Episode guide
Dispatches: 2020
18 episodes · premiered Feb 24, 2020
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- Episode 1: The Secrets of Big Tobacco: Has Philip Morris International Really Given Up Smoking? Feb 24, 2020 · 45m Philip Morris International has said it wants a smoke-free future and offers so-called reduced-risk alternatives. But at the same as its campaign promotes this in the UK it continues to…
- Episode 2: Starbucks & Nespresso: The Truth About Your Coffee Mar 2, 2020 · 45m Antony Barnett travels to Guatemala where he learns that young children are working long hours in gruelling conditions picking coffee beans that supply Starbucks and Nespresso.
- Episode 3: Celebs for Sale: The Great Charity Scandal Mar 9, 2020 · 45m Antony Barnett goes undercover to reveal how some of the most famous people in Britain are profiting from the work they do for charity
- Episode 4: Britain's Train Hell Mar 16, 2020 · 45m As Britain's rail commuters face rising fares, delays and overcrowding, the Government plans a high speed train that won't run until 2040. How do we fix our railways now?
- Episode 5: Sex, Money & Power: The Dirty Secrets of Davos Mar 23, 2020 · 45m Caitlin Brown investigates allegations of sexism and harassment in Davos at the annual summit of world leaders and businessmen, hearing from women who are fed up with their treatment by men.
- Episode 6: Coronavirus: How Britain Is Changing Apr 8, 2020 · 45m A look at how the coronavirus outbreak is changing Britain in the long term, for better or worse, from a reduction in pollution to economic policy.
- Episode 7: The Truth About Traveller Crime Apr 16, 2020 · 1h Anja Popp goes in search of the truth about crimes linked to traveller sites. She talks to members of the public who have experienced crime waves and intimidation, goes out on patrol with…
- Episode 9: Britain's Coronavirus Catastrophe: Did the Government Get it Wrong? Jun 3, 2020 · 1h With Britain's Covid death rate one of the world's highest, Antony Barnett examines the evidence and asks did the government get it wrong?
- Episode 10: Dirty Secrets of American Food: Coming to a Supermarket Near You? Oct 12, 2020 · 1h Morland Sanders investigates the American food that could be coming to Britain soon as part of a post-Brexit trade deal. with exclusive lab results revealing levels of dangerous bacteria…
- Episode 11: Trump's Coronavirus Catastrophe Oct 19, 2020 After months of conversations with White House advisors insiders, whistleblowers, politicians, scientists, and Trump supporters, Matt Frei investigates the President's performance during…
- Episode 12: How Safe Is Going Out? Oct 26, 2020 · 45m As Britain's service industry battles to survive Covid-19, Morland Sanders investigates the promises made by hotels, trains and pubs of 'deep cleans' and 'enhanced hygiene practices'.
- Episode 13: American Nightmare: Trump's Breadline Kids Nov 1, 2020 On the eve of the US Presidential election, with the backdrop of Covid-19 and racial tension, this documentary examines the experience of poverty through the eyes of three children in the…
- Episode 14: Britain's Covid Job Crisis Nov 2, 2020 As the furlough scheme ends, cameras follow a minimum-wage paying job vacancy at a Manchester restaurant, which attracts almost 1000 applicants as unemployment rates spiral.
- Episode 15: Divided States of America Nov 9, 2020
- Episode 16: Is Your Online Habit Killing the Planet? Nov 16, 2020 Sophie Morgan investigates the carbon footprint of the tech industry, as she discovers some shocking truths about the hidden cost of our online habits.
- Episode 17: Lockdown Chaos: How the Government Lost Control Nov 16, 2020 As most of the UK goes back into lockdown, Antony Barnett reveals what went wrong, how the government lost control, and the companies making millions from the pandemic.
- Episode 18: Coronavirus Vaccine: Is It Safe? Dec 18, 2020 With the UK the first to approve and roll-out a coronavirus vaccine, Matt Frei asks how have we managed so quickly and just how safe is it? Is it the shot in the arm to get Britain moving…
- Episode 19: Deep Fakes: Can You Trust Your Eyes? Dec 28, 2020