Dispatches

2017

29 episodes · Jan 16, 2017

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  • S31E1

    President Trump's Dirty Secrets

    Jan 16, 201745m

    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.

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  • S31E2

    Undercover: Britain's Cheap Clothes (1)

    Jan 23, 201745m

    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.

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  • S31E3

    Undercover: Britain's Cheap Clothes (2)

    Jan 30, 201745m

    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.

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  • S31E4

    Undercover: Britain's Homeless Scandal

    Feb 13, 201745m

    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.

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  • S31E5

    Supermarkets: Brexit and Your Shrinking Shop

    Feb 20, 201745m

    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.

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  • S31E6

    Inside Britain's Airports

    Feb 27, 201745m

    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.

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  • S31E7

    Under Lock and Key

    Mar 1, 201745m

    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.

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  • S31E8

    Brexit: Crisis on the Wards

    Mar 13, 201745m

    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.

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  • S31E9

    Britain's Benefit Families

    Mar 20, 201745m

    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.

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  • S31E10

    Syria's Disappeared: The Case Against Assad

    Mar 23, 201745m

    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.

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  • S31E11

    Secrets of Coca-Cola

    Mar 27, 201745m

    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.

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  • S31E12

    President Trump: How Scared Should We Be?

    Apr 3, 201745m

    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.

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  • S31E13

    Isis and the Battle for Iraq

    Apr 6, 201745m

    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.

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  • S31E14

    Trump, The Doctor and The Vaccine Scandal

    May 8, 201745m

    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.

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  • S31E15

    Bupa Care Homes Undercover

    Jun 19, 201745m

    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

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  • S31E16

    Brexit - How to Get a British Passport

    Jun 26, 201745m

    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.

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  • S31E17

    Secrets of Your Cruise

    Jul 3, 201745m

    Tazeen Ahmad goes undercover as a passenger to investigate the impact that some cruise ships could be having on the environment and public health

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  • S31E18

    Secrets of Britain's New Homes

    Jul 10, 201745m

    Antony Barnett investigates why so few new homes are being built across Britain and examines links between the property industry and the Government.

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  • S31E19

    Wasting Away: The Truth About Anorexia

    Aug 24, 2017

    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.

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  • S31E20

    Secrets of Your New Car

    Aug 28, 201745m

    As concern once again grows around household debt, Dispatches investigates car finance. Undercover filming exposes questionable sales tactics and confusing advice given to customers.

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  • S31E21

    How to Get a Pay Rise

    Oct 16, 201745m

    Dispatches investigates low wage growth, asking who is responsible for wage stagnation and provides a masterclass on how to get a pay rise.

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  • S31E22

    Trump & Russia: Sex, Spies and Scandal

    Oct 18, 201745m

    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.

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  • S31E23

    Who Deserves a Pay Rise?

    Oct 23, 201745m

    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.

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  • S31E24

    Is Britain Full?

    Oct 30, 201745m

    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.

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  • S31E25

    Trouble on the Trains

    Nov 6, 201745m

    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.

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  • S31E26

    The Fight For Mosul

    Nov 7, 201745m

    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.

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  • S31E27

    The Great Housing Scandal

    Nov 13, 201745m

    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?

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  • S31E28

    How to Avoid the Dementia Tax

    Nov 20, 201745m

    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?

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  • S31E29

    Al Fayed Behind Closed Doors

    Dec 8, 201745m
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