Dispatches — 2008
41 episodesFirst aired 10 January 2008
E1The Truth About Your Food: Part 1
Jan 2008
- E2
The Truth About Your Food: Part 2
Jan 2008
- E3
The Court of Ken
Jan 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.
- E4
Why Kids Kill
Jan 2008
A report on the increase of gang culture and murder that teenagers participate in the UK.
- E5
Heat or Eat, the Pensioners' Dilemma
Feb 2008
- E6
The Children Left Behind
Feb 2008
- E7
How the Banks Bet Your Money
Feb 2008
- E8
Checking-in to Airport Chaos
Feb 2008
- E9
Iraq: The Lost Generation
Mar 2008
Filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy investigates the biggest and most catastrophic refugee crisis in the Middle East since the Palestinian diaspora of 1948.
- E10
Iraq: The Betrayal
Mar 2008
- E11
Jon Snow's Hidden Iraq
Mar 2008
- E12
Undercover in Tibet
Mar 2008
Reveals the regime of terror which dominates daily life and makes freedom of expression an impossibility.
- E13
Immigration: The Inconvenient Truth Part 1
Apr 2008
- E14
Immigration: The Inconvenient Truth Part 2
Apr 2008
- E15
Immigration: The Inconvenient Truth Part 3
Apr 2008
- E16
The Mobile Phone Rip-Off
Apr 2008
- E17
The Truth About Beauty Creams
May 2008
- E18
In God's Name
May 2008
An investigation into the growth of Christian fundamentalism in the UK.
- E19
The Warlords Next Door?
May 2008
- E20
Gordon Brown: Where Did It All Go Wrong?
Jun 2008
- E21
From Jail to Jihad
Jun 2008
- E22
The Truth About Food Prices
Jun 2008
A report on the rising cost of food prices and the impact it has producers and consumers.
- E23
The Truth About Street Weapons
Jun 2008
- E24
A Widow's War on Yobs
Jul 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.
- E25
It Shouldn't Happen to a Muslim
Jul 2008
On the third anniversary of the 7/7 London bombings Peter Oborne investigates whether the has fueled anger and violence towards British Muslims.
- E26
The Jab That Can Stop Cancer
Jul 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.
- E27
Sandwiches Unwrapped
Jul 2008
An examination of Britain's sandwich industry and whether shop-bought sandwiches are as healthy for you as consumers think.
- E28
How the Banks Never Lose
Aug 2008
- E29
Undercover Mosque: The Return
Sept 2008
A year and a half after Undercover Mosque, this follow-up documentary goes undercover again to investigate extremism in the UK.
- E30
Hope for the Last Chance Kids
Sept 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.
- E31
What's in Your Wine?
Sept 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.
- E32
The Human Cost of the Credit Crunch
Sept 2008
- E33
Cameron's Money Men
Sept 2008
- E34
The Hidden World of Lap Dancing
Oct 2008
An investigation into lap dancing clubs in England and whether they abide by the rules stated on their entertainment license
- E35
The Trouble with British Airways
Oct 2008
- E36
The Truth about Your Energy Bill
Oct 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.
- E37
Jon Snow's American Journey
Oct 2008
- E38
Don't Bank on the Bailout
Oct 2008
- E39
Mum Loves Drugs, Not Me
Nov 2008
- E40
Saving Africa's Witch Children
Nov 2008
Reporting on children in parts Nigeria branded as witches.
- E41
Iraq: The Legacy
Dec 2008
