About this season
Long-running Channel 4 documentary series covering issues about British society, politics, health, religion, international current affairs and the environment. Known for featuring a mole inside organisations under journalistic investigation.
Episodes (41)
1. The Truth About Your Food: Part 1
Aired 10 January 2008
2. The Truth About Your Food: Part 2
Aired 17 January 2008
3. The Court of Ken
Aired 21 January 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.
4. Why Kids Kill
Aired 28 January 2008
A report on the increase of gang culture and murder that teenagers participate in the UK.
5. Heat or Eat, the Pensioners' Dilemma
Aired 5 February 2008
6. The Children Left Behind
Aired 11 February 2008
7. How the Banks Bet Your Money
Aired 18 February 2008
8. Checking-in to Airport Chaos
Aired 25 February 2008
9. Iraq: The Lost Generation
Aired 16 March 2008
Filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy investigates the biggest and most catastrophic refugee crisis in the Middle East since the Palestinian diaspora of 1948.
10. Iraq: The Betrayal
Aired 17 March 2008
11. Jon Snow's Hidden Iraq
Aired 18 March 2008
12. Undercover in Tibet
Aired 31 March 2008
Reveals the regime of terror which dominates daily life and makes freedom of expression an impossibility.
13. Immigration: The Inconvenient Truth Part 1
Aired 7 April 2008
14. Immigration: The Inconvenient Truth Part 2
Aired 14 April 2008
15. Immigration: The Inconvenient Truth Part 3
Aired 21 April 2008
16. The Mobile Phone Rip-Off
Aired 28 April 2008
17. The Truth About Beauty Creams
Aired 12 May 2008
18. In God's Name
Aired 19 May 2008
An investigation into the growth of Christian fundamentalism in the UK.
19. The Warlords Next Door?
Aired 26 May 2008
20. Gordon Brown: Where Did It All Go Wrong?
Aired 9 June 2008
21. From Jail to Jihad
Aired 16 June 2008
22. The Truth About Food Prices
Aired 23 June 2008
A report on the rising cost of food prices and the impact it has producers and consumers.
23. The Truth About Street Weapons
Aired 30 June 2008
24. A Widow's War on Yobs
Aired 5 July 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.
25. It Shouldn't Happen to a Muslim
Aired 7 July 2008
On the third anniversary of the 7/7 London bombings Peter Oborne investigates whether the has fueled anger and violence towards British Muslims.
26. The Jab That Can Stop Cancer
Aired 21 July 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.
27. Sandwiches Unwrapped
Aired 28 July 2008
An examination of Britain's sandwich industry and whether shop-bought sandwiches are as healthy for you as consumers think.
28. How the Banks Never Lose
Aired 25 August 2008
29. Undercover Mosque: The Return
Aired 1 September 2008
A year and a half after Undercover Mosque, this follow-up documentary goes undercover again to investigate extremism in the UK.
30. Hope for the Last Chance Kids
Aired 8 September 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.
31. What's in Your Wine?
Aired 15 September 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.
32. The Human Cost of the Credit Crunch
Aired 22 September 2008
33. Cameron's Money Men
Aired 30 September 2008
34. The Hidden World of Lap Dancing
Aired 6 October 2008
An investigation into lap dancing clubs in England and whether they abide by the rules stated on their entertainment license
35. The Trouble with British Airways
Aired 13 October 2008
36. The Truth about Your Energy Bill
Aired 20 October 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.
37. Jon Snow's American Journey
Aired 26 October 2008
38. Don't Bank on the Bailout
Aired 27 October 2008
39. Mum Loves Drugs, Not Me
Aired 3 November 2008
40. Saving Africa's Witch Children
Aired 12 November 2008
Reporting on children in parts Nigeria branded as witches.
41. Iraq: The Legacy
Aired 13 December 2008