Britannia Radio

Series & Episodes

Bravo's Deadly Mission

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  First broadcast: Thursday 07 October, 9pm on Channel 4

  In February 2010, US Marines launched the biggest operation since the start of the war in Afghanistan: Operation Mushtaraq. Bravo's Deadly Mission covers hour-by-hour the entire operation to liberate the strategically vital town of Marjah in February and contains some of the most intense fighting footage ever caught on camera.

• Tabloids, Tories and Telephone Hacking

  First broadcast: Monday 04 October, 8pm on Channel 4

  Dispatches examines allegations that during Andy Coulson's time as editor of News of the World, phone hacking was a routine practice at the paper and carried out with his knowledge.

• What's the Point of the Unions?

  First broadcast: Monday 27 September 2010, 8pm on Channel 4

  As Britain braces itself for the severest cuts in public spending in more than 60 years, Dispatches examines the response of the trade unions and what their threats of potential mass industrial action mean for the country.

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• How the MoD Wastes Our Billions

  First broadcast: Monday 20 September 2010, 8pm on Channel 4

  Veteran war correspondent Sam Kiley turns his sights on the critical issue of whether the British tax payer, and British soldier, are getting value for money from the Ministry of Defence.

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• Britain's Secret Slaves

  First broadcast: Monday 30 August 2010, 7.30pm on Channel 4

  Over 15,000 domestic workers leave their families to come to Britain every year. Charities claim that many are not only badly treated but that they are living as slaves.

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• When Cousins Marry

  First broadcast: Monday 23 August 2010, 8pm on Channel 4

  Dispatches reveals the tragic consequences of first cousin marriage in Britain. Every year such marriages cause hundreds of children to be born with terrible disabilities; one third of whom are so ill that they die before they are five years old.

• Britain's Witch Children

  First broadcast: Monday 26 July 2010, 8pm on Channel 4

  Dispatches goes undercover in some African churches in the UK, where evangelical pastors perpetuate a strong belief in witchcraft. They preach that some people are possessed by evil spirits, and that these spirits bring bad luck into the lives of others.

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• Gun Nation

  First broadcast: Sunday 18 July 2010, 8pm on Channel 4

  For two years, Dispatches has followed an undercover police operation as it tracked a criminal gang trying to smuggle guns into Britain.

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• Africa's Last Taboo

  First broadcast: Monday 12 July 2010, 8pm on Channel 4

  Gay people in Africa are facing increased persecution in a continent where two thirds of countries retain laws against homosexuals.

• How to Save £100 Billion - Live

  First broadcast: Monday 21 June 2010, 12am on Channel 4

  Filmed live on the eve of the emergency budget announcement, Dispatches sets out controversial cuts that could save Britain £100 billion. Krishnan Guru-Murthy presents a team of experts who believe their radical proposals could get Britain's budget back in shape; but can the nation stomach such swingeing cuts or tax increases?

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• How the Banks Won

  First broadcast: Monday 14 June 2010, 8pm on Channel 4

  As the government prepares an emergency budget to help pay for the bank bailout, Will Hutton investigates the banks and what they've done with our money.

• Undercover Social Worker

  First broadcast: Monday 07 June 2010, 8pm on Channel 4

  In the wake of the tragic death of Baby P and other high-profile cases of child abuse and murder, Dispatches investigates allegations that child protection procedures and practices continue to be inadequate.

• The Lost Girls of South Africa

  First broadcast: Sunday 23 May 2010, 12am on Channel 4

  In South Africa a child is raped every three minutes and AIDS continues to spread with epidemic ferocity.

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• Election Uncovered

  First broadcast: Monday 03 May 2010, 8pm on Channel 4

  Journalist Ben Laurance analyses the political parties' campaigns in the run up to polling day.

• Tracing the Marathon's Millions

  First broadcast: Friday 09 April 2010, 8pm on Channel 4

  Journalist Ben Laurance looks at what it costs to stage the London Marathon, how much money it generates and the extent of its charitable giving.

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• Politicians for Hire

  First broadcast: Monday 22 March 2010, 8pm on Channel 4

  Following the scandal surrounding MPs' expenses, Dispatches delves into the mostly unregulated world of political lobbying. The programme reveals how politicians are offering to help companies and lobby the government for salaries of up to £5,000 a day.

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• Children of Gaza

  First broadcast: Monday 15 March 2010, 12am on Channel 4

  In December 2008, the Israeli Defence Force unleashed a campaign to destroy the ability of Hamas to launch rockets and mortars into Israel. Around 300 children were among the 1,300 Palestinians that were killed.

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• Cameron Uncovered

  First broadcast: Monday 08 March 2010, 8pm on Channel 4

  Award-winning columnist and writer Andrew Rawnsley has caused a furore while lifting the lid on Gordon Brown's premiership. Now Rawnsley presents an inside portrait of David Cameron and the government that might be...

• Britain's Islamic Republic

  First broadcast: Monday 01 March 2010, 8pm on Channel 4

  Dispatches investigates a fundamentalist Islamic group headquartered in Britain, and its claims to have placed its 'brothers' in positions of political power here.

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• Kids Don't Count (Part 2 of 2)

  First broadcast: Monday 22 February 2010, 12am on Channel 4

  In the second half of this two-part special, maths specialist Richard Dunne returns to Barton Hill Primary School, with Countdown's Rachel Riley, to help the pupils with their mental arithmetic.

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• Kids Don't Count (Part 1 of 2)

  First broadcast: Monday 15 February 2010, 12am on Channel 4

  In 2009 more than one in five children left primary school having failed to grasp the basic maths skills required by the national curriculum. In a two-part special, Dispatches asks why and how are we failing Britain's children when it comes to maths.

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• Post Office Undercover

  First broadcast: Monday 08 February 2010, 8pm on Channel 4

  Two reporters go undercover as agency postmen to find out if the Royal Mail has delivered on claims that it is modernising and improving its service.

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• Afghanistan: Behind Enemy Lines

  First broadcast: Monday 01 February 2010, 12am on Channel 4

  While most new troops stationed in Afghanistan head to the volatile south of the country, a new frontline, operating almost under the radar of NATO, is encircling the north of the country.

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• The Slumdog Children of Mumbai

  First broadcast: Thursday 21 January 2010, 12am on Channel 4

  Dispatches reveals the brutal reality of life on the streets and in the slums of Mumbai, following the daily struggles of four young children to survive.

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• My Family and Alzheimer's

  First broadcast: Monday 11 January 2010, 8pm on Channel 4

  In 2009, Fiona Phillips investigated the struggle of Alzheimer's sufferers and their families to get adequate care and support in Dispatches: Mum, Dad, Alzheimer's and Me.

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• Christmas on Credit

  First broadcast: Monday 07 December 2009, 8pm on Channel 4

  As banks and building societies close their doors to all but the least 'risky' borrowers, Dispatches reporter Jane Moore investigates a highly lucrative financial industry that has stepped in to provide loans to the millions of people denied credit elsewhere.

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• Lords, Billionaires and the Russian Connection

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

  Dispatches investigates the elusive Russian oligarchs who have been trying to buy up our football teams, newspapers and car companies.

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• Return to Africa's Witch Children

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

  In 2008 a Bafta and Emmy Award-winning Dispatches told the story of how children in Africa's Niger Delta were being denounced by Christian pastors as witches and wizards and then killed, torture