Jan 5, 2009


Long-running Channel 4 documentary series covering issues about British society, politics, health, religion, international current affairs and the environment. Known for featuring a mole inside organisations under journalistic investigation.
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Jan 5, 2009
Jan 12, 2009
Journalist Fiona Phillips tells the very personal story of her father's developing Alzheimer's disease, and how it affects him and the family as a whole.
Jan 22, 2009
After looking at rising prices in The Truth About Food Prices, Rayner now looks at the other end of the scale - the new cheap food ranges and whether they have a true higher cost ... our health.
Jan 22, 2009
Jon Snow explores the difficulties faced by news organisations around the world in reporting the conflict in Gaza. Who is getting the true picture of events as they happen?
Feb 2, 2009
Feb 9, 2009
With the number of unemployed in the UK nudging two million, Dispatches reveals the ageism rife amongst employers and recruitment agencies.
Feb 13, 2009
Feb 16, 2009
An investigation into rising unemployment in the UK and what steps the government are taking to alleviate it.
Mar 9, 2009
Mar 16, 2009
Mar 23, 2009
Following a YouGov report Dispatches takes a candid look at the NHS nursing system - with interviews from nurses and undercover footage.
Mar 30, 2009
Apr 6, 2009
Apr 19, 2009
Apr 20, 2009
Apr 27, 2009
May 11, 2009
May 18, 2009
Jun 1, 2009
Jun 8, 2009
Jun 15, 2009
Jun 22, 2009
After two recent, high-profile cases in which young women have been attacked and raped by groups of men; Journalist Sorious Samura investigates gang rape in the UK.
Jun 30, 2009
Jul 13, 2009
Jul 20, 2009
Jul 27, 2009
Aug 3, 2009
Sep 7, 2009
Follows the stories of four soldiers returning from the combat zones in the middle-east and the impact it has had on their lives and the people around them.
Sep 14, 2009
Examining middle-class unemployment in Britain.
Sep 21, 2009
A look at Police Community Support Officers who patrol the streets and cost the taxpayers millions. This documentary questions if they are good value.
Sep 28, 2009
Oct 5, 2009
Oct 19, 2009
Oct 26, 2009
Nov 16, 2009
Nov 23, 2009
Nov 30, 2009
Dec 7, 2009
Quick answers about this season's release timeline and episode lineup.
Dispatches Season 23 premiered on January 5, 2009.
Dispatches Season 23 has 38 episodes.
The season opens with Season 23 Episode 1, "Britain's Challenging Children". It aired on January 5, 2009.
Go to Season 23 Episode 1