Episode guide
Dispatches: 2008
41 episodes · premiered Jan 10, 2008
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- Episode 1: The Truth About Your Food: Part 1 Jan 10, 2008
- Episode 2: The Truth About Your Food: Part 2 Jan 17, 2008
- Episode 3: The Court of Ken Jan 21, 2008 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…
- Episode 4: Why Kids Kill Jan 28, 2008 A report on the increase of gang culture and murder that teenagers participate in the UK.
- Episode 5: Heat or Eat, the Pensioners' Dilemma Feb 5, 2008
- Episode 6: The Children Left Behind Feb 11, 2008
- Episode 7: How the Banks Bet Your Money Feb 18, 2008
- Episode 8: Checking-in to Airport Chaos Feb 25, 2008
- Episode 9: Iraq: The Lost Generation Mar 16, 2008 Filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy investigates the biggest and most catastrophic refugee crisis in the Middle East since the Palestinian diaspora of 1948.
- Episode 10: Iraq: The Betrayal Mar 17, 2008
- Episode 11: Jon Snow's Hidden Iraq Mar 18, 2008
- Episode 12: Undercover in Tibet Mar 31, 2008 Reveals the regime of terror which dominates daily life and makes freedom of expression an impossibility.
- Episode 13: Immigration: The Inconvenient Truth Part 1 Apr 7, 2008
- Episode 14: Immigration: The Inconvenient Truth Part 2 Apr 14, 2008
- Episode 15: Immigration: The Inconvenient Truth Part 3 Apr 21, 2008
- Episode 16: The Mobile Phone Rip-Off Apr 28, 2008
- Episode 17: The Truth About Beauty Creams May 12, 2008
- Episode 18: In God's Name May 19, 2008 An investigation into the growth of Christian fundamentalism in the UK.
- Episode 19: The Warlords Next Door? May 26, 2008
- Episode 20: Gordon Brown: Where Did It All Go Wrong? Jun 9, 2008
- Episode 21: From Jail to Jihad Jun 16, 2008
- Episode 22: The Truth About Food Prices Jun 23, 2008 A report on the rising cost of food prices and the impact it has producers and consumers.
- Episode 23: The Truth About Street Weapons Jun 30, 2008
- Episode 24: A Widow's War on Yobs Jul 5, 2008 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.
- Episode 25: It Shouldn't Happen to a Muslim Jul 7, 2008 On the third anniversary of the 7/7 London bombings Peter Oborne investigates whether the has fueled anger and violence towards British Muslims.
- Episode 26: The Jab That Can Stop Cancer Jul 21, 2008 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.
- Episode 27: Sandwiches Unwrapped Jul 28, 2008 An examination of Britain's sandwich industry and whether shop-bought sandwiches are as healthy for you as consumers think.
- Episode 28: How the Banks Never Lose Aug 25, 2008
- Episode 29: Undercover Mosque: The Return Sep 1, 2008 A year and a half after Undercover Mosque, this follow-up documentary goes undercover again to investigate extremism in the UK.
- Episode 30: Hope for the Last Chance Kids Sep 8, 2008 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.
- Episode 31: What's in Your Wine? Sep 15, 2008 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…
- Episode 32: The Human Cost of the Credit Crunch Sep 22, 2008
- Episode 33: Cameron's Money Men Sep 30, 2008
- Episode 34: The Hidden World of Lap Dancing Oct 6, 2008 An investigation into lap dancing clubs in England and whether they abide by the rules stated on their entertainment license
- Episode 35: The Trouble with British Airways Oct 13, 2008
- Episode 36: The Truth about Your Energy Bill Oct 20, 2008 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…
- Episode 37: Jon Snow's American Journey Oct 26, 2008
- Episode 38: Don't Bank on the Bailout Oct 27, 2008
- Episode 39: Mum Loves Drugs, Not Me Nov 3, 2008
- Episode 40: Saving Africa's Witch Children Nov 12, 2008 Reporting on children in parts Nigeria branded as witches.
- Episode 41: Iraq: The Legacy Dec 13, 2008