Dispatches – 2007
Episodes
Fighting the Taliban
Meeting the Taliban
Undercover Mosque
Investigative journalist, Bobby Pathak, has investigated a number of mosques run by high profile national organisations that claim to be dedicated to moderation and dialogue with other faiths. But reporting undercover he joined worshippers to find a message of religious bigotry and extremism being preached. The investigation reveals Saudi Arabian universities are recruiting young Western Muslims to train them in their extreme theology, then sending them back to the West to spread the word.
Labour's Gambling Addiction
Iraq's Death Squads
At Home with the Terror Suspects
The Supermarket That's Eating Britain
NHS: Where Did All the Money Go?
Greenwash
The government is set to achieve only a third to a half of its overall policy target for reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 2020. Dispatches reports. The expert-reviewed audit by the UCL Environment Institute is the first comprehensive investigation into the real impact of the Government's carbon-cutting policies across all government departments mandated with reducing greenhouse gas emissions
Charles: The Meddling Prince
When Did You Last Beat Your Wife?
Cameron- Toff at the Top
Undercover Prisoner
Murdering the Truth
Between the Mullahs and The Military
The Indian Miracle?
Gordon Brown: Fit for Office?
Afghanistan Unveiled
Bin Wars
Kidnapped to Order
Drinking Yourself to Death
Based on medical research and personal findings Dispatches investigates the effects binge drinking can have on a consumer's health and whether low-priced (supermarket bought) alcohol is one of the causes for an increase in alcohol consumption.
The Man Who Lost Himself
The War on Britain's Jews
Great Green Smokescreen
Undercover Mother
Tazeen Ahmad investigates the overstretched maternity services which are resulting in new mothers having traumatic births and at worst, putting lives at risk.
Britain's Bad Housing
Britain Under Attack
The Olympic Cash Machine
Unholy War (II)
Nice Work If You Can Get It
Political journalist Peter Oborne examines how politicians and MPs use their power to gain financial benefits.
Immigrants: The Inconvenient Truth
Looks at the beneficial social and economical contributions made by different immigrant groups, drawing on research done by the Institute for Public Policy Research. Contrasts this with the perception of immigrants and political and media issues.
China's Stolen Children
Ten years after the policy-changing and award-winning film, The Dying Rooms, the same team returns to a very different China where the infamous One Child Policy has had the horrific side effect of a boom in stolen children. With extraordinary access to devastated parents desperately searching for their stolen son; a man who brokers the deals and has sold his own offspring; and prospective parents grappling with giving up their soon-to-be-born daughter through lack of options, we are brought face to face with the crisis that such a stringent government policy has created among China's poorest people
Abortion: What We Need to Know
An investigation into abortion; focusing on how new scientific research on foetal pain could cause for a change to current abortion laws.
Searching for Madeleine
After the disappearance of child, Madeline McCann 168 days ago; Dispatches sent a team of five of the UK's best-qualified criminal investigators to Praia da Luz to investigate and assess the situation.
Why Our Children Can't Read
How to Get Ahead in Africa
The Housing Trap
Bottleneck Britain
Mark Thomas on Coca-Cola
Comedian and activist Mark Thomas reports on how Coca-Cola has caused problems in the world with pollution, worker exploitation and even death. The documentary also reports on how Coca-Cola respond to these allegations.
Britain Under Water
Christmas Credit Crisis
How Safe Are Your Christmas Toys?
Deborah Davies reports on potentially dangerous toys that can be bought in the UK. These toys are then safety tested and the findings reported to authorities