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Dispatches

Dispatches

1987Returning Series40 Seasons397 Episodes6.7TMDB
Channel 4

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.

Season 33 Episodes

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Episode 1: The Truth About Vegans

Jan 2, 2019 · 45m

Morland Sanders investigates the increasing popularity of veganism. It's better for your health, the environment and animals but why do some activists resort to extreme tactics to promote it?

Episode 3: HS2: The Great Train Robbery

Feb 11, 2019 · 45m

Liam Halligan reports on the multi-billion-pound high-speed rail line. With costs soaring should it be scrapped and the money spent on improving local rail networks instead.

Episode 4: Grenfell: Did the Fire Brigade Fail?

Feb 18, 2019 · 45m

An examination of the London Fire Brigade's response to the Grenfell Tower fire in light of new evidence from the public inquiry and interviews with firefighters and survivors.

Episode 5: Safe at Last: Inside a Women's Refuge

Feb 26, 2019 · 45m

In a television first, cameras are allowed inside a women's refuge to follow the stories of women who are fleeing from violent partners, and who have agreed to be identified.

Episode 7: The Brexit Millionaires

Mar 11, 2019 · 45m

Antony Barnett investigates those who have profited from the uncertainty since the UK's referendum on membership of the EU, including politicians, consultancy firms and those who 'shorted' against Britain.

Episode 8: Great Formula Milk Scandal

Mar 18, 2019 · 45m

New mum Kate Quilton investigates if formula milk is being fairly priced and if claims made for its benefits are unbiased and scientifically proven.

Episode 9: New Landlords From Hell

Mar 25, 2019 · 45m

A year-long investigation by Datshiane Navanayagam reveals the shocking conditions endured by tenants of one of the UK's largest housing associations, Sanctuary Housing, and the effect on vulnerable people's health.

Episode 10: Britain's Hidden War

Apr 1, 2019 · 45m

With BAE Systems keeping Saudi jets in the air and British military officers working in the Saudi Air Operations Centre, Sue Turton investigates the extent to which the war in Yemen is made in Britian.

Episode 11: When the Immigrants Leave

Apr 8, 2019 · 45m

Ahead of Brexit, reporter Seyi Rhodes explores how a lack of migrant workers from the European Union could affect agriculture, social care and health-care in Britain.

Episode 12: Jeremy Kyle: TV on Trial

May 27, 2019 · 45m

In the wake of the cancellation of The Jeremy Kyle Show following the death of a guest who appeared on the programme, Morland Sanders investigates what lies behind the headlines, what went wrong and who might be to blame.

Episode 13: The Truth About Chlorinated Chicken

Jun 3, 2019 · 45m

With chemically-washed chicken being pushed as part of a post-Brexit Anglo-American trade deal this undercover report goes inside an American poultry processing plant to investigate the practice.

Episode 14: Britain's Toxic Air Scandal

Jun 10, 2019 · 45m

1 in 3 children in the UK is growing up inhaling unsafe levels of air pollution. Reporter Morland Sanders reveals it's not just exhausts producing dangerous emissions with toxins coming off every vehicle - even electric ones.

Episode 15: How Safe Are Your Medicines?

Jun 17, 2019 · 45m

In 2014 millions of pounds worth of medicines were stolen from Italian hospitals then sold by bogus drugs wholesalers - some of which ended up in the NHS supply chain. Antony Barnett investigates.

Episode 19: Britain's New Build Scandal

Jul 15, 2019 · 45m

Liam Halligan investigates claims of shoddy standards, poor customer care and excessive profits at Britain's second biggest - and most profitable - house-builder, Persimmon.

Episode 21: Young, British and Depressed

Jul 29, 2019 · 45m

"We're promoting the idea that it's ok to have a mental health problem - but it's made us afraid of our emotions." Dispatches investigates claims that de-stigmatisation campaigns are having unintended negative consequences, leading some to wrongly believe they have problems with their mental health.

Episode 22: Sex, Drugs and Murder

Sep 8, 2019 · 45m

A special investigation into the epidemic use of the drug GHB in the gay community, where users are vulnerable to overdosing and sexual abuse.

Episode 23: The Prince and the Paedophile

Oct 21, 2019 · 45m

Cathy Newman investigates the friendship between Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and paedophile Jeffrey Epstein amid accusations that the Prince slept with a 17-year-old girl supplied by Epstein.

Episode 26: The Secrets of Amazon

Nov 11, 2019 · 45m

Sophie Morgan explores some of the complaints about the global company, including working conditions, selling toxic toys and pro-anorexia books, tax avoidance and selling on personal data.

Episode 27: Born Homeless

Nov 18, 2019 · 45m

Explores the issue of pregnant women who find themselves with no place to call home, and conducts an exclusive survey of midwives to get a sense of the scale of the problem.

Episode 29: Britain's Child Drug Runners

Dec 13, 2019

Children as young as seven are being groomed to sell drugs for 'county lines' drugs gangs in towns and villages all over the UK. This documentary follows four young people trapped in this world.

Season 33 FAQ

Quick answers about this season's release timeline and episode lineup.

When did Dispatches Season 33 premiere?

Dispatches Season 33 premiered on January 2, 2019.

How many episodes are in Dispatches Season 33?

Dispatches Season 33 has 29 episodes.

What is the first episode of Dispatches Season 33?

The season opens with Season 33 Episode 1, "The Truth About Vegans". It aired on January 2, 2019.

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