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Dispatches - 2020 (2020)

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2020 Episodes

1. The Secrets of Big Tobacco: Has Philip Morris International Really Given Up Smoking?

February 24th, 202045 min

Philip Morris International has said it wants a smoke-free future and offers so-called reduced-risk alternatives. But at the same as its campaign promotes this in the UK it continues to sell billions of cigarettes across the world.

2. Starbucks & Nespresso: The Truth About Your Coffee

March 2nd, 202045 min

Antony Barnett travels to Guatemala where he learns that young children are working long hours in gruelling conditions picking coffee beans that supply Starbucks and Nespresso.

3. Celebs for Sale: The Great Charity Scandal

March 9th, 202045 min

Antony Barnett goes undercover to reveal how some of the most famous people in Britain are profiting from the work they do for charity

4. Britain's Train Hell

March 16th, 202045 min

As Britain's rail commuters face rising fares, delays and overcrowding, the Government plans a high speed train that won't run until 2040. How do we fix our railways now?

5. Sex, Money & Power: The Dirty Secrets of Davos

March 23rd, 202045 min

Caitlin Brown investigates allegations of sexism and harassment in Davos at the annual summit of world leaders and businessmen, hearing from women who are fed up with their treatment by men.

6. Coronavirus: How Britain Is Changing

April 8th, 202045 min

A look at how the coronavirus outbreak is changing Britain in the long term, for better or worse, from a reduction in pollution to economic policy.

7. The Truth About Traveller Crime

April 16th, 20201 hr

Anja Popp goes in search of the truth about crimes linked to traveller sites. She talks to members of the public who have experienced crime waves and intimidation, goes out on patrol with police dealing with rural incidents and hears from travellers and their advocates, who say they suffer prejudice and attack.

9. Britain's Coronavirus Catastrophe: Did the Government Get it Wrong?

June 3rd, 20201 hr

With Britain's Covid death rate one of the world's highest, Antony Barnett examines the evidence and asks did the government get it wrong?

10. Dirty Secrets of American Food: Coming to a Supermarket Near You?

October 12th, 20201 hr

Morland Sanders investigates the American food that could be coming to Britain soon as part of a post-Brexit trade deal. with exclusive lab results revealing levels of dangerous bacteria on US supermarket meat. He looks at the widespread use of pesticides and hormones currently banned in the UK, and uncovers animal welfare concerns and declining hygiene standards in American food production, as well as fears the deal could harm the British farming industry.

11. Trump's Coronavirus Catastrophe

October 19th, 2020

After months of conversations with White House advisors insiders, whistleblowers, politicians, scientists, and Trump supporters, Matt Frei investigates the President's performance during the pandemic.

12. How Safe Is Going Out?

October 26th, 202045 min

As Britain's service industry battles to survive Covid-19, Morland Sanders investigates the promises made by hotels, trains and pubs of 'deep cleans' and 'enhanced hygiene practices'.

13. American Nightmare: Trump's Breadline Kids

November 1st, 2020

On the eve of the US Presidential election, with the backdrop of Covid-19 and racial tension, this documentary examines the experience of poverty through the eyes of three children in the battleground state of Ohio.

14. Britain's Covid Job Crisis

November 2nd, 2020

As the furlough scheme ends, cameras follow a minimum-wage paying job vacancy at a Manchester restaurant, which attracts almost 1000 applicants as unemployment rates spiral.

15. Divided States of America

November 9th, 2020

16. Is Your Online Habit Killing the Planet?

November 16th, 2020

Sophie Morgan investigates the carbon footprint of the tech industry, as she discovers some shocking truths about the hidden cost of our online habits.

17. Lockdown Chaos: How the Government Lost Control

November 16th, 2020

As most of the UK goes back into lockdown, Antony Barnett reveals what went wrong, how the government lost control, and the companies making millions from the pandemic.

18. Coronavirus Vaccine: Is It Safe?

December 18th, 2020

With the UK the first to approve and roll-out a coronavirus vaccine, Matt Frei asks how have we managed so quickly and just how safe is it? Is it the shot in the arm to get Britain moving again?

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