Monday, 4 October 2010


  • Peter Oborne

    First broadcast: Monday 16 November 2009, 8pm on Channel 4

    Dispatches investigates one of the most powerful and influential political lobbies in Britain, which is working in support of the interests of the State of Israel.

  • What's in Your Breakfast?Jane Moore

    First broadcast: Monday 26 October 2009, 8pm on Channel 4

    It is the most important meal of the day, but all too often, breakfast in the UK is far from healthy.

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  • Ready for a RiotPolice officers

    First broadcast: Monday 19 October 2009, 8pm on Channel 4

    The death of Ian Tomlinson during the G20 protests in April 2009 and the images of police batons raining down on protestors have put the spotlight on the tactics police deploy during public demonstrations.

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  • Who Took Your Pension?Protesters in Parliament Square

    First broadcast: Monday 05 October 2009, 8pm on Channel 4

    Dispatches lifts the lid on the pensions crisis. The programme names some of the blue-chip companies that have abandoned final salary pension schemes. It shows how widespread the problem of underperforming pensions is, and how difficult it is to get full compensation if things go wrong.

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  • MPs, Planes and Gravy TrainsDISPATCHES

    First broadcast: Monday 28 September 2009, 8pm on Channel 4

    Alex Thomson investigates how MPs have spent their 82-day summer recess, and what is expected of them during this time.

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  • Cops on the Cheap?Cops on the Beat

    First broadcast: Monday 21 September 2009, 8pm on Channel 4

    They're known as 'Blunkett's Bobbies' or 'Plastic Police'. There are 16,500 Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs) walking the 'beat', costing the taxpayer hundreds of millions of pounds per year.

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  • Middle Class and JoblessMiddle Class and Jobless

    First broadcast: Monday 14 September 2009, 8pm on Channel 4

    Dispatches examines one of the biggest surprises of the credit crunch: middle-class unemployment.

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  • The War Against Street WeaponsCherie Booth QC

    First broadcast: Monday 03 August 2009, 8pm on Channel 4

    Last year, as chair of Channel 4's Street Weapons Commission, Cherie Booth QC said that the use of guns and knives among young people had become so widespread that she feared for the safety of her own children. Since then, the police and government have taken steps to deal with the problem. But are they doing enough?

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  • Bankrolling MugabeMilitary men in Zimbabwe holding a portrait of Robert Mugabe

    First broadcast: Wednesday 22 July 2009, 12am on Channel 4

    Dispatches investigates how Robert Mugabe and politicians in his ZANU-PF party are still clinging on to power in Zimbabwe, focusing on the businessmen who are benefiting from or supporting his campaign of political violence.

  • Undercover Debt CollectorBundles of banknotes

    First broadcast: Monday 20 July 2009, 8pm on Channel 4

    Dispatches goes undercover to investigate one of Britain's least loved but booming industries - the debt collection business.

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  • The Children Britain BetrayedPeter Oborne

    First broadcast: Monday 13 July 2009, 8pm on Channel 4

    Almost 10 years after the death of Victoria Climbié, Dispatches investigates the failures still present in Britain's child protection system. With a child being killed by their parent or carer every seven days in the UK, and over 160 child killings since 2004, journalist Peter Oborne examines how such horrific murders might be prevented in the future.

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  • Terror in MumbaiAn armed terrorist in Mumbai

    First broadcast: Tuesday 30 June 2009, 12am on Channel 4

    The untold story of 2008's terrorist attack, in the words of its victims and the gunmen. The programme contains graphic images and descriptions of the atrocity which may upset some viewers. Produced and directed by award-winning filmmaker Dan Reed, Terror in Mumbai tells the story of what happened when 10 gunmen held one of the world's busiest cities hostage; killing and wounding hundreds of people while holding India's crack security forces at bay.

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  • Rape in the CityJournalist Sorious Samura

    First broadcast: Monday 22 June 2009, 8pm on Channel 4

    In the wake of two recent, high-profile cases in which young women were brutally attacked and raped by groups of young men, journalist Sorious Samura investigates gang rape in the UK.

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  • Afghanistan's Dirty WarDispatches_logo_brand

    First broadcast: Monday 15 June 2009, 8pm on Channel 4

    As the US apologises for the recent killing of civilians in air strikes on the Farah province of Afghanistan, Dispatches examines the effect these military operations are having on US-Afghan relations.

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  • Crash GordonJournalist Andrew Rawnsley

    First broadcast: Monday 08 June 2009, 8pm on Channel 4

    In the first account of its kind on television, award-winning journalist Andrew Rawnsley presents the inside political story of the credit crunch. The programme features exclusive interviews with senior figures close to the economic crisis, including cabinet ministers, senior politicians and former treasury insiders.

