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Politicians for Hire: Cashing in on Brexit
S32E01 · Politicians for Hire: Cashing in on Brexit

Jan 28, 2018

Dispatches goes undercover posing as representatives of a Chinese company to investigate how politicians, including former cabinet ministers, are looking to make money by advising businesses about Brexit.

Undercover in Premier Inn
S32E02 · Undercover in Premier Inn

Feb 12, 2018

A reporter goes undercover as an agency housekeeper working at a Premier Inn hotel in central London and discovers some uncomfortable truths about what it is like for some of the people working there.

Football's Wall of Silence
S32E03 · Football's Wall of Silence

Feb 15, 2018

In an Al Jazeera investigation, Reporter Deboarah Davies reveals how former youth football coach Barry Bennell spent his days coaching children and nights abusing them.

Undercover Inside the Priory
S32E04 · Undercover Inside the Priory

Feb 19, 2018

Faced with a shortage of places to treat mental health patients, the NHS is placing patients in private hospitals. Dispatches goes undercover inside one of the American-owned Priory Group's hospitals to investigate.

Britain's University Spending Scandal
S32E05 · Britain's University Spending Scandal

Feb 26, 2018

At a time when students are graduating up to 58,000 pounds in debt and university staff are protesting about cuts to their pensions, Dispatches investigates the expenses of Britain's top universities.

The Week Britain Froze
S32E06 · The Week Britain Froze

Mar 05, 2018

The Week Britain Froze examines the causes of the Beast from the East, tells extraordinary stories of human courage, and asks if this freezing weather is a sign of things to come.

Undercover: Who's Policing Your Bank?
S32E07 · Undercover: Who's Policing Your Bank?

Mar 12, 2018

Dispatches goes undercover to discover if the UK's Financial Ombudsman acts in favour of banks and against their customers.

The Truth About Your Pay
S32E08 · The Truth About Your Pay

Mar 19, 2018

With the deadline for companies to disclose their gender pay gap approaching, reporter Tazeen Ahmad reveals how the figures presented may not be all that they seem.

Who Speaks for British Muslims?
S32E09 · Who Speaks for British Muslims?

Mar 26, 2018

Across Britain the police, government agencies and other public bodies have been reaching out to Muslim groups in the fight against extremism - but how much do they know about some of these groups?

Russian Spy Assassins: The Salisbury Attack
S32E10 · Russian Spy Assassins: The Salisbury Attack

Mar 26, 2018

Matt Frei examines former Russian double agent Sergei Skripal's past - and the murky world of espionage, politics and crime - to find potential motives for his poisoning in Salisbury.

Britain's Diesel Scandal
S32E11 · Britain's Diesel Scandal

Apr 09, 2018

An undercover investigation into how British hauliers are using hi-tech cheat devices and computer hacking to disable the emissions controls on their lorries saving them money but worsening air quality.

The True Cost of Green Energy
S32E12 · The True Cost of Green Energy

Apr 16, 2018

An investigation of the government-subsidised renewable energy industry turning trees into fuel, asking whether burning wood is really a more environmentally friendly alternative to burning coal.

Britain's Benefits Crisis
S32E13 · Britain's Benefits Crisis

May 07, 2018

Morland Sanders asks if the changes made to the Universal Credit system have forced some people to become homeless and to turn to food banks for support and if the nationwide roll-out of the changes should be halted.

Myanmar's Killing Fields
S32E14 · Myanmar's Killing Fields

May 14, 2018

For the past five years an undercover network of Rohingya activists have been risking their lives to secretly film evidence of years of repression, violence and mass murder by the authorities in Myanmar.

After Grenfell: How Safe Are We?
S32E15 · After Grenfell: How Safe Are We?

Jun 08, 2018

A year on from the Grenfell Tower disaster Ed Howker investigates claims that even after the Hackitt Review of building regulations Britain's tower blocks are still not safe.

Getting Rich from the Housing Crisis
S32E16 · Getting Rich from the Housing Crisis

Jul 16, 2018

Britain faces a major housing shortage so how is it that some of those who are responsible for providing the social housing that is so desperately needed seem to be doing so well out of the crisis?

Inside Facebook: Secrets of the Social Network
S32E17 · Inside Facebook: Secrets of the Social Network

Jul 17, 2018

Dispatches goes undercover in the secretive world of the people who decide what can and can't be posted on Facebook, exploring how their decisions are made and the impact they have on users.

Plot to Kill: Britain's Neo-Nazi Terrorists
S32E18 · Plot to Kill: Britain's Neo-Nazi Terrorists

Jul 18, 2018

With exclusive access to the secretive world of Britain's new neo-Nazis, Dispatches tells the inside story of a far-right terrorist plot to murder an MP, and how the plan was betrayed to the police.

Homeless and Working
S32E19 · Homeless and Working

Jul 23, 2018

Datshiane Navanayagam goes behind the scenes at two homeless shelters in London to reveal the growing number of people who are in work but are unable to afford high private rents in a low wage economy.

Breastfeeding Uncovered
S32E20 · Breastfeeding Uncovered

Jul 30, 2018

Journalist and television presenter Kate Quilton investigates why Britain has some of the worst breastfeeding rates in the world and also explores some of the scientific evidence for the benefits of breast milk.

How to Lose Seven Billion Pounds
S32E21 · How to Lose Seven Billion Pounds

Aug 22, 2018

Liam Halligan reveals the story behind the collapse of Carillion, the vast British company built on billions of pounds of public money and that imploded in January 2018.

Lawless Britain: Where Are the Police?
S32E22 · Lawless Britain: Where Are the Police?

Oct 08, 2018

An increasing number of victims of crime are claiming that the police are not fully investigating their cases, while police cite a lack of resources. Are we entering a new era of policing?

Witness Intimidation Revealed - Stitches for Snitches
S32E23 · Witness Intimidation Revealed - Stitches for Snitches

Oct 15, 2018

Livvy Haydock explores the dark world of online witness intimidation, meeting those who threaten 'snitches' and the families of witnesses who paid the price for telling the truth in court.

Cannabis: Time to End the Ban?
S32E24 · Cannabis: Time to End the Ban?

Oct 22, 2018

Over 2 million people smoke cannabis in the UK. Some police forces no longer prosecute for possession. Canada and several American States have legalised it. So should the UK follow suit?

Born on the Breadline
S32E25 · Born on the Breadline

Oct 29, 2018

Examines the growing need for baby banks in the UK and meets the working parents who are turning to them to provide their young children with nappies, clothes, toys and cots.

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