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