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  • Orphans of Burma's CycloneOrphan children in Burma

    First broadcast: Monday 01 June 2009, 12am on Channel 4

    As Burma's pro-democracy leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, faces trial by the country's military government, this timely and remarkable Dispatches film follows the lives of eight Burmese orphans as they struggle to survive the aftermath of Cyclone Nargis.

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  • Britain's Bankers: Still Cashing InJane Moore at a Saville Row tailor's

    First broadcast: Monday 18 May 2009, 8pm on Channel 4

    Britain's top bankers helped bring the economy to the brink of ruin; their gambling triggered thousands of job losses and exposed taxpayers to over a trillion pounds of possible risk. In this edition of Dispatches, journalist Jane Moore investigates exactly how much these former bosses have been rewarded for these failings - and how much they are still raking in.

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  • Lost in CareRageh Omar

    First broadcast: Monday 11 May 2009, 8pm on Channel 4

    Part of the Britain's Forgotten Children season, this programme reveals the scandals of the British care system and asks, is it working or failing our children?

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  • Crash - How Long Will It Last?Will Hutton at the London Stock Exchange

    First broadcast: Monday 27 April 2009, 8pm on Channel 4

    In the second half of this special two-part Dispatches, economist and author Will Hutton continues the definitive insider's account of how Britain's economy went from boom to bust.

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  • Crash - How the Banks Went BustWill Hutton

    First broadcast: Monday 20 April 2009, 8pm on Channel 4

    Just before he became Prime Minister in 2007, chancellor Gordon Brown congratulated the city on their ingenuity and creativity during his tenure: 'An era that history will record as the beginning of a new golden age for the city of London'. He couldn't have been more wrong.

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  • The Westminster Gravy Trainfreedom-of-information campaigner Heather Brooke

    First broadcast: Sunday 19 April 2009, 7pm on Channel 4

    In May 2008, freedom-of-information campaigner Heather Brooke won a court battle that should have prompted the release of all politicians' expense claims. A year later, with those expenses still to be published and the flow of leaked information ever increasing, Heather studies the information that is available to piece together a forensic insight into how public money is being spent.

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  • Afghanistan - Mission Impossible?Air Chief Marshal Sir Jock Stirrup

    First broadcast: Monday 06 April 2009, 8pm on Channel 4

    As war in Afghanistan persists and British soldiers continue to lose their lives fighting an insurgency that many commentators say they can't defeat, reporter Stephen Grey investigates whether our military is engaged in an impossible mission.

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  • The Trouble with BorisBoris Johnson

    First broadcast: Monday 30 March 2009, 8pm on Channel 4

    As the first anniversary of Boris Johnson's election as Mayor of London approaches, Dispatches takes a look at his first 11 months in office to find out where he is taking the nation's capital in the build-up to the 2012 Olympics.

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  • Confessions of a NurseAn NHS nurse

    First broadcast: Monday 23 March 2009, 8pm on Channel 4

    As patient numbers and pressures increase, Dispatches investigates the reality of work for nurses around the country and examines whether patient care is being compromised in NHS hospitals.

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  • Pakistan's Taliban GenerationA young boy who wishes to join the Taliban

    First broadcast: Monday 16 March 2009, 12am on Channel 4

    Award-winning Pakistani journalist Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy investigates how the war on terror is creating a generation of child terrorists in her homeland - children prepared to kill both inside and outside Pakistan.

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  • How They Squander Our BillionsJane Moore

    First broadcast: Monday 09 March 2009, 8pm on Channel 4

    As the country enters a nasty recession and we feel the need to tighten our belts, journalist and broadcaster Jane Moore examines how the government is wasting billions of pounds of taxpayers' money each year.

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  • The Problem PrincesPrince William

    First broadcast: Monday 23 February 2009, 8pm on Channel 4

    Channel 4 News presenter Alex Thomson investigates the roles currently adopted by the royal princes and asks how their activities are shaping the modern monarchy that Prince William will inherit.

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  • The Big Job HuntLord Digby Jone

    First broadcast: Monday 16 February 2009, 8pm on Channel 4

    Four months after leaving his post as minister of trade, Lord Digby Jones examines how the government is tackling the unemployment crisis.

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  • Too Old to WorkTwo elderly ladies take a medical test

    First broadcast: Monday 09 February 2009, 8pm on Channel 4

    With the number of unemployed in the UK nudging two million, Dispatches reveals the ageism rife amongst employers and recruitment agencies. The investigation reveals that being 'older' - even just over 45-years-old - is a risk in the workplace. Older workers are more likely to lose their jobs and fail to secure another position.

