Dispatches (Season 5)

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 Giant of the Gulf

    Giant of the Gulf (Episode 1)

    Air date: 1991-01-09

    Runtime: 45 min

  • Poster for What Happened at Christmas Island

    What Happened at Christmas Island (Episode 2)

    Air date: 1991-01-16

    Runtime: 45 min

  • Poster for Mr Bush's Road to War

    Mr Bush's Road to War (Episode 3)

    Air date: 1991-01-23

    Runtime: 45 min

  • Poster for Hanson Trust

    Hanson Trust (Episode 4)

    Air date: 1991-01-29

    Runtime: 45 min

  • Poster for Saddam's Secret Army

    Saddam's Secret Army (Episode 5)

    Air date: 1991-01-30

    Runtime: 45 min

  • Poster for Crackdown

    Crackdown (Episode 6)

    Air date: 1991-02-06

    Runtime: 45 min

  • Poster for Skeletons Have Names

    Skeletons Have Names (Episode 7)

    Air date: 1991-02-13

    Runtime: 45 min

  • Poster for The Provoked Wife

    The Provoked Wife (Episode 8)

    Air date: 1991-02-20

    Runtime: 45 min

  • Poster for Thinking of the Soldier

    Thinking of the Soldier (Episode 9)

    Air date: 1991-02-27

    Runtime: 45 min

  • Poster for Voices From Tibet

    Voices From Tibet (Episode 10)

    Air date: 1991-03-06

    Runtime: 45 min

  • Poster for A Very British Recession

    A Very British Recession (Episode 11)

    Air date: 1991-03-13

    Runtime: 45 min

  • Poster for Keep On Running

    Keep On Running (Episode 12)

    Air date: 1991-03-20

    Runtime: 45 min

  • Poster for Strange Case of Democracy

    Strange Case of Democracy (Episode 13)

    Air date: 1991-03-27

    Runtime: 45 min

  • Poster for Sir John's Shuttle

    Sir John's Shuttle (Episode 14)

    Air date: 1991-04-03

    Runtime: 45 min

  • Poster for A Dream Betrayed

    A Dream Betrayed (Episode 15)

    Air date: 1991-04-10

    Runtime: 45 min

  • Poster for Tapping into Toxnet

    Tapping into Toxnet (Episode 16)

    Air date: 1991-04-17

    Runtime: 45 min

  • Poster for Mr Major's Number 10

    Mr Major's Number 10 (Episode 17)

    Air date: 1991-04-24

    Runtime: 45 min

  • Poster for The Promised Land

    The Promised Land (Episode 18)

    Air date: 1991-05-01

    Runtime: 45 min

  • Poster for The Ballot Fixers

    The Ballot Fixers (Episode 19)

    Air date: 1991-05-08

    Runtime: 45 min

  • Poster for The Arthur Legend

    The Arthur Legend (Episode 20)

    Air date: 1991-05-22

    Runtime: 45 min

    Overview: Director Ken Loach and reporter-producer Lorraine Heggessey defend miners' leader Arthur Scargill against allegations made by the Daily Mirror and ITV's The Cook Report (1987-98), including financial misconduct during the 1984-85 miners' strike.

  • Poster for Saddam's Iraq

    Saddam's Iraq (Episode 21)

    Air date: 1991-05-29

    Runtime: 45 min

  • Poster for Castro's Secret Fix

    Castro's Secret Fix (Episode 22)

    Air date: 1991-06-05

    Runtime: 45 min

  • Poster for The Movement

    The Movement (Episode 23)

    Air date: 1991-06-12

    Runtime: 45 min

  • Poster for The Committee

    The Committee (Episode 24)

    Air date: 1991-10-02

    Runtime: 45 min

  • Poster for Strange Customs

    Strange Customs (Episode 25)

    Air date: 1991-10-09

    Runtime: 45 min

  • Poster for In the Cleaning Machine

    In the Cleaning Machine (Episode 26)

    Air date: 1991-10-16

    Runtime: 45 min

  • Poster for Every Child in Britain

    Every Child in Britain (Episode 27)

    Air date: 1991-10-23

    Runtime: 45 min

  • Poster for Georgian Nightmare

    Georgian Nightmare (Episode 28)

    Air date: 1991-10-30

    Runtime: 45 min

  • Poster for Missing in Action

    Missing in Action (Episode 29)

    Air date: 1991-11-06

    Runtime: 45 min

  • Poster for The Swiss Connection

    The Swiss Connection (Episode 30)

    Air date: 1991-11-13

    Runtime: 45 min

  • Poster for The Last Taboo

    The Last Taboo (Episode 31)

    Air date: 1991-11-20

    Runtime: 45 min

  • Poster for The Truth that Sets Us Free

    The Truth that Sets Us Free (Episode 32)

    Air date: 1991-11-27

    Runtime: 45 min

  • Poster for Don King, Unauthorised

    Don King, Unauthorised (Episode 33)

    Writer: Charles C. Stuart

    Air date: 1991-12-04

    Runtime: 45 min

  • Poster for Holding the Baby

    Holding the Baby (Episode 34)

    Air date: 1991-12-11

    Runtime: 45 min

  • Poster for Christmas in Kurdistan

    Christmas in Kurdistan (Episode 35)

    Air date: 1991-12-18

    Runtime: 45 min

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