Dispatches
2008
2008 · 41 episodes
1. The Truth About Your Food: Part 1
2008-01-10
2. The Truth About Your Food: Part 2
2008-01-17
3. The Court of Ken
2008-01-21
With just months to go before Londoners vote for the next Mayor of London, the current affairs series investigates the current mayoral system and takes an in depth look at current Mayor, Ken Livingstone and the how he has misused his power to his advantage.
4. Why Kids Kill
2008-01-28
A report on the increase of gang culture and murder that teenagers participate in the UK.
5. Heat or Eat, the Pensioners' Dilemma
2008-02-05
6. The Children Left Behind
2008-02-11
7. How the Banks Bet Your Money
2008-02-18
8. Checking-in to Airport Chaos
2008-02-25
9. Iraq: The Lost Generation
2008-03-16
Filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy investigates the biggest and most catastrophic refugee crisis in the Middle East since the Palestinian diaspora of 1948.
10. Iraq: The Betrayal
2008-03-17
11. Jon Snow's Hidden Iraq
2008-03-18
12. Undercover in Tibet
2008-03-31
Reveals the regime of terror which dominates daily life and makes freedom of expression an impossibility.
13. Immigration: The Inconvenient Truth Part 1
2008-04-07
14. Immigration: The Inconvenient Truth Part 2
2008-04-14
15. Immigration: The Inconvenient Truth Part 3
2008-04-21
16. The Mobile Phone Rip-Off
2008-04-28
17. The Truth About Beauty Creams
2008-05-12
18. In God's Name
2008-05-19
An investigation into the growth of Christian fundamentalism in the UK.
19. The Warlords Next Door?
2008-05-26
20. Gordon Brown: Where Did It All Go Wrong?
2008-06-09
21. From Jail to Jihad
2008-06-16
22. The Truth About Food Prices
2008-06-23
A report on the rising cost of food prices and the impact it has producers and consumers.
23. The Truth About Street Weapons
2008-06-30
24. A Widow's War on Yobs
2008-07-05
This documentary follows widow, Helen Newlove. Her husband Gary was kicked to death outside their home in Cheshire. This film follows her journey to tackle youth crime in the UK.
25. It Shouldn't Happen to a Muslim
2008-07-07
On the third anniversary of the 7/7 London bombings Peter Oborne investigates whether the has fueled anger and violence towards British Muslims.
26. The Jab That Can Stop Cancer
2008-07-21
A new jab will be offered to every girl aged 12 to 13 in Britain to help protect her against cervical cancer. While some hail it as a medical breakthrough, it has provoked controversy.
27. Sandwiches Unwrapped
2008-07-28
An examination of Britain's sandwich industry and whether shop-bought sandwiches are as healthy for you as consumers think.
28. How the Banks Never Lose
2008-08-25
29. Undercover Mosque: The Return
2008-09-01
A year and a half after Undercover Mosque, this follow-up documentary goes undercover again to investigate extremism in the UK.
30. Hope for the Last Chance Kids
2008-09-08
Update on the pupils of Monteagle Primary School featured in an earlier documentary. The pupils experience a remarkable improvement as a result of using synthetic phonics.
31. What's in Your Wine?
2008-09-15
Jane Moore investigates scandals in the wine industry, taking a look at the 40 different substances that can be used in producing wine but which are rarely detailed on the label of your bottle of wine.
32. The Human Cost of the Credit Crunch
2008-09-22
33. Cameron's Money Men
2008-09-30
34. The Hidden World of Lap Dancing
2008-10-06
An investigation into lap dancing clubs in England and whether they abide by the rules stated on their entertainment license
35. The Trouble with British Airways
2008-10-13
36. The Truth about Your Energy Bill
2008-10-20
Deborah Davies investigates the rising price of energy bills in the UK. She finds out why our charges are so high, whether changing suppliers can reduce bills, and the impact of Gordon Brown's fuel package.
37. Jon Snow's American Journey
2008-10-26
38. Don't Bank on the Bailout
2008-10-27
39. Mum Loves Drugs, Not Me
2008-11-03
40. Saving Africa's Witch Children
2008-11-12
Reporting on children in parts Nigeria branded as witches.
41. Iraq: The Legacy
2008-12-13
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