Dispatches

2021

23 episodes · Feb 22, 2021

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  • S35E1

    Britain's £400bn COVID Bill: Who Will Pay?

    Feb 22, 2021

    Britain in lockdown faces the worst economic nosedive in 300 years. Liam Halligan looks at the financial cost of the pandemic and what it could mean for our futures.

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  • S35E2

    Condition Critical - One Doctor's Story

    Mar 1, 2021

    A powerful, intimate story of life on the NHS frontline as Dr Saleyha Ahsan films her own journey through four months of the second wave of Covid, fighting to keep patients alive.

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  • S35E3

    The Dirty Truth About Your Rubbish

    Mar 8, 2021

    A look at how millions of tonnes of household recycling end up incinerated, hiking carbon emissions, with councils locked into long and expensive waste contracts.

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  • S35E4

    The Truth About Long Covid

    Mar 15, 2021

    It is now estimated that as many as 500,000 people have long Covid in the UK. In Bradford, one of our worst hit cities, Dispatches asks can the National Health Service cope with the virus's lasting legacy?

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  • S35E5

    The High Street Cash Crisis

    Mar 22, 2021

    Britain's high streets are in turmoil. Antony Barnett digs into the collapse of several chains - from Debenhams to Poundworld - owned by private equity firms. How much are these firms to blame?

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  • S35E6

    The Black Maternity Scandal

    Mar 29, 2021

    A C4 documentary detailing the NHS's systemic racism.

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  • S35E7

    Low Pay Britain: About Your Job

    Apr 12, 2021

    As Britain emerges from lockdown and Brexit, Dispatches examines the future of work, wages and safety, and the emerging gig economy of brands like Amazon and Deliveroo.

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  • S35E8

    Royals for Hire

    May 10, 2021

    Antony Barnett goes undercover to see what some of the Queen's family might be prepared to do for cash, including offering access to Kensington Palace and to Vladimir Putin

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  • S35E9

    Second Wave: Did the Government Get It Wrong?

    May 17, 2021

    Why did two thirds of Britain's Covid deaths come after September 2020? Dispatches examines the role that the Prime Minister's decisions played in the second wave.

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  • S35E10

    Football's Gambling Addiction

    Jun 7, 2021

    Ruth Davidson examines the uncomfortable relationship between gambling and football. Why is football so dependent on money from gambling, and what harm might it be causing, particularly to young fans?

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  • S35E11

    Undercover in Africa's Secret State

    Jun 16, 2021

    A gripping, eye-opening investigation of Eritrea, one of the world's most secretive regimes, with shocking allegations of torture, detention and forced conscription.

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  • S35E12

    Torn Apart: Family Courts Uncovered

    Jun 20, 2021

    An unprecedented look at what's going on behind closed doors in family courts, including shocking personal testimony and footage.

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  • S35E13

    India's Rape Scandal

    Jun 27, 2021

    With over 70 Indian politicians facing charges of crimes against women, Ramita Navai investigates two rape cases that have sparked allegations of a cover-up.

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  • S35E14

    Cops on Trial

    Oct 11, 2021

    Ellie Flynn reports on the scale of sexual misconduct by serving British police officers, including personal accounts from victims and long term partners of serving officers who have endured domestic violence and abuse.

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  • S35E15

    Clapped Out: Is the NHS Broken?

    Oct 18, 2021

    Eighteen months into the worst pandemic in a century, this hard-hitting special travels the country asking some tough questions about the performance of our much-loved NHS.

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  • S35E16

    Growing Up Poor: Britain's Hidden Homeless Kids

    Oct 25, 2021

    As lock-down ended and kids went back to school, in Luton, Dispatches examines the devastating impact of overcrowded, unsuitable housing on young lives.

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  • S35E17

    How Green Is the Government?

    Nov 1, 2021

    Is Britain really one of the world leaders in fighting against climate change? Dispatches investigates as the COP26 summit is held in Glasgow.

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  • S35E18

    Did Brexit Work for Business?

    Nov 15, 2021

    Is Brexit, and the new free trade deal with the EU, the huge success the Government said it would be? Dispatches meets firms struggling with increased costs and dwindling profits.

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  • S35E19

    The Truth About Electric Cars

    Nov 22, 2021

    As Britain frets over climate change and fuel shortages, is now a good time to sink tens of thousands of your hard-earned pounds into buying an electric car?

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  • S35E20

    Escape from the Taliban

    Nov 27, 2021

    In the immediate aftermath of the Taliban taking Kabul, local journalists film terrified Afghans trying to escape abroad - among them noted female rights activist Zoya Faizi.

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  • S35E21

    The Truth About Your Chicken: Dispatches

    Nov 29, 2021

    With over a billion chickens eaten each year in the UK, Dispatches investigates supermarket chicken, animal welfare, and what industrial farming means for our countryside.

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  • S35E22

    Vaccine Wars: Truth About Pfizer

    Dec 10, 2021

    Pfizer's Covid vaccine has saved millions of lives around the world. But with rising prices and record profits, is the drug firm profiteering from the pandemic?

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  • S35E23

    The Truth About Disability Benefits

    Dec 17, 2021

    An investigation into a series of deaths, including suicide, by disabled benefits claimants. What impact did government failings have on those who died?

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