Episodes
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1. The Truth About Your Food: Part 1
10 Jan 2008
- 2
2. The Truth About Your Food: Part 2
17 Jan 2008
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3. The Court of Ken
21 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.
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4. Why Kids Kill
28 Jan 2008
A report on the increase of gang culture and murder that teenagers participate in the UK.
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5. Heat or Eat, the Pensioners' Dilemma
5 Feb 2008
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6. The Children Left Behind
11 Feb 2008
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7. How the Banks Bet Your Money
18 Feb 2008
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8. Checking-in to Airport Chaos
25 Feb 2008
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9. Iraq: The Lost Generation
16 Mar 2008
Filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy investigates the biggest and most catastrophic refugee crisis in the Middle East since the Palestinian diaspora of 1948.
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10. Iraq: The Betrayal
17 Mar 2008
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11. Jon Snow's Hidden Iraq
18 Mar 2008
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12. Undercover in Tibet
31 Mar 2008
Reveals the regime of terror which dominates daily life and makes freedom of expression an impossibility.
- 13
13. Immigration: The Inconvenient Truth Part 1
7 Apr 2008
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14. Immigration: The Inconvenient Truth Part 2
14 Apr 2008
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15. Immigration: The Inconvenient Truth Part 3
21 Apr 2008
- 16
16. The Mobile Phone Rip-Off
28 Apr 2008
- 17
17. The Truth About Beauty Creams
12 May 2008
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18. In God's Name
19 May 2008
An investigation into the growth of Christian fundamentalism in the UK.
- 19
19. The Warlords Next Door?
26 May 2008
- 20
20. Gordon Brown: Where Did It All Go Wrong?
9 Jun 2008
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21. From Jail to Jihad
16 Jun 2008
- 22
22. The Truth About Food Prices
23 Jun 2008
A report on the rising cost of food prices and the impact it has producers and consumers.
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23. The Truth About Street Weapons
30 Jun 2008
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24. A Widow's War on Yobs
5 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.
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25. It Shouldn't Happen to a Muslim
7 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.
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26. The Jab That Can Stop Cancer
21 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.
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27. Sandwiches Unwrapped
28 Jul 2008
An examination of Britain's sandwich industry and whether shop-bought sandwiches are as healthy for you as consumers think.
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28. How the Banks Never Lose
25 Aug 2008
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29. Undercover Mosque: The Return
1 Sept 2008
A year and a half after Undercover Mosque, this follow-up documentary goes undercover again to investigate extremism in the UK.
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30. Hope for the Last Chance Kids
8 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.
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31. What's in Your Wine?
15 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.
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32. The Human Cost of the Credit Crunch
22 Sept 2008
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33. Cameron's Money Men
30 Sept 2008
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34. The Hidden World of Lap Dancing
6 Oct 2008
An investigation into lap dancing clubs in England and whether they abide by the rules stated on their entertainment license
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35. The Trouble with British Airways
13 Oct 2008
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36. The Truth about Your Energy Bill
20 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.
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37. Jon Snow's American Journey
26 Oct 2008
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38. Don't Bank on the Bailout
27 Oct 2008
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39. Mum Loves Drugs, Not Me
3 Nov 2008
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40. Saving Africa's Witch Children
12 Nov 2008
Reporting on children in parts Nigeria branded as witches.
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41. Iraq: The Legacy
13 Dec 2008
Dispatches 2008: quick answers
How many episodes are in Dispatches 2008?
2008 of Dispatches has 41 episodes.
When did Dispatches 2008 come out?
2008 premiered on 10 Jan 2008.