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Dispatches

2019

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Episode 145 min2019-01-02

The Truth About Vegans

Morland Sanders investigates the increasing popularity of veganism. It's better for your health, the environment and animals but why do some activists resort to extreme tactics to promote it?

Episode 245 min2019-02-04

Skipping School: Britain's Invisible Kids

A report on the increasing number of children being educated at home in the UK, investigating the reasons behind this dramatic rise and the impact it is having on young people.

Episode 345 min2019-02-11

HS2: The Great Train Robbery

Liam Halligan reports on the multi-billion-pound high-speed rail line. With costs soaring should it be scrapped and the money spent on improving local rail networks instead.

Episode 445 min2019-02-18

Grenfell: Did the Fire Brigade Fail?

An examination of the London Fire Brigade's response to the Grenfell Tower fire in light of new evidence from the public inquiry and interviews with firefighters and survivors.

Episode 545 min2019-02-26

Safe at Last: Inside a Women's Refuge

In a television first, cameras are allowed inside a women's refuge to follow the stories of women who are fleeing from violent partners, and who have agreed to be identified.

Episode 645 min2019-03-04

Britain's Knife Crisis: Young, Armed and Dangerous

Former Metropolitan Police Commissioner Bernard Hogan-Howe examines why there has been a rise in knife crime and asks what Britain needs to do to get the problem under control.

Episode 745 min2019-03-11

The Brexit Millionaires

Antony Barnett investigates those who have profited from the uncertainty since the UK's referendum on membership of the EU, including politicians, consultancy firms and those who 'shorted' against Britain.

Episode 845 min2019-03-18

Great Formula Milk Scandal

New mum Kate Quilton investigates if formula milk is being fairly priced and if claims made for its benefits are unbiased and scientifically proven.

Episode 945 min2019-03-25

New Landlords From Hell

A year-long investigation by Datshiane Navanayagam reveals the shocking conditions endured by tenants of one of the UK's largest housing associations, Sanctuary Housing, and the effect on vulnerable people's health.

Episode 1045 min2019-04-01

Britain's Hidden War

With BAE Systems keeping Saudi jets in the air and British military officers working in the Saudi Air Operations Centre, Sue Turton investigates the extent to which the war in Yemen is made in Britian.

Episode 1145 min2019-04-08

When the Immigrants Leave

Ahead of Brexit, reporter Seyi Rhodes explores how a lack of migrant workers from the European Union could affect agriculture, social care and health-care in Britain.

Episode 1245 min2019-05-27

Jeremy Kyle: TV on Trial

In the wake of the cancellation of The Jeremy Kyle Show following the death of a guest who appeared on the programme, Morland Sanders investigates what lies behind the headlines, what went wrong and who might be to blame.

Episode 1345 min2019-06-03

The Truth About Chlorinated Chicken

With chemically-washed chicken being pushed as part of a post-Brexit Anglo-American trade deal this undercover report goes inside an American poultry processing plant to investigate the practice.

Episode 1445 min2019-06-10

Britain's Toxic Air Scandal

1 in 3 children in the UK is growing up inhaling unsafe levels of air pollution. Reporter Morland Sanders reveals it's not just exhausts producing dangerous emissions with toxins coming off every vehicle - even electric ones.

Episode 1545 min2019-06-17

How Safe Are Your Medicines?

In 2014 millions of pounds worth of medicines were stolen from Italian hospitals then sold by bogus drugs wholesalers - some of which ended up in the NHS supply chain. Antony Barnett investigates.

Episode 1645 min2019-06-24

Britain's Breast Implant Scandal

Abbie Eastwood investigates whether breast implants are making women ill, or worse still causing cancer.

Episode 1745 min2019-07-01

Officer Down - Police Under Attack

Former police officer Dan Neal investigates the worrying rise in the number of assaults on police officers as they go about their job.

Episode 1845 min2019-07-08

Battle for the Tory Party

As members of the Conservative Party choose our next Prime Minister, Gary Gibbon examines who really holds the reins of power.

Episode 1945 min2019-07-15

Britain's New Build Scandal

Liam Halligan investigates claims of shoddy standards, poor customer care and excessive profits at Britain's second biggest - and most profitable - house-builder, Persimmon.

Episode 2045 min2019-07-22

£2 Million Passport: Welcome to Britain

Dispatches investigates the 'golden visa' scheme, which offers British residency to wealthy foreign nationals who are willing to invest two million pounds in the UK.

Episode 2145 min2019-07-29

Young, British and Depressed

"We're promoting the idea that it's ok to have a mental health problem - but it's made us afraid of our emotions." Dispatches investigates claims that de-stigmatisation campaigns are having unintended negative consequences, leading some to wrongly believe they have problems with their mental health.

Episode 2245 min2019-09-08

Sex, Drugs and Murder

A special investigation into the epidemic use of the drug GHB in the gay community, where users are vulnerable to overdosing and sexual abuse.

Episode 2345 min2019-10-21

The Prince and the Paedophile

Cathy Newman investigates the friendship between Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and paedophile Jeffrey Epstein amid accusations that the Prince slept with a 17-year-old girl supplied by Epstein.

Episode 2445 min2019-10-28

Trump's Plan for the NHS

How Trump's proposed trade agreement with post-Brexit Britain could cost the NHS billions.

Episode 2545 min2019-11-04

Puppet Masters: The Men Who Really Run Britain

Gary Gibbon examines the role played by Dominic Cummings and Seumas Milne the controversial political advisors to Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn.

Episode 2645 min2019-11-11

The Secrets of Amazon

Sophie Morgan explores some of the complaints about the global company, including working conditions, selling toxic toys and pro-anorexia books, tax avoidance and selling on personal data.

Episode 2745 min2019-11-18

Born Homeless

Explores the issue of pregnant women who find themselves with no place to call home, and conducts an exclusive survey of midwives to get a sense of the scale of the problem.

Episode 2845 min2019-12-02

Growing Up Poor: Britain's Breadline Kids

In Britain, 4.1 million children are growing up in poverty. This special report follows three families to show what life is like if there's not enough money for life's essentials.

Episode 292019-12-13

Britain's Child Drug Runners

Children as young as seven are being groomed to sell drugs for 'county lines' drugs gangs in towns and villages all over the UK. This documentary follows four young people trapped in this world.

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