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  • Congo's Forgotten ChildrenA child in the Congo

    First broadcast: Monday 02 February 2009, 8pm on Channel 4

    Deborah Davies examines how the children of Congo are being affected by the latest fighting that is tearing their country apart. An entire generation has been scarred by a seemingly endless conflict - in the last 12 years at least three million children have died as a result of fighting and the hunger and disease that war creates.

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  • Unseen GazaJon Snow

    First broadcast: Thursday 22 January 2009, 11.05pm on Channel 4

    Is what has been presented on our screens and in our papers a true reflection of events on the ground in Gaza? And how do these reports differ to those aired in other countries?

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  • The True Cost of Cheap FoodJay Rayner

    First broadcast: Thursday 22 January 2009, 8pm on Channel 4

    As the credit crunch bites, thousands of families are cutting back by swapping expensive premium-range food for cheaper budget lines - but at what cost? Food critic and author Jay Rayner examines what goes into these budget products and asks why, too often, low cost means low quality.

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  • Mum, Dad, Alzheimer's and MeFiona Phillips and her dad Neville

    First broadcast: Monday 12 January 2009, 8pm on Channel 4

    Fiona Phillips investigates the struggle of Alzheimer's sufferers and their families to get adequate care and support.

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  • Britain's Challenging ChildrenYoung school boy in a classroom

    First broadcast: Monday 05 January 2009, 8pm on Channel 4

    With primary schools across the country being stretched by the violent and disruptive behaviour of a small minority, Dispatches reveals the results of an extensive, in-depth survey of teachers to identify the impact on their ability to teach, and documents the efforts of five schools which are tackling the problem head on.

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  • Iraq: The LegacyThe sword from an Iraqi statue

    First broadcast: Saturday 13 December 2008, 12am on Channel 4

    Peter Oborne returns to Iraq in a follow-up to his Dispatches film, Iraq: The Betrayal. His aim is to find out whether - as Barack Obama hoped in the build-up to his presidency - that it is 'safe' for Western forces to leave.

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  • Saving Africa's Witch ChildrenChildren in Africa who have been branded witches

    First broadcast: Wednesday 12 November 2008, 9pm on Channel 4

    In some of the poorest parts of Nigeria, where evangelical religious fervour is combined with a belief in sorcery and black magic, many thousands of children are being blamed for catastrophes, death and famine: and branded witches. Denounced as Satan made flesh by powerful pastors and prophetesses, these children are abandoned, tortured, starved and murdered: all in the name of Jesus Christ.

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  • Mum Loves Drugs, Not MeA young woman

    First broadcast: Monday 03 November 2008, 8pm on Channel 4

    In this Dispatches film, award-winning filmmakers Brian Woods and Kate Blewett reveal the devastating impact that illegal drugs have on neglected children, whose childhoods are blighted by chaos.

  • The Human Cost of the Credit CrunchGordon Brown and Tony Blair

    First broadcast: Monday 22 September 2008, 12am on Channel 4

    Dispatches travels across Britain to meet the families who feel let down after more than a decade of struggling to better themselves. Having thought there lives were getting better, these families now see themselves sliding back down the social ladder.

  • Cameron's Money MenCameron

    First broadcast: Saturday 20 September 2008, 12am on Channel 4

    Originally broadcast in 2008, Antony Barnett investigates the funding of the Tories under Cameron and examines how the party is using its newfound resources to ensure its leader becomes the next Prime Minister.

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  • What's In Your Wine?Jane Moore holding a glass of wine

    First broadcast: Friday 05 September 2008, 12am on Channel 4

    With wine consumption in the UK hitting record levels, Jane Moore investigates the many different substances - including fish and dairy products - that can be used to produce wine but which rarely appear on the label of the average bottle.

  • Undercover Mosque: The ReturnMuslims at prayer

    First broadcast: Monday 01 September 2008, 12am on Channel 4

    A year-and-a-half after the critically acclaimed film Undercover Mosque was first screened, Dispatches goes undercover again to see whether extremist beliefs continue to be promoted in certain key British Muslim institutions. The film also investigates the role of the Saudi Arabian religious establishment in spreading a hard-line, fundamentalist Islamic ideology in the UK - the very ideology the Government claims to be tackling.

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  • Gordon Brown: Where Did It All Go Wrong?Gordon Brown

    First broadcast: Monday 09 June 2008, 12am on Channel 4

    Andrew Rawnsley assesses Gordon Brown's first year as prime minister. Includes interviews with cabinet ministers, politicians, his intimates and his opponents.

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  • Undercover in TibetReporter Tash Despa in Tibet

    First broadcast: Monday 31 March 2008, 12am on Channel 4

    Tibetan exile Tash Despa returns to the homeland he risked his life escaping from to carry out secret filming with the award-winning, Bafta-nominated director Jezza Neumann.

