Episode guide
Dispatches: 2017
29 episodes · premiered Jan 16, 2017
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- Episode 1: President Trump's Dirty Secrets Jan 16, 2017 · 45m 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…
- Episode 2: Undercover: Britain's Cheap Clothes (1) Jan 23, 2017 · 45m 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…
- Episode 3: Undercover: Britain's Cheap Clothes (2) Jan 30, 2017 · 45m 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…
- Episode 4: Undercover: Britain's Homeless Scandal Feb 13, 2017 · 45m 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 5: Supermarkets: Brexit and Your Shrinking Shop Feb 20, 2017 · 45m 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…
- Episode 6: Inside Britain's Airports Feb 27, 2017 · 45m 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…
- Episode 7: Under Lock and Key Mar 1, 2017 · 45m 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…
- Episode 8: Brexit: Crisis on the Wards Mar 13, 2017 · 45m 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…
- Episode 9: Britain's Benefit Families Mar 20, 2017 · 45m 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…
- Episode 10: Syria's Disappeared: The Case Against Assad Mar 23, 2017 · 45m 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 11: Secrets of Coca-Cola Mar 27, 2017 · 45m 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…
- Episode 12: President Trump: How Scared Should We Be? Apr 3, 2017 · 45m 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 13: Isis and the Battle for Iraq Apr 6, 2017 · 45m 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…
- Episode 14: Trump, The Doctor and The Vaccine Scandal May 8, 2017 · 45m 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 15: Bupa Care Homes Undercover Jun 19, 2017 · 45m 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 16: Brexit - How to Get a British Passport Jun 26, 2017 · 45m 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…
- Episode 17: Secrets of Your Cruise Jul 3, 2017 · 45m 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 18: Secrets of Britain's New Homes Jul 10, 2017 · 45m Antony Barnett investigates why so few new homes are being built across Britain and examines links between the property industry and the Government.
- Episode 19: Wasting Away: The Truth About Anorexia Aug 24, 2017 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…
- Episode 20: Secrets of Your New Car Aug 28, 2017 · 45m 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 21: How to Get a Pay Rise Oct 16, 2017 · 45m Dispatches investigates low wage growth, asking who is responsible for wage stagnation and provides a masterclass on how to get a pay rise.
- Episode 22: Trump & Russia: Sex, Spies and Scandal Oct 18, 2017 · 45m 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 23: Who Deserves a Pay Rise? Oct 23, 2017 · 45m 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 24: Is Britain Full? Oct 30, 2017 · 45m 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 25: Trouble on the Trains Nov 6, 2017 · 45m 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…
- Episode 26: The Fight For Mosul Nov 7, 2017 · 45m 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 27: The Great Housing Scandal Nov 13, 2017 · 45m 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 28: How to Avoid the Dementia Tax Nov 20, 2017 · 45m 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 29: Al Fayed Behind Closed Doors Dec 8, 2017 · 45m