Dispatches

2020

18 episodes · Feb 24, 2020

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  • S34E1

    The Secrets of Big Tobacco: Has Philip Morris International Really Given Up Smoking?

    Feb 24, 202045m

    Philip Morris International has said it wants a smoke-free future and offers so-called reduced-risk alternatives. But at the same as its campaign promotes this in the UK it continues to sell billions of cigarettes across the world.

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  • S34E2

    Starbucks & Nespresso: The Truth About Your Coffee

    Mar 2, 202045m

    Antony Barnett travels to Guatemala where he learns that young children are working long hours in gruelling conditions picking coffee beans that supply Starbucks and Nespresso.

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  • S34E3

    Celebs for Sale: The Great Charity Scandal

    Mar 9, 202045m

    Antony Barnett goes undercover to reveal how some of the most famous people in Britain are profiting from the work they do for charity

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  • S34E4

    Britain's Train Hell

    Mar 16, 202045m

    As Britain's rail commuters face rising fares, delays and overcrowding, the Government plans a high speed train that won't run until 2040. How do we fix our railways now?

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  • S34E5

    Sex, Money & Power: The Dirty Secrets of Davos

    Mar 23, 202045m

    Caitlin Brown investigates allegations of sexism and harassment in Davos at the annual summit of world leaders and businessmen, hearing from women who are fed up with their treatment by men.

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  • S34E6

    Coronavirus: How Britain Is Changing

    Apr 8, 202045m

    A look at how the coronavirus outbreak is changing Britain in the long term, for better or worse, from a reduction in pollution to economic policy.

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  • S34E7

    The Truth About Traveller Crime

    Apr 16, 202060m

    Anja Popp goes in search of the truth about crimes linked to traveller sites. She talks to members of the public who have experienced crime waves and intimidation, goes out on patrol with police dealing with rural incidents and hears from travellers and their advocates, who say they suffer prejudice and attack.

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  • S34E9

    Britain's Coronavirus Catastrophe: Did the Government Get it Wrong?

    Jun 3, 202060m

    With Britain's Covid death rate one of the world's highest, Antony Barnett examines the evidence and asks did the government get it wrong?

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  • S34E10

    Dirty Secrets of American Food: Coming to a Supermarket Near You?

    Oct 12, 202060m

    Morland Sanders investigates the American food that could be coming to Britain soon as part of a post-Brexit trade deal. with exclusive lab results revealing levels of dangerous bacteria on US supermarket meat. He looks at the widespread use of pesticides and hormones currently banned in the UK, and uncovers animal welfare concerns and declining hygiene standards in American food production, as well as fears the deal could harm the British farming industry.

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  • S34E11

    Trump's Coronavirus Catastrophe

    Oct 19, 2020

    After months of conversations with White House advisors insiders, whistleblowers, politicians, scientists, and Trump supporters, Matt Frei investigates the President's performance during the pandemic.

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  • S34E12

    How Safe Is Going Out?

    Oct 26, 202045m

    As Britain's service industry battles to survive Covid-19, Morland Sanders investigates the promises made by hotels, trains and pubs of 'deep cleans' and 'enhanced hygiene practices'.

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  • S34E13

    American Nightmare: Trump's Breadline Kids

    Nov 1, 2020

    On the eve of the US Presidential election, with the backdrop of Covid-19 and racial tension, this documentary examines the experience of poverty through the eyes of three children in the battleground state of Ohio.

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  • S34E14

    Britain's Covid Job Crisis

    Nov 2, 2020

    As the furlough scheme ends, cameras follow a minimum-wage paying job vacancy at a Manchester restaurant, which attracts almost 1000 applicants as unemployment rates spiral.

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  • S34E15

    Divided States of America

    Nov 9, 2020
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  • S34E16

    Is Your Online Habit Killing the Planet?

    Nov 16, 2020

    Sophie Morgan investigates the carbon footprint of the tech industry, as she discovers some shocking truths about the hidden cost of our online habits.

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  • S34E17

    Lockdown Chaos: How the Government Lost Control

    Nov 16, 2020

    As most of the UK goes back into lockdown, Antony Barnett reveals what went wrong, how the government lost control, and the companies making millions from the pandemic.

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  • S34E18

    Coronavirus Vaccine: Is It Safe?

    Dec 18, 2020

    With the UK the first to approve and roll-out a coronavirus vaccine, Matt Frei asks how have we managed so quickly and just how safe is it? Is it the shot in the arm to get Britain moving again?

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  • S34E19

    Deep Fakes: Can You Trust Your Eyes?

    Dec 28, 2020
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