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  • Jon Snow's Hidden IraqJon Snow in Iraq

    First broadcast: Tuesday 18 March 2008, 12am on Channel 4

    Five years after the invasion, Channel 4 News anchor Jon Snow examines the brutal reality of life inside post-invasion Iraq, meeting a variety of its citizens - from victims of bomb blasts and war widows, to human rights activists and politicians.

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  • Britain Under WaterCars driving in flood water

    First broadcast: Monday 03 December 2007, 12am on Channel 4

    Dispatches investigates what the authorities are doing to protect the public from an increased risk of flooding and questions whether adequate resources are being spent on flood defences.

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  • Abortion: What We Need to KnowA woman walking towards a doctor's surgery

    First broadcast: Wednesday 17 October 2007, 12am on Channel 4

    Featuring the findings of a survey into doctors' opinions on abortion, Dispatches reveals why many doctors would like to see the law changed, and lifts the lid on the private debates that are happening within the medical profession.

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  • China's Stolen ChildrenPlaying cards with missing children on them

    First broadcast: Monday 08 October 2007, 12am on Channel 4

    More than a decade after producing The Dying Rooms - a powerful film about the neglect of abandoned babies in Chinese orphanages - the same award-winning team returns to a very different China, where the infamous One Child Policy has created the horrific side-effect of a boom in stolen children.

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  • Iraq's Death SquadsDeborah Davies in Iraq

    First broadcast: Monday 29 January 2007, 12am on Channel 4

    Iraq's Death Squads follows on from a previous Dispatches investigation that revealed the close links between high-ranking Shia politicians and the death squads that rampage through Iraq's main cities.

  • Undercover MosqueAn Islamic man in quiet contemplation

    First broadcast: Monday 15 January 2007, 12am on Channel 4

    Dispatches undertakes an extensive investigation into a number of British mosques to reveal how a message of hatred and segregation is being spread throughout the UK. Filming undercover at mosques run by key organisations, whose public faces are presented as moderate and mainstream, our reporter finds preachers condemning the idea of integration into British society, condemning British democracy as un-Islamic and praising the Taliban for killing British soldiers.

  • Burma's Secret WarBurmese people crossing a river

    First broadcast: Monday 02 October 2006, 12am on Channel 4

    Dispatches exposes the surge in violence inflicted on the Burmese people by their own regime. Enslaved by a brutal military dictatorship which wields absolute power, Burma is a secretive state where suppression reigns and dissent is not tolerated.

  • Re-Opening The PostDispatches

    First broadcast: Thursday 14 July 2005, 12am on Channel 4

    Fourteen months after the original Royal Mail undercover investigation, Dispatches returns to secretly film and establish whether the service, as they claim, has dramatically improved. Has Chief Exec Adam Crozier taken control of untrained staff, outdated machinery, ineffective managers and poor industrial relations as he promised?

  • MMR: What They Didn't Tell YouA child and a syringe

    First broadcast: Friday 19 November 2004, 12am on Channel 4

    In February 1998 Dr Andrew Wakefield claimed to have discovered a possible link between the MMR vaccine and autism. A global health scare ensued.

  • Third Class PostPost van

    First broadcast: Thursday 29 April 2004, 12am on Channel 4

    A six-month investigation exposing the laziness, ineptitude and theft within the Royal Mail that has huge implications for the safety of all our post.

  • Young, Nazi and ProudMark Collett

    First broadcast: Monday 04 November 2002, 12am on Channel 4

    As the British National Party seeks to present itself as a more electable proposition, Dispatches reporter David Modell spends eight months with Mark Collett, leader of the Young BNP (pictured left), to reveal the future face of the far right in Britain.

  • Sex on the StreetSex on the Street

    First broadcast: Monday 16 September 2002, 12am on Channel 4

    In an unprecedented investigation that took almost a year and involved interviewing 110 street prostitutes in 18 towns and cities, a terrifying pattern of violence emerged. One that, until now, has gone unreported.

  • Beneath the VeilSaira Shah in Afghanistan

    First broadcast: Thursday 26 July 2001, 12am on Channel 4

    Beneath the Veil follows freelance journalist Saira Shah as she travels covertly through her father's homeland of Afghanistan. Visiting major towns and small villages, Shah's journey reveals how the fundamentalist Taliban regime affects the lives of ordinary people.

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  • The Torture TrailTorture Trail

    First broadcast: Wednesday 11 January 1995, 12am on Channel 4

    Dispatches infiltrates the most secretive arms fair in the world and reveals how weapons that can be used for torture are sold by British companies throughout the world. This disturbing investigation reveals the businessmen who profit from this trade and the politicians who allow it to occur, and speaks to some of its victims.

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