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Dispatches

2008

2008 · 41 episodes

  1. 1. The Truth About Your Food: Part 1

    2008-01-10

  2. 2. The Truth About Your Food: Part 2

    2008-01-17

  3. 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. 4. Why Kids Kill

    2008-01-28

    A report on the increase of gang culture and murder that teenagers participate in the UK.

  5. 5. Heat or Eat, the Pensioners' Dilemma

    2008-02-05

  6. 6. The Children Left Behind

    2008-02-11

  7. 7. How the Banks Bet Your Money

    2008-02-18

  8. 8. Checking-in to Airport Chaos

    2008-02-25

  9. 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. 10. Iraq: The Betrayal

    2008-03-17

  11. 11. Jon Snow's Hidden Iraq

    2008-03-18

  12. 12. Undercover in Tibet

    2008-03-31

    Reveals the regime of terror which dominates daily life and makes freedom of expression an impossibility.

  13. 13. Immigration: The Inconvenient Truth Part 1

    2008-04-07

  14. 14. Immigration: The Inconvenient Truth Part 2

    2008-04-14

  15. 15. Immigration: The Inconvenient Truth Part 3

    2008-04-21

  16. 16. The Mobile Phone Rip-Off

    2008-04-28

  17. 17. The Truth About Beauty Creams

    2008-05-12

  18. 18. In God's Name

    2008-05-19

    An investigation into the growth of Christian fundamentalism in the UK.

  19. 19. The Warlords Next Door?

    2008-05-26

  20. 20. Gordon Brown: Where Did It All Go Wrong?

    2008-06-09

  21. 21. From Jail to Jihad

    2008-06-16

  22. 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. 23. The Truth About Street Weapons

    2008-06-30

  24. 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. 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. 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. 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. 28. How the Banks Never Lose

    2008-08-25

  29. 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. 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. 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. 32. The Human Cost of the Credit Crunch

    2008-09-22

  33. 33. Cameron's Money Men

    2008-09-30

  34. 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. 35. The Trouble with British Airways

    2008-10-13

  36. 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. 37. Jon Snow's American Journey

    2008-10-26

  38. 38. Don't Bank on the Bailout

    2008-10-27

  39. 39. Mum Loves Drugs, Not Me

    2008-11-03

  40. 40. Saving Africa's Witch Children

    2008-11-12

    Reporting on children in parts Nigeria branded as witches.

  41. 41. Iraq: The Legacy

    2008-12-13

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