Dispatches — Season 36

Aired 30 January 2022

Is Boris Johnson, the great political survivor, finished? Britain's top political interviewer Andrew Neil has the inside track on the Tories in turmoil.

Aired 2 February 2022 • 47 min

On the eve of the Winter Olympics, Dispatches investigates allegations of mass surveillance, detention and forced labour in China's north-west.

Aired 3 April 2022

Former soldier and MP Johnny Mercer meets his Ukrainian political counterparts and heads to the focus of the conflict in Kyiv with explorer Levison Wood.

Aired 4 April 2022 • 26 min

Undercover in Ghana, Antony Barnett investigates Britain's best-loved chocolate brand and reveals for the first time child labour in its supply chain.

Aired 11 April 2022 • 26 min

As gas and electricity costs soar, what's the reason for the price hikes? What's the impact on households, and are consumers being properly protected?

Aired 18 April 2022 • 26 min

The shocking truth about the Government's de-radicalization programme - a broken system where obvious warning signs of extremism are being missed.

Aired 25 April 2022

Is the next frontier in cyberspace a thrilling alternative world or the new Wild West? Yinka Bokinni goes undercover in virtual reality and is shocked by what she finds.

Aired 9 May 2022 • 26 min

A year-long investigation deep undercover reveals the concerning new tactics of Britain's far right - from meddling in by-elections to home schooling.

Aired 16 May 2022 • 26 min

With 25 billion pairs of trainers made annually, the industry is the world's 17th largest polluter. Dispatches heads to the Maldives to see what's really going on with our favourite sneakers.

Aired 23 May 2022 • 26 min

Kim Leadbeater MP, investigates threats and abuse faced by MPs. With polarized politics, and social media making it easier to target politicians, is enough being done to protect them?

Aired 30 May 2022

Dispatches investigates concerns senior officers were linked to organized crime and that murders went unsolved because of corruption.

Aired 27 June 2022 • 47 min

Cate Blanchett narrates the up-close story of the Battle for Kharkiv, told through the eyes of the civilians and emergency workers who bore the brunt of the Russian onslaught.

Aired 25 July 2022 • 47 min

A look at the world's forgotten civil war, where over 20,000 people have been reported dead, and thousands are fighting against a military coup that has removed elected government.

Aired 1 August 2022 • 47 min

With the summer holidays in full swing, reporter Jane Moore goes undercover in one of Britain's busiest airports, with the truth about delays, cancellations and baggage chaos.

Aired 15 August 2022

What's the real story behind the soaring cost of new and second-hand cars? As the car industry pulls in huge profits, Dispatches has top tips on how not to get ripped off.

Aired 29 August 2022

Jimmy Doherty investigates Britain's water companies dumping untreated sewage into our rivers and seas. Why have companies been getting away with it for so long?

Aired 21 September 2022 • 47 min

With Britain in the worst cost of living crisis in decades, Dispatches follows Citizens Advice Bureau debt advisors and three stories of extreme hardship and poverty.

Aired 7 October 2022

Dispatches lifts the lid on the reality of life for thousands of families across the country at risk of eviction, and how losing a home impacts the youngest members of our society.

Aired 10 October 2022 • 47 min

On World Mental Health Day, a year-long investigation reveals that an NHS trust responsible for serious failures resulting in multiple deaths, still isn't keeping patients safe.

Aired 7 November 2022 • 26 min

Disabled people are twice as likely to experience domestic abuse than non-disabled people. Dispatches reveals a shocking lack of awareness and support for survivors.

Aired 7 December 2022

Is British policing fit for purpose? Dispatches reports on forces in special measures, talk of a toxic culture, funding cuts, and crimes receiving little or no investigation.