Dispatches (Season 21)

An in-depth look at news stories. Documentaries that take you behind the scenes giving an insight into people's lives or institutions.

  • Poster for Fighting the Taliban

    Fighting the Taliban (Episode 1)

    Air date: 2007-01-08

  • Poster for Meeting the Taliban

    Meeting the Taliban (Episode 2)

    Air date: 2007-01-11

  • Poster for Undercover Mosque

    Undercover Mosque (Episode 3)

    Air date: 2007-01-15

    Runtime: 45 min

    Overview: 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.

  • Poster for Labour's Gambling Addiction

    Labour's Gambling Addiction (Episode 4)

    Air date: 2007-01-22

  • Poster for Iraq's Death Squads

    Iraq's Death Squads (Episode 5)

    Air date: 2007-01-29

  • Poster for At Home with the Terror Suspects

    At Home with the Terror Suspects (Episode 6)

    Air date: 2007-02-05

  • Poster for The Supermarket That's Eating Britain

    The Supermarket That's Eating Britain (Episode 7)

    Air date: 2007-02-19

  • Poster for NHS: Where Did All the Money Go?

    NHS: Where Did All the Money Go? (Episode 8)

    Air date: 2007-02-26

  • Poster for Greenwash

    Greenwash (Episode 9)

    Air date: 2007-03-05

    Overview: 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

  • Poster for Charles: The Meddling Prince

    Charles: The Meddling Prince (Episode 10)

    Air date: 2007-03-12

  • Poster for When Did You Last Beat Your Wife?

    When Did You Last Beat Your Wife? (Episode 11)

    Air date: 2007-03-19

  • Poster for Cameron- Toff at the Top

    Cameron- Toff at the Top (Episode 12)

    Air date: 2007-03-26

  • Poster for Undercover Prisoner

    Undercover Prisoner (Episode 13)

    Air date: 2007-04-02

  • Poster for Murdering the Truth

    Murdering the Truth (Episode 14)

    Air date: 2007-04-16

  • Poster for Between the Mullahs and The Military

    Between the Mullahs and The Military (Episode 15)

    Air date: 2007-04-23

  • Poster for The Indian Miracle?

    The Indian Miracle? (Episode 16)

    Air date: 2007-04-30

  • Poster for Gordon Brown: Fit for Office?

    Gordon Brown: Fit for Office? (Episode 17)

    Air date: 2007-05-14

  • Poster for Afghanistan Unveiled

    Afghanistan Unveiled (Episode 18)

    Air date: 2007-05-17

  • Poster for Bin Wars

    Bin Wars (Episode 19)

    Air date: 2007-05-24

  • Poster for Kidnapped to Order

    Kidnapped to Order (Episode 20)

    Air date: 2007-06-11

  • Poster for Drinking Yourself to Death

    Drinking Yourself to Death (Episode 21)

    Air date: 2007-06-18

    Overview: 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.

  • Poster for The Man Who Lost Himself

    The Man Who Lost Himself (Episode 22)

    Air date: 2007-06-25

  • Poster for The War on Britain's Jews

    The War on Britain's Jews (Episode 23)

    Air date: 2007-07-09

  • Poster for Great Green Smokescreen

    Great Green Smokescreen (Episode 24)

    Air date: 2007-07-16

  • Poster for Undercover Mother

    Undercover Mother (Episode 25)

    Air date: 2007-07-23

    Overview: Tazeen Ahmad investigates the overstretched maternity services which are resulting in new mothers having traumatic births and at worst, putting lives at risk.

  • Poster for Britain's Bad Housing

    Britain's Bad Housing (Episode 26)

    Air date: 2007-07-30

  • Poster for Britain Under Attack

    Britain Under Attack (Episode 27)

    Air date: 2007-08-06

  • Poster for The Olympic Cash Machine

    The Olympic Cash Machine (Episode 28)

    Air date: 2007-09-10

  • Poster for Unholy War (II)

    Unholy War (II) (Episode 29)

    Air date: 2007-09-17

  • Poster for Nice Work If You Can Get It

    Nice Work If You Can Get It (Episode 30)

    Air date: 2007-09-24

    Overview: Political journalist Peter Oborne examines how politicians and MPs use their power to gain financial benefits.

  • Poster for Immigrants: The Inconvenient Truth

    Immigrants: The Inconvenient Truth (Episode 31)

    Air date: 2007-10-01

    Overview: 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.

  • Poster for China's Stolen Children

    China's Stolen Children (Episode 32)

    Air date: 2007-10-08

    Overview: 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

  • Poster for Abortion: What We Need to Know

    Abortion: What We Need to Know (Episode 33)

    Air date: 2007-10-17

    Overview: An investigation into abortion; focusing on how new scientific research on foetal pain could cause for a change to current abortion laws.

  • Poster for Searching for Madeleine

    Searching for Madeleine (Episode 34)

    Air date: 2007-10-18

    Overview: 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.

  • Poster for Why Our Children Can't Read

    Why Our Children Can't Read (Episode 35)

    Air date: 2007-10-22

  • Poster for How to Get Ahead in Africa

    How to Get Ahead in Africa (Episode 36)

    Air date: 2007-10-29

  • Poster for The Housing Trap

    The Housing Trap (Episode 37)

    Air date: 2007-11-05

  • Poster for Bottleneck Britain

    Bottleneck Britain (Episode 38)

    Air date: 2007-11-12

  • Poster for Mark Thomas on Coca-Cola

    Mark Thomas on Coca-Cola (Episode 39)

    Air date: 2007-11-19

    Overview: 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.

  • Poster for Britain Under Water

    Britain Under Water (Episode 40)

    Air date: 2007-12-03

  • Poster for Christmas Credit Crisis

    Christmas Credit Crisis (Episode 41)

    Air date: 2007-12-10

  • Poster for How Safe Are Your Christmas Toys?

    How Safe Are Your Christmas Toys? (Episode 42)

    Air date: 2007-12-17

    Overview: 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

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