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 (34)
1. A Greater Croatia
Aired 5 January 1994
2. Down for the Count
Aired 12 January 1994
3. Operation Domino
Aired 19 January 1994
4. BSE - The Human Link?
Aired 26 January 1994
5. The Munchausen File
Aired 2 February 1994
6. The Munchausen Syndrome
Aired 9 February 1994
7. Asylum for Sale
Aired 9 February 1994
8. Getting Away With Rape
Aired 16 February 1994
9. Jayne's Journey
Aired 23 February 1994
10. The Great Coal Conundrum
Aired 2 March 1994
12. A Danger to Health
Aired 16 March 1994
13. Inside God's Bunker
Aired 23 March 1994
14. Les Enfants Terribles
Aired 23 March 1994
15. The Other Mandela
Aired 6 April 1994
16. Pocket Neutron
Aired 13 April 1994
Following last year's The Trail of Red Mercury (1993), Dispatches now presents new evidence of how Russian scientists have designed a new miniature neutron bomb using red mercury.
17. Baby's Sweet Tooth
Aired 20 April 1994
18. Whitehall on Trial (II)
Aired 27 April 1994
19. Democracy in Decline
Aired 4 May 1994
20. Shackled Children
Aired 11 May 1994
Follows the work of activists against child labour in the US, Russia, India, Egypt and Colombia.
21. The Pill Generation
Aired 18 May 1994
22. Murder of Childhood
Aired 19 May 1994
23. Murder of Childhood (Abridged)
Aired 25 May 1994
24. The Cyprus Connection
Aired 1 June 1994
25. A Rwandan Nightmare
Aired 8 June 1994
26. Accident Waiting to Happen
Aired 12 October 1994
An investigation into safety standards at football grounds and how they are being ignored in spite of the Taylor and Popplewell reports which were issued after the Hillsborough disaster and Bradford stadium fire. Our reporter uncovers through secret filming the many ways in which football clubs are still ignoring these safety regulations. Club chairman are confronted on camera with the evidence collected and are asked to justify their lack of concern.
27. Kids on the Rocks: Update
Aired 16 October 1994
28. Insult to Injury
Aired 19 October 1994
With the increase of insurance claims, insurance companies are involved in a string of scams. This investigation reveals the desperate measures undertaken by insurers to cut their pay out bills. It shows the real-life scam brought on three innocent victims by the use of deceitful tricks and private eyes. The investigation provides 3 people caught in the insurers scams and attempts of interviewing the insurance companies.
29. Terror on the Doorstep
Aired 26 October 1994
30. Out of Control
Aired 2 November 1994
31. The Casalee File
Aired 9 November 1994
32. Privateers on Parade
Aired 16 November 1994
33. Spy in the Camp
Aired 23 November 1994
34. The Lindane Legacy
Aired 30 November 1994
35. The Andreotti File
Aired 7 December 1994