Dispatches

Apr 9, 1998 · 1h

Journalists uncover the bloody truth of the world's most successful private army, Executive Outcomes. Sent wherever mineral resources like diamonds or oil promise wealth, these mercenaries, trained as soldiers in apartheid-era South Africa and equipped with state-of-the-art weapons of war, sell their security services to the highest bidder and frequently leave a trail of destruction in their wake. And British interests are behind it all.

Jan 15, 1998

Jan 22, 1998

Jan 29, 1998

Feb 5, 1998

Feb 23, 1998

Mar 5, 1998

Journalist David Jessel and producer Steve Haywood from the acclaimed Trial and Error (1992) come to Dispatches to examine doubts about the safety of the conviction of nanny Louise Woodward for the death of a baby in her care.

Mar 12, 1998

Mar 19, 1998

Mar 26, 1998

GLF is police jargon for "Go Like F***". But does such light-hearted jocularity betray a lack of serious regard for the potential dangers to the public of cops' ability to break the rules of the road when performing high-speed pursuits?

Apr 2, 1998

Apr 16, 1998

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Apr 30, 1998

May 21, 1998

May 28, 1998

Jun 4, 1998

Documentary investigating the death of Diana Princess of Wales and Dodi Fayed.

Jun 7, 1998

Oct 29, 1998

Oct 30, 1998

Nov 5, 1998

Nov 12, 1998

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Nov 26, 1998

Dec 3, 1998

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