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23 episodes · Feb 22, 2021
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- S35E1
Britain's £400bn COVID Bill: Who Will Pay?
Feb 22, 2021Britain 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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Condition Critical - One Doctor's Story
Mar 1, 2021A 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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The Dirty Truth About Your Rubbish
Mar 8, 2021A 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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The Truth About Long Covid
Mar 15, 2021It 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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The High Street Cash Crisis
Mar 22, 2021Britain'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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The Black Maternity Scandal
Mar 29, 2021A C4 documentary detailing the NHS's systemic racism.
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Low Pay Britain: About Your Job
Apr 12, 2021As 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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Royals for Hire
May 10, 2021Antony 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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Second Wave: Did the Government Get It Wrong?
May 17, 2021Why 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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Football's Gambling Addiction
Jun 7, 2021Ruth 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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Undercover in Africa's Secret State
Jun 16, 2021A 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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Torn Apart: Family Courts Uncovered
Jun 20, 2021An unprecedented look at what's going on behind closed doors in family courts, including shocking personal testimony and footage.
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India's Rape Scandal
Jun 27, 2021With 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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Cops on Trial
Oct 11, 2021Ellie 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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Clapped Out: Is the NHS Broken?
Oct 18, 2021Eighteen 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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Growing Up Poor: Britain's Hidden Homeless Kids
Oct 25, 2021As 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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How Green Is the Government?
Nov 1, 2021Is 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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Did Brexit Work for Business?
Nov 15, 2021Is 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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The Truth About Electric Cars
Nov 22, 2021As 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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Escape from the Taliban
Nov 27, 2021In 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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The Truth About Your Chicken: Dispatches
Nov 29, 2021With 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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Vaccine Wars: Truth About Pfizer
Dec 10, 2021Pfizer'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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The Truth About Disability Benefits
Dec 17, 2021An investigation into a series of deaths, including suicide, by disabled benefits claimants. What impact did government failings have on those who died?