatches 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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  • S24E21

    When Cousins Marry

    Aug 23, 2010

    Looking at the consequences of first cousin marriage in Britain.

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  • S24E22

    Britain's Secret Slaves

    Aug 30, 2010

    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.

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  • S24E23

    How the MoD wastes our billions

    Sep 20, 2010

    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.

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  • S24E24

    What's the Point of the Unions?

    Sep 27, 2010

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

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  • S24E25

    Tabloids, Tories and Telephone Hacking

    Oct 4, 2010

    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.

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  • S24E26

    Bravo's Deadly Mission

    Oct 11, 2010

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

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  • S24E27

    How the Rich Beat the Taxman

    Oct 18, 2010

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

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  • S24E28

    Iraq's Secret War Files

    Oct 25, 2010

    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 US forces did not intervene in the torture and murder of detainees by the Iraqi security services.

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  • S24E29

    Britain's Street Kids

    Nov 1, 2010

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

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  • S24E30

    Fashion's Dirty Secret

    Nov 8, 2010

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

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  • S24E31

    Riding Europe's Gravy Train

    Nov 15, 2010

    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.

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  • S24E32

    City of Fear

    Nov 22, 2010

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

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  • S24E33

    The Kids Britain Doesn't Want

    Nov 29, 2010

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

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