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Dispatches - 2008 (2008)

Audience Score
67

2008 Episodes

1. The Truth About Your Food: Part 1

January 10th, 2008

2. The Truth About Your Food: Part 2

January 17th, 2008

3. The Court of Ken

January 21st, 2008

With just months to go before Londoners vote for the next Mayor of London, the current affairs series investigates the current mayoral system and takes an in depth look at current Mayor, Ken Livingstone and the how he has misused his power to his advantage.

4. Why Kids Kill

January 28th, 2008

A report on the increase of gang culture and murder that teenagers participate in the UK.

5. Heat or Eat, the Pensioners' Dilemma

February 5th, 2008

6. The Children Left Behind

February 11th, 2008

7. How the Banks Bet Your Money

February 18th, 2008

8. Checking-in to Airport Chaos

February 25th, 2008

9. Iraq: The Lost Generation

March 16th, 2008

Filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy investigates the biggest and most catastrophic refugee crisis in the Middle East since the Palestinian diaspora of 1948.

10. Iraq: The Betrayal

March 17th, 2008

11. Jon Snow's Hidden Iraq

March 18th, 2008

12. Undercover in Tibet

March 31st, 2008

Reveals the regime of terror which dominates daily life and makes freedom of expression an impossibility.

13. Immigration: The Inconvenient Truth Part 1

April 7th, 2008

14. Immigration: The Inconvenient Truth Part 2

April 14th, 2008

15. Immigration: The Inconvenient Truth Part 3

April 21st, 2008

16. The Mobile Phone Rip-Off

April 28th, 2008

17. The Truth About Beauty Creams

May 12th, 2008

18. In God's Name

May 19th, 2008

An investigation into the growth of Christian fundamentalism in the UK.

19. The Warlords Next Door?

May 26th, 2008

20. Gordon Brown: Where Did It All Go Wrong?

June 9th, 2008

21. From Jail to Jihad

June 16th, 2008

22. The Truth About Food Prices

June 23rd, 2008

A report on the rising cost of food prices and the impact it has producers and consumers.

23. The Truth About Street Weapons

June 30th, 2008

24. A Widow's War on Yobs

July 5th, 2008

This documentary follows widow, Helen Newlove. Her husband Gary was kicked to death outside their home in Cheshire. This film follows her journey to tackle youth crime in the UK.

25. It Shouldn't Happen to a Muslim

July 7th, 2008

On the third anniversary of the 7/7 London bombings Peter Oborne investigates whether the has fueled anger and violence towards British Muslims.

26. The Jab That Can Stop Cancer

July 21st, 2008

A new jab will be offered to every girl aged 12 to 13 in Britain to help protect her against cervical cancer. While some hail it as a medical breakthrough, it has provoked controversy.

27. Sandwiches Unwrapped

July 28th, 2008

An examination of Britain's sandwich industry and whether shop-bought sandwiches are as healthy for you as consumers think.

28. How the Banks Never Lose

August 25th, 2008

29. Undercover Mosque: The Return

September 1st, 2008

A year and a half after Undercover Mosque, this follow-up documentary goes undercover again to investigate extremism in the UK.

30. Hope for the Last Chance Kids

September 8th, 2008

Update on the pupils of Monteagle Primary School featured in an earlier documentary. The pupils experience a remarkable improvement as a result of using synthetic phonics.

31. What's in Your Wine?

September 15th, 2008

Jane Moore investigates scandals in the wine industry, taking a look at the 40 different substances that can be used in producing wine but which are rarely detailed on the label of your bottle of wine.

32. The Human Cost of the Credit Crunch

September 22nd, 2008

33. Cameron's Money Men

September 30th, 2008

34. The Hidden World of Lap Dancing

October 6th, 2008

An investigation into lap dancing clubs in England and whether they abide by the rules stated on their entertainment license

35. The Trouble with British Airways

October 13th, 2008

36. The Truth about Your Energy Bill

October 20th, 2008

Deborah Davies investigates the rising price of energy bills in the UK. She finds out why our charges are so high, whether changing suppliers can reduce bills, and the impact of Gordon Brown's fuel package.

37. Jon Snow's American Journey

October 26th, 2008

38. Don't Bank on the Bailout

October 27th, 2008

39. Mum Loves Drugs, Not Me

November 3rd, 2008

40. Saving Africa's Witch Children

November 12th, 2008

Reporting on children in parts Nigeria branded as witches.

41. Iraq: The Legacy

December 13th, 2008

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