Dispatches Season 34 Episodes

Episode 1

The Secrets of Big Tobacco: Has Philip Morris International Really Given Up Smoking?

26 mins

Philip Morris International has said it wants a smoke-free future and offers so-called reduced-risk alternatives. But at the same as its campaign promotes this in the UK it continues to sell billions of cigarettes across the world.

Episode 2

Starbucks & Nespresso: The Truth About Your Coffee

26 mins

Antony Barnett travels to Guatemala where he learns that young children are working long hours in gruelling conditions picking coffee beans that supply Starbucks and Nespresso.

Episode 3

Celebs for Sale: The Great Charity Scandal

26 mins

Antony Barnett goes undercover to reveal how some of the most famous people in Britain are profiting from the work they do for charity

Episode 4

Britain's Train Hell

26 mins

As Britain's rail commuters face rising fares, delays and overcrowding, the Government plans a high speed train that won't run until 2040. How do we fix our railways now?

Episode 5

Sex, Money & Power: The Dirty Secrets of Davos

26 mins

Caitlin Brown investigates allegations of sexism and harassment in Davos at the annual summit of world leaders and businessmen, hearing from women who are fed up with their treatment by men.

Episode 6

Coronavirus: How Britain Is Changing

47 mins

A look at how the coronavirus outbreak is changing Britain in the long term, for better or worse, from a reduction in pollution to economic policy.

Episode 7

The Truth About Traveller Crime

47 mins

Extortion, theft, vandalism, violence: some of the crimes linked to several Traveller communities and sites across England. Anja Popp looks at the truth behind stories of criminality and lawlessness.

Episode 9

Britain's Coronavirus Catastrophe: Did the Government Get it Wrong?

47 mins

As the Government strategy to reopen the economy and prevent a second spike develops, Antony Barnett looks at the fateful decisions taken in the lead-up to lockdown that led to the UK having one of the world's worst Covid-19 death rates.

Episode 10

Dirty Secrets of American Food: Coming to a Supermarket Near You?

47 mins

From animal welfare concerns to declining hygiene standards Morland Sanders investigates some of the U.S. food that could be coming to Britain as part of a post-Brexit trade deal with the U.S.

Episode 11

Trump's Coronavirus Catastrophe

47 mins

After months of conversations with White House advisors insiders, whistleblowers, politicians, scientists, and Trump supporters, Matt Frei investigates the President's performance during the pandemic.

Episode 12

How Safe Is Going Out?

26 mins

As Britain's service industry battles to survive Covid-19, Morland Sanders investigates the promises made by hotels, trains and pubs of 'deep cleans' and 'enhanced hygiene practices'.

Episode 13

American Nightmare: Trump's Breadline Kids

47 mins

On the eve of the US Presidential election, with the backdrop of Covid-19 and racial tension, this documentary examines the experience of poverty through the eyes of three children in the battleground state of Ohio.

Episode 14

Britain's Covid Job Crisis

26 mins

As the furlough scheme ends, cameras follow a minimum-wage paying job vacancy at a Manchester restaurant, which attracts almost 1000 applicants as unemployment rates spiral.

Episode 15

Divided States of America

Episode 16

Is Your Online Habit Killing the Planet?

26 mins

Sophie Morgan investigates the carbon footprint of the tech industry, as she discovers some shocking truths about the hidden cost of our online habits.

Episode 17

Lockdown Chaos: How the Government Lost Control

47 mins

As most of the UK goes back into lockdown, Antony Barnett reveals what went wrong, how the government lost control, and the companies making millions from the pandemic.

Episode 18

Coronavirus Vaccine: Is It Safe?

26 mins

With the UK the first to approve and roll-out a coronavirus vaccine, Matt Frei asks how have we managed so quickly and just how safe is it? Is it the shot in the arm to get Britain moving again?

Episode 19

Deep Fakes: Can You Trust Your Eyes?