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Dispatches Season 24 Episodes

33 Episodes 2010 - 2010

Episode 1

My Family and Alzheimer's

Fiona Phillips returns to the issue of Alzheimer's treatment, examining whether there has been any improvement in the provision of financial support and respite care available for them and their carers.

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Episode 2

The Slumdog Children of Mumbai

This Dispatches Special , screening as part of Channel 4's Indian Winter season, reveals the brutal reality of life on the streets and in the slums of Mumbai, following the daily struggles of four young children to survive.

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Episode 3

Afghanistan: Behind Enemy Lines

Dispatches goes inside the enemy camp in northern Afghanistan as award-winning Afghan reporter Najibullah Quraishi is granted access to an army of extreme Islamic combatants.

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Episode 4

Post Office Undercover

Two reporters go undercover as agency postmen to find out if the Royal Mail has delivered on claims that it is modernizing and improving its service.

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Episode 5

Kids Don't Count

97 mins

An investigation into the rise of school children who are struggling with mathematics and tries to find solutions.

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Episode 6

Kids Don't Count: Part 2

In the second half of the two-part special, maths specialist Richard Dunne returns to Barton Hill Primary School, accompanied by Countdown's Rachel Riley, to help the pupils with their mental arithmetic.

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Episode 7

Britain's Islamic Republic

Dispatches investigates a fundamentalist Islamic group headquartered in Britain, and its claims to have placed its "brothers" in positions of political power here.

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Episode 8

Cameron Uncovered

According to polls, after 13 years in the political wilderness, the Conservatives under David Cameron's leadership seem likely to form the next government. Andrew Rawnsley brings viewers an inside portrait of the government that might be.

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Episode 9

Children of Gaza

Jezza Neumann arrived in Gaza to follow the lives of 3 children over a year. Surrounded by the remnants of the demolished Gaza Strip and increasingly isolated by the blockade that prevents anyone from rebuilding their homes and their lives

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Episode 10

Politicians for Hire

After the MPs' expenses scandal, dispatches delves into the world of political lobbying.

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Episode 11

Tracing the Marathon's Millions

An investigation into how the London marathon's charity earnings are spent and the true cost of how much is spent in staging the event.

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Episode 12

Election Uncovered

It's nearly time to vote and the campaigning is reaching a climax. Journalist Ben Laurance analyses each party's campaign and gets a real taste of what's happening behind the scenes in the run-up to polling day.

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Episode 13

The Lost Girls of South Africa

South Africa has the highest incidence of rape and 80% of the victims are girls under 13. The trauma of 5 such girls in Port Elizabeth is discussed. Ineffective police, lax judiciary and the stretched social welfare system are highlighted.

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Episode 14

Undercover Social Worker

Investigating child protection procedures and practices within the child social care institution.

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Episode 15

How the Banks Won

Next week's emergency budget will bring more cuts and tax rises to help pay for the bank bailout. Will Hutton investigates the banks and what they've done with our money.

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Episode 16

How to Save £100 Billion - Live

On the eve of the emergency budget announcement, in a live hour-long debate, Dispatches sets out controversial cuts that could save Britain £100 billion.

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Episode 17

Africa's Last Taboo

An investigation into the persecution that gay people face in Africa.

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Episode 18

Gun Nation

Following an undercover police operation to tackle gun crime in the UK.

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Episode 19

Catching the Gun Runners

For the last two years, Dispatches has been following an undercover police operation as it tracks a criminal gang trying to smuggle guns into Britain.

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Episode 20

Britain's Witch Children

Dispatches looks at why some of Britain's African churches perpetuate the myth of witchcraft and believe children can be possessed by evil spirits.

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Episode 21

When Cousins Marry

Looking at the consequences of first cousin marriage in Britain.

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Episode 22

Britain's Secret Slaves

A look at domestic workers who come to the UK from other countries and end up being mistreated by having their human rights violated by their employers.

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Episode 23

How the MoD Wastes Our Billions

Veteran war correspondent Sam Kiley turns his sights on the critical issue of whether the British tax payer, and British soldier, are getting value for money from the Ministry of Defence.

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Episode 24

What's the Point of the Unions?

An inside look at the inner workings of trade unions and examining what could happen if Britain undergoes mass industrial action.

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Episode 25

Tabloids, Tories and Telephone Hacking

49 mins

An investigation into the News of the World phone hacking scandal and News International's working relationship with the police, politicians and the current government.

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Episode 26

Bravo's Deadly Mission

Thu, Feb 17, 201173 mins

Following a team of US marines as they go on Operation Moshtarak.

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Episode 27

How the Rich Beat the Taxman

48 mins

An investigation into the clever tactics wealthy British people and companies use to cheat the tax system.

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Episode 28

Iraq's Secret War Files

49 mins

Exposing the full and unreported horror of the Iraqi conflict and its aftermath. The programme reveals the scale of civilian casualties, and allegations that after the scandal of Abu Ghraib, soldiers continued to abuse prisoners; and that US forces did not intervene in the torture and murder of detainees by the Iraqi security services.

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Episode 29

Britain's Street Kids

48 mins

Exploring hidden world of runaway and evicted teenagers, looking at their lives and how they fend for themselves.

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Episode 30

Fashion's Dirty Secret

49 mins

An investigation into factories that manufacture clothing for high street shops.

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Episode 31

Riding Europe's Gravy Train

Dispatches reveals the exceptionally generous package of salary, pension and expenses that MEPs receive and how some have abused the rules to pocket as much cash as possible.

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Episode 32

City of Fear

48 mins

Following the police and people of Islamabad as Pakistan's capital battles to overcome an unprecedented wave of terrorist attacks.

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Episode 33

The Kids Britain Doesn't Want

49 mins

Exploring the experiences of young people who have been brutalized by the asylum system in the UK.

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