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Dispatches - 2017 (2017)

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2017 Episodes

1. President Trump's Dirty Secrets

January 16th, 201745 min

Reporter Antony Barnett investigates some of the controversial figures surrounding Donald Trump and how their links to powerful corporations could have far-reaching consequences beyond America.

2. Undercover: Britain's Cheap Clothes (1)

January 23rd, 201745 min

Tazeen Ahmad follows up her 2010 report into working conditions inside factories which are making clothing for major brand labels to see if life has improved for the workers making our clothes.

3. Undercover: Britain's Cheap Clothes (2)

January 30th, 201745 min

In the second documentary investigating the resurgent UK textile industry, Dispatches goes undercover to follow the next stage of the industry - inside the vast distribution warehouses servicing our online orders.

4. Undercover: Britain's Homeless Scandal

February 13th, 201745 min

With councils across England and Wales struggling to meet the demand for emergency housing, Jackie Long investigates the impact on homeless women trying to escape life on the streets.

5. Supermarkets: Brexit and Your Shrinking Shop

February 20th, 201745 min

Harry Wallop reveals which of Britain's favourite brands have been affected by the Brexit vote and looks at how the imposition of European import taxes cold affect the cost of shopping in the UK.

6. Inside Britain's Airports

February 27th, 201745 min

Each year Britain's airports rake in more than 4 billion pounds, mostly from the plethora of shops in their terminals. Reporter Harry Wallop investigates if passengers are getting a good deal.

7. Under Lock and Key

March 1st, 201745 min

Thousands of young people with learning disabilities and autism are still being locked up in hospital despite promises made by the government. This special report highlights the lack of bespoke care to meet their needs.

8. Brexit: Crisis on the Wards

March 13th, 201745 min

This winter, the NHS has suffered one of the most challenging periods in its history. Morland Sanders investigates if the Brexit vote is going to deliver an even bigger problem as staff from EU countries leave.

9. Britain's Benefit Families

March 20th, 201745 min

Seyi Rhodes investigates benefit reforms by speaking to claimants who have had their housing benefit capped, landlords who can no longer accept claimants as tenants and local councils left to pick up the pieces.

10. Syria's Disappeared: The Case Against Assad

March 23rd, 201745 min

Documentary investigating how tens of thousands of men, women and children have been disappeared by the Assad regime into a network of clandestine detention centers.

11. Secrets of Coca-Cola

March 27th, 201745 min

Antony Barnett reveals the response of the global soft drinks giant to the UK Government's sugar-tax and leaked e-mails which show the corporation is gathering scientists and academics to challenge the legislation.

12. President Trump: How Scared Should We Be?

April 3rd, 201745 min

Abigail Austen travels to the US to assess what the age of Trump means for the rest of the world, and how serious a threat some of his policies pose to peace and stability around the globe.

13. Isis and the Battle for Iraq

April 6th, 201745 min

Emmy-award winning journalist Ramita Navai reveals the other side of the war against ISIS in Iraq, looking at allegations of torture, execution and sectarian cleansing of Sunni refugees by Shia militias.

14. Trump, The Doctor and The Vaccine Scandal

May 8th, 201745 min

With fear of vaccination resurgent in the United States, Cathy Newman reveals the role played by disgraced British doctor Andrew Wakefield in the Trump administration.

15. Bupa Care Homes Undercover

June 19th, 201745 min

Undercover filming uncovers the specialist dementia care homes for the elderly operated by the UK's largest private medical business BUPA amid allegations of neglect and abuse of patients

16. Brexit - How to Get a British Passport

June 26th, 201745 min

Reporter Datshiane Navanayagam investigates the many hurdles and costs that people face applying for British citizenship and passports - including large numbers of children born and raised in Britain.

17. Secrets of Your Cruise

July 3rd, 201745 min

Tazeen Ahmad goes undercover as a passenger to investigate the impact that some cruise ships could be having on the environment and public health

18. Secrets of Britain's New Homes

July 10th, 201745 min

Antony Barnett investigates why so few new homes are being built across Britain and examines links between the property industry and the Government.

19. Wasting Away: The Truth About Anorexia

August 24th, 2017

Mark Austin and his daughter Maddy explore the devastating effects of eating disorders, the availability of suitable care and talk to patients, their families, Prince William of Wales and Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt.

20. Secrets of Your New Car

August 28th, 201745 min

As concern once again grows around household debt, Dispatches investigates car finance. Undercover filming exposes questionable sales tactics and confusing advice given to customers.

21. How to Get a Pay Rise

October 16th, 201745 min

Dispatches investigates low wage growth, asking who is responsible for wage stagnation and provides a masterclass on how to get a pay rise.

22. Trump & Russia: Sex, Spies and Scandal

October 18th, 201745 min

A year after one of the greatest political upsets of all time, Matt Frei travels to Moscow and Washington to find out more about the alleged conspiracy between Donald Trump and Russia.

23. Who Deserves a Pay Rise?

October 23rd, 201745 min

Dispatches investigates what life is like for front-line public sector workers following seven years of pay freezes and pay caps, revealing how far salaries have fallen in real terms.

24. Is Britain Full?

October 30th, 201745 min

Michael Buerk investigates whether the country can cope with current levels of immigration and the impact of internal migration on over and under populated areas.

25. Trouble on the Trains

November 6th, 201745 min

Morland Sanders gains access to undercover footage from British Transport Police that exposes the bad behaviour of football-fans on the UK's rail network as they bring offensive chants from the stadiums to the carriages.

26. The Fight For Mosul

November 7th, 201745 min

Follows the experiences of five young Iraqi Special Forces soldiers tasked with fighting ISIS in Mosul who are haunted by what they've seen and what they've done.

27. The Great Housing Scandal

November 13th, 201745 min

Following the Grenfell Tower fire, the Prime Minister dedicated her premiership to fixing Britain's broken housing market. Do some of her government's actions contradict that pledge?

28. How to Avoid the Dementia Tax

November 20th, 201745 min

Tazeen Ahmad investigates the so-called "dementia tax". Why do some dementia sufferers have to sell their home to pay for care, while others gain access to NHS funding?

29. Al Fayed Behind Closed Doors

December 8th, 201745 min

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