Episodes
- 1
1. Britain's Challenging Children
5 Jan 2009
- 2
2. Mum, Dad, Alzheimer's & Me
12 Jan 2009
Journalist Fiona Phillips tells the very personal story of her father's developing Alzheimer's disease, and how it affects him and the family as a whole.
- 3
3. The True Cost of Cheap Food
22 Jan 2009
After looking at rising prices in The Truth About Food Prices, Rayner now looks at the other end of the scale - the new cheap food ranges and whether they have a true higher cost ... our health.
- 4
4. Unseen Gaza
22 Jan 2009
Jon Snow explores the difficulties faced by news organisations around the world in reporting the conflict in Gaza. Who is getting the true picture of events as they happen?
- 5
5. Congo's Forgotten Children
2 Feb 2009
- 6
6. Too Old to Work
9 Feb 2009
With the number of unemployed in the UK nudging two million, Dispatches reveals the ageism rife amongst employers and recruitment agencies.
- 7
7. The Problem Princes
13 Feb 2009
- 8
8. The Big Job Hunt
16 Feb 2009
An investigation into rising unemployment in the UK and what steps the government are taking to alleviate it.
- 9
9. How They Squander Our Billions
9 Mar 2009
- 10
10. Pakistan's Taliban Generation
16 Mar 2009
- 11
11. Confessions of a Nurse
23 Mar 2009
Following a YouGov report Dispatches takes a candid look at the NHS nursing system - with interviews from nurses and undercover footage.
- 12
12. The Trouble with Boris
30 Mar 2009
- 13
13. Afghanistan: Mission Impossible?
6 Apr 2009
- 14
14. The Westminster Gravy Train
19 Apr 2009
- 15
15. Crash: How the Banks Went Bust!
20 Apr 2009
- 16
16. Crash: How Long Will It Last?
27 Apr 2009
- 17
17. Lost in Care
11 May 2009
- 18
18. Britain's Bankers: Still Cashing In
18 May 2009
- 19
19. Orphans of Burma's Cyclone
1 Jun 2009
- 20
20. Crash Gordon
8 Jun 2009
- 21
21. Afghanistan's Dirty War
15 Jun 2009
- 22
22. Rape in the City
22 Jun 2009
After two recent, high-profile cases in which young women have been attacked and raped by groups of men; Journalist Sorious Samura investigates gang rape in the UK.
- 25
25. Terror in Mumbai
30 Jun 2009
- 26
26. The Children Britain Betrayed
13 Jul 2009
- 27
27. Undercover Debt Collector
20 Jul 2009
- 28
28. Bankrolling Mugabe
27 Jul 2009
- 29
29. The War Against Street Weapons
3 Aug 2009
- 30
30. Battle Scarred
7 Sept 2009
Follows the stories of four soldiers returning from the combat zones in the middle-east and the impact it has had on their lives and the people around them.
- 31
31. Middle Class and Jobless
14 Sept 2009
Examining middle-class unemployment in Britain.
- 32
32. Cops on the Cheap?
21 Sept 2009
A look at Police Community Support Officers who patrol the streets and cost the taxpayers millions. This documentary questions if they are good value.
- 33
33. MPs, Planes and Gravy Trains
28 Sept 2009
- 34
34. Who Took Your Pension?
5 Oct 2009
- 35
35. Ready for a Riot
19 Oct 2009
- 36
36. What's in Your Breakfast?
26 Oct 2009
- 37
37. Inside Britain's Israel Lobby
16 Nov 2009
- 38
38. Return to Africa's Witch Children
23 Nov 2009
- 39
39. Lords, Billionaires and the Russian Connection
30 Nov 2009
- 40
40. Christmas on Credit
7 Dec 2009
Dispatches 2009: quick answers
How many episodes are in Dispatches 2009?
2009 of Dispatches has 38 episodes.
When did Dispatches 2009 come out?
2009 premiered on 5 Jan 2009.