Dispatches (1987)
Dispatches is the British TV current affairs documentary series on Channel 4, first transmitted in 1987. The programme covers issues about British society, politics, health, religion, international current affairs and the environment, and often features a mole inside organisations under journalistic investigation.
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Episode 1 - Coca-Cola's Dirty Secret
Release Date: 2024-05-16What's the environmental impact of the UK's huge soft drink habit? With a thirsty nation getting through two billion plastic bottles a year, and the same for cans, do Coke's recycling claims stand up?
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Episode 2 - The War on Britain's Motorists
Release Date: 2024-05-23Potholes everywhere. Controversial Low Traffic Neighbourhoods and electric vehicle confusion too. Car journalist Ginny Buckley asks is this the worst time ever to be a motorist in the UK?
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Episode 3 - Kill Zone : Inside Gaza
Release Date: 2024-05-30The story of the Israeli military assault on Gaza. Seen through the eyes of children, journalists and doctors, Dispatches takes an unflinching look at the horrific challenges and heartbreaking loss.
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Episode 4 - The Truth About Temu
Release Date: 2024-05-30What's the story behind the runaway success of the addictive Chinese shopping app? With half a billion downloads worldwide, are some of Temu's rock-bottom prices and products too good to be true?
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Episode 11 - The King, The Prince & Their Secret Millions
Release Date: 2024-11-02For years, the royals kept details of some of their wealth secret. Dispatches reveals what they have kept under wraps - about who is paying them, and for what.