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Dispatches

2017

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Episode 145 min2017-01-16

President Trump's Dirty Secrets

Reporter Antony Barnett investigates some of the controversial figures surrounding Donald Trump and how their links to powerful corporations could have far-reaching consequences beyond America.

Episode 245 min2017-01-23

Undercover: Britain's Cheap Clothes (1)

Tazeen Ahmad follows up her 2010 report into working conditions inside factories which are making clothing for major brand labels to see if life has improved for the workers making our clothes.

Episode 345 min2017-01-30

Undercover: Britain's Cheap Clothes (2)

In the second documentary investigating the resurgent UK textile industry, Dispatches goes undercover to follow the next stage of the industry - inside the vast distribution warehouses servicing our online orders.

Episode 445 min2017-02-13

Undercover: Britain's Homeless Scandal

With councils across England and Wales struggling to meet the demand for emergency housing, Jackie Long investigates the impact on homeless women trying to escape life on the streets.

Episode 545 min2017-02-20

Supermarkets: Brexit and Your Shrinking Shop

Harry Wallop reveals which of Britain's favourite brands have been affected by the Brexit vote and looks at how the imposition of European import taxes cold affect the cost of shopping in the UK.

Episode 645 min2017-02-27

Inside Britain's Airports

Each year Britain's airports rake in more than 4 billion pounds, mostly from the plethora of shops in their terminals. Reporter Harry Wallop investigates if passengers are getting a good deal.

Episode 745 min2017-03-01

Under Lock and Key

Thousands of young people with learning disabilities and autism are still being locked up in hospital despite promises made by the government. This special report highlights the lack of bespoke care to meet their needs.

Episode 845 min2017-03-13

Brexit: Crisis on the Wards

This winter, the NHS has suffered one of the most challenging periods in its history. Morland Sanders investigates if the Brexit vote is going to deliver an even bigger problem as staff from EU countries leave.

Episode 945 min2017-03-20

Britain's Benefit Families

Seyi Rhodes investigates benefit reforms by speaking to claimants who have had their housing benefit capped, landlords who can no longer accept claimants as tenants and local councils left to pick up the pieces.

Episode 1045 min2017-03-23

Syria's Disappeared: The Case Against Assad

Documentary investigating how tens of thousands of men, women and children have been disappeared by the Assad regime into a network of clandestine detention centers.

Episode 1145 min2017-03-27

Secrets of Coca-Cola

Antony Barnett reveals the response of the global soft drinks giant to the UK Government's sugar-tax and leaked e-mails which show the corporation is gathering scientists and academics to challenge the legislation.

Episode 1245 min2017-04-03

President Trump: How Scared Should We Be?

Abigail Austen travels to the US to assess what the age of Trump means for the rest of the world, and how serious a threat some of his policies pose to peace and stability around the globe.

Episode 1345 min2017-04-06

Isis and the Battle for Iraq

Emmy-award winning journalist Ramita Navai reveals the other side of the war against ISIS in Iraq, looking at allegations of torture, execution and sectarian cleansing of Sunni refugees by Shia militias.

Episode 1445 min2017-05-08

Trump, The Doctor and The Vaccine Scandal

With fear of vaccination resurgent in the United States, Cathy Newman reveals the role played by disgraced British doctor Andrew Wakefield in the Trump administration.

Episode 1545 min2017-06-19

Bupa Care Homes Undercover

Undercover filming uncovers the specialist dementia care homes for the elderly operated by the UK's largest private medical business BUPA amid allegations of neglect and abuse of patients

Episode 1645 min2017-06-26

Brexit - How to Get a British Passport

Reporter Datshiane Navanayagam investigates the many hurdles and costs that people face applying for British citizenship and passports - including large numbers of children born and raised in Britain.

Episode 1745 min2017-07-03

Secrets of Your Cruise

Tazeen Ahmad goes undercover as a passenger to investigate the impact that some cruise ships could be having on the environment and public health

Episode 1845 min2017-07-10

Secrets of Britain's New Homes

Antony Barnett investigates why so few new homes are being built across Britain and examines links between the property industry and the Government.

Episode 192017-08-24

Wasting Away: The Truth About Anorexia

Mark Austin and his daughter Maddy explore the devastating effects of eating disorders, the availability of suitable care and talk to patients, their families, Prince William of Wales and Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt.

Episode 2045 min2017-08-28

Secrets of Your New Car

As concern once again grows around household debt, Dispatches investigates car finance. Undercover filming exposes questionable sales tactics and confusing advice given to customers.

Episode 2145 min2017-10-16

How to Get a Pay Rise

Dispatches investigates low wage growth, asking who is responsible for wage stagnation and provides a masterclass on how to get a pay rise.

Episode 2245 min2017-10-18

Trump & Russia: Sex, Spies and Scandal

A year after one of the greatest political upsets of all time, Matt Frei travels to Moscow and Washington to find out more about the alleged conspiracy between Donald Trump and Russia.

Episode 2345 min2017-10-23

Who Deserves a Pay Rise?

Dispatches investigates what life is like for front-line public sector workers following seven years of pay freezes and pay caps, revealing how far salaries have fallen in real terms.

Episode 2445 min2017-10-30

Is Britain Full?

Michael Buerk investigates whether the country can cope with current levels of immigration and the impact of internal migration on over and under populated areas.

Episode 2545 min2017-11-06

Trouble on the Trains

Morland Sanders gains access to undercover footage from British Transport Police that exposes the bad behaviour of football-fans on the UK's rail network as they bring offensive chants from the stadiums to the carriages.

Episode 2645 min2017-11-07

The Fight For Mosul

Follows the experiences of five young Iraqi Special Forces soldiers tasked with fighting ISIS in Mosul who are haunted by what they've seen and what they've done.

Episode 2745 min2017-11-13

The Great Housing Scandal

Following the Grenfell Tower fire, the Prime Minister dedicated her premiership to fixing Britain's broken housing market. Do some of her government's actions contradict that pledge?

Episode 2845 min2017-11-20

How to Avoid the Dementia Tax

Tazeen Ahmad investigates the so-called "dementia tax". Why do some dementia sufferers have to sell their home to pay for care, while others gain access to NHS funding?

Episode 2945 min2017-12-08

Al Fayed Behind Closed Doors

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