Dispatches - Season 27
Episodes
E1: Secrets of Your Car Insurance
Investigates claims that major insurers cash in when you have a crash, through maximizing profits, l
E2: Sharing Mum and Dad
Today, 1 in 3 children in the UK grow up in a home with only one parent. Are we doing what's best fo
E3: Secrets of Your Supermarket Shop
A look at rising food price and the comparison between different supermarket stores, food markets an
E4: Weight Watchers: How They Make Their Millions
Investigates the UK's largest diet brand: Weight Watchers.
E5: Britain's Hidden Child Abuse
In a year-long investigation, other victims of child abuse from this closed community express their
E6: Plebs, Lies & Videotape
E7: How Safe Is Your Child's Nursery?
As the government unveils its plans to increase the number of children each nursery staff member is
E8: The Horse Meat Scandal
From burgers to ready meals, Britain's horse meat scandal has grown and grown. For Dispatches, Morla
E9: Britain on Benefits
The Disability Living Allowance helps more than 3 million people lead useful lives. But the benefit
E10: Death on the Wards
Dispatches investigates the truth behind allegations that tens of thousands of seriously ill people
E11: Undercover Designer Dogs
Designer dogs are all the rage with celebrities and many animal lovers. But Dispatches has discovere
E12: Rich and on Benefits
In budget week Michael Buerk investigates claims that Britain's pensioners are part of an untouchabl
E13: The Truth About Junior Doctors
Three years ago, European regulations were brought in to limit hours and to protect both doctors and
E14: Immigration Undercover
In this report Morland Sanders investigates whether Britain's immigration system is fit for purpose
E15: Syria: Across the Lines
A remarkable film from award-winning documentary maker Olly Lambert who has spent weeks living deep
E16: Britain's Millionaire Criminals
Why are some convicted criminals still enjoying luxury lifestyles funded by their ill-gotten gains?
E17: Secrets of Your Missing Mail
With shoppers increasingly relying on private parcel companies to deliver online purchases, Dispatch
E18: Murdered in Tenerife
In 2011, Jennifer Mills-Westley, a 60-year-old British grandmother, was attacked and publicly behead
E19: The Hunt for Britain's Sex Gangs
Three years ago Telford police allowed cameras to start filming what became one of the biggest child
E20: Boston, Woolwich & the New Terror
On 15 April two bombs exploded at the finishing line of the Boston Marathon. Just over a month later
E21: Diets, Drugs and Diabetes
Dr. Deborah Cohen, investigations editor at the British Medical Journal, examines a new generation o
E22: How Councils Waste Your Money
Councils across the UK have annual budgets in the tens of billions of pounds. But do you know what t
E23: The Police's Dirty Secret
Dispatches exposes the shocking story of Britain's secret police and how undercover officers reporte
E24: The Prince and His Secret Properties
Last year Prince Charles earned more than £18 million from the Duchy of Cornwall, but how much do we
E25: South Africa's Dirty Cops
With South Africa's future under the spotlight, Channel 4 Dispatches examines allegations that the c
E26: Taliban Child Fighters
More than 200 children convicted of fighting for the Taliban are currently being held in special pri
E27: NHS Undercover
Two undercover reporters reveal worrying failings in the new NHS 111 call system. Working as trainee
E28: Celebs, Brands and Fake Fans
Dispatches investigate what's real and what's fake in the brave new world of Facebook, YouTube and T
E29: Ryanair: Secrets from the Cockpit
Channel 4's flagship current affairs programme: Dispatches, hears from pilots of Europe's biggest ai
E30: The Paedophile MP: How Cyril Smith Got Away with It
E31: Secrets of Your Pay Packet
Morland Sanders meets employees at some of Britain's biggest businesses who say they're paying for t
E32: The Property Market Undercover
Reporter Antony Barnett secretly films the latest tactics used by estate agents to secure sales and
E33: Energy Bills Exposed
Energy bills are on the rise and in the news. Consumers are furious. The Labour Party wants a price
E34: Can You Trust Your Surgeon?
Dispatches reveals that failing doctors routinely slip through the system. We've been filming secret
E35: North Korea: Life Inside the Secret State
North Koreans are breaking down the barriers of the gulag state. Following covert filmmakers, this d
E36: What's Your Pension Really Worth?
Michael Buerk investigates the pensions crises facing us all. As the cost of living rises faster tha
E37: Britain's Big Fat Bill
As Britain gets fatter, Channel 4 Dispatches investigates what the real cost is to the nation. The p
E38: Secrets of the Discount Stores
Lifts the lid on the shops promising luxury labels for less.