Dispatches

2019

29 episodes · Jan 2, 2019

0/29 watched

Swipe a row to mark watched · long-press to mark up to there

  • S33E1

    The Truth About Vegans

    Jan 2, 201945m

    Morland Sanders investigates the increasing popularity of veganism. It's better for your health, the environment and animals but why do some activists resort to extreme tactics to promote it?

    Reviews
  • S33E2

    Skipping School: Britain's Invisible Kids

    Feb 4, 201945m

    A report on the increasing number of children being educated at home in the UK, investigating the reasons behind this dramatic rise and the impact it is having on young people.

    Reviews
  • S33E3

    HS2: The Great Train Robbery

    Feb 11, 201945m

    Liam Halligan reports on the multi-billion-pound high-speed rail line. With costs soaring should it be scrapped and the money spent on improving local rail networks instead.

    Reviews
  • S33E4

    Grenfell: Did the Fire Brigade Fail?

    Feb 18, 201945m

    An examination of the London Fire Brigade's response to the Grenfell Tower fire in light of new evidence from the public inquiry and interviews with firefighters and survivors.

    Reviews
  • S33E5

    Safe at Last: Inside a Women's Refuge

    Feb 26, 201945m

    In 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.

    Reviews
  • S33E6

    Britain's Knife Crisis: Young, Armed and Dangerous

    Mar 4, 201945m

    Former Metropolitan Police Commissioner 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.

    Reviews
  • S33E7

    The Brexit Millionaires

    Mar 11, 201945m

    Antony 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.

    Reviews
  • S33E8

    Great Formula Milk Scandal

    Mar 18, 201945m

    New mum Kate Quilton investigates if formula milk is being fairly priced and if claims made for its benefits are unbiased and scientifically proven.

    Reviews
  • S33E9

    New Landlords From Hell

    Mar 25, 201945m

    A year-long investigation by Datshiane Navanayagam reveals the shocking conditions endured by tenants of one of the UK's largest housing associations, Sanctuary Housing, and the effect on vulnerable people's health.

    Reviews
  • S33E10

    Britain's Hidden War

    Apr 1, 201945m

    With BAE Systems keeping Saudi jets in the air and British military officers working in the Saudi Air Operations Centre, Sue Turton investigates the extent to which the war in Yemen is made in Britian.

    Reviews
  • S33E11

    When the Immigrants Leave

    Apr 8, 201945m

    Ahead of Brexit, reporter Seyi Rhodes explores how a lack of migrant workers from the European Union could affect agriculture, social care and health-care in Britain.

    Reviews
  • S33E12

    Jeremy Kyle: TV on Trial

    May 27, 201945m

    In the wake of the cancellation of The Jeremy Kyle Show following the death of a guest who appeared on the programme, Morland Sanders investigates what lies behind the headlines, what went wrong and who might be to blame.

    Reviews
  • S33E13

    The Truth About Chlorinated Chicken

    Jun 3, 201945m

    With chemically-washed chicken being pushed as part of a post-Brexit Anglo-American trade deal this undercover report goes inside an American poultry processing plant to investigate the practice.

    Reviews
  • S33E14

    Britain's Toxic Air Scandal

    Jun 10, 201945m

    1 in 3 children in the UK is growing up inhaling unsafe levels of air pollution. Reporter Morland Sanders reveals it's not just exhausts producing dangerous emissions with toxins coming off every vehicle - even electric ones.

    Reviews
  • S33E15

    How Safe Are Your Medicines?

    Jun 17, 201945m

    In 2014 millions of pounds worth of medicines were stolen from Italian hospitals then sold by bogus drugs wholesalers - some of which ended up in the NHS supply chain. Antony Barnett investigates.

    Reviews
  • S33E16

    Britain's Breast Implant Scandal

    Jun 24, 201945m

    Abbie Eastwood investigates whether breast implants are making women ill, or worse still causing cancer.

    Reviews
  • S33E17

    Officer Down - Police Under Attack

    Jul 1, 201945m

    Former police officer Dan Neal investigates the worrying rise in the number of assaults on police officers as they go about their job.

    Reviews
  • S33E18

    Battle for the Tory Party

    Jul 8, 201945m

    As members of the Conservative Party choose our next Prime Minister, Gary Gibbon examines who really holds the reins of power.

    Reviews
  • S33E19

    Britain's New Build Scandal

    Jul 15, 201945m

    Liam Halligan investigates claims of shoddy standards, poor customer care and excessive profits at Britain's second biggest - and most profitable - house-builder, Persimmon.

    Reviews
  • S33E20

    £2 Million Passport: Welcome to Britain

    Jul 22, 201945m

    Dispatches investigates the 'golden visa' scheme, which offers British residency to wealthy foreign nationals who are willing to invest two million pounds in the UK.

    Reviews
  • S33E21

    Young, British and Depressed

    Jul 29, 201945m

    "We're promoting the idea that it's ok to have a mental health problem - but it's made us afraid of our emotions." Dispatches investigates claims that de-stigmatisation campaigns are having unintended negative consequences, leading some to wrongly believe they have problems with their mental health.

    Reviews
  • S33E22

    Sex, Drugs and Murder

    Sep 8, 201945m

    A special investigation into the epidemic use of the drug GHB in the gay community, where users are vulnerable to overdosing and sexual abuse.

    Reviews
  • S33E23

    The Prince and the Paedophile

    Oct 21, 201945m

    Cathy Newman investigates the friendship between Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and paedophile Jeffrey Epstein amid accusations that the Prince slept with a 17-year-old girl supplied by Epstein.

    Reviews
  • S33E24

    Trump's Plan for the NHS

    Oct 28, 201945m

    How Trump's proposed trade agreement with post-Brexit Britain could cost the NHS billions.

    Reviews
  • S33E25

    Puppet Masters: The Men Who Really Run Britain

    Nov 4, 201945m

    Gary Gibbon examines the role played by Dominic Cummings and Seumas Milne the controversial political advisors to Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn.

    Reviews
  • S33E26

    The Secrets of Amazon

    Nov 11, 201945m

    Sophie Morgan explores some of the complaints about the global company, including working conditions, selling toxic toys and pro-anorexia books, tax avoidance and selling on personal data.

    Reviews
  • S33E27

    Born Homeless

    Nov 18, 201945m

    Explores the issue of pregnant women who find themselves with no place to call home, and conducts an exclusive survey of midwives to get a sense of the scale of the problem.

    Reviews
  • S33E28

    Growing Up Poor: Britain's Breadline Kids

    Dec 2, 201945m

    In Britain, 4.1 million children are growing up in poverty. This special report follows three families to show what life is like if there's not enough money for life's essentials.

    Reviews
  • S33E29

    Britain's Child Drug Runners

    Dec 13, 2019

    Children 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.

    Reviews