Dispatches: 2015
Season 29 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Dispatches Season 28.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 29 Progress Shield
How to Blow Your Pension
Jan 12, 2015 · 45 min
Changes to the rules regarding private pension withdrawals mean some retirees are planning on raiding their pension pot to take luxury holidays or pay of debts. Michael Buerk asks
Low Pay Britain
Jan 19, 2015 · 45 min
As parties launch their General Election campaigns focusing on Britain's economic recovery, Morland Sanders investigates the reality of the workforce today and shows how major comp
The Great Car Con
Jan 26, 2015 · 45 min
British motorists were told that diesel would be the cheap, environmentally friendly fuel of the future but growing concerns over harmful emissions and the reliability of emissions
Secrets Of The Parking Wardens
Feb 16, 2015 · 45 min
The number of parking tickets issues by private firms has rocketed since 2007, with more than 2.5 million issued annually. Reporter Antony Barnett goes undercover to investigate wh
Politicians for Hire II
Feb 23, 2015 · 45 min
Dispatches goes undercover once again to expose the cash-for-access scandal of MP's accepting fees to provide access to government. This time two former Foreign Secretaries are the
Britain's Benefits Crackdown
Mar 2, 2015 · 45 min
The Government has vowed to clampdown on benefit claimants and has introduced a new system of sanctions against those it thinks are abusing the system. Liz MacKean meets those hit
Benefits Britain: Universal Credit
Mar 9, 2015 · 45 min
The Government is introducing the new Universal Credit in the biggest welfare reform in a generation. It is claimed the new benefit is helping people back into work, Dispatches inv
Britain's Defence Squeeze
Mar 16, 2015 · 45 min
In the wake of significant cuts to the UK defence budget, Morland Sanders asks if the nation is still able to defend itself adequately in the face of a growing range of threats.
How to Buy a Meeting with a Minister
Mar 23, 2015 · 45 min
In the run-up to the General Election, Antony Barnett presents an undercover investigation into the way in which donors can pay to attend social functions with government ministers
The Secrets of Sports Direct
Apr 27, 2015 · 45 min
How does Sports Direct sell it's trainers and clothing so cheaply? Harry Wallop examines the hidden costs behind the success of the high street store who have been accused of "repr
Trains: Are You Paying Too Much?
Jun 1, 2015 · 45 min
As rail passenger numbers hit an all-time high Morland Sanders goes undercover inside one of Britain's biggest rail operators to examine the key problems of ticket pricing, overcro
Where to Save Your Money
Jun 8, 2015 · 45 min
Interest rates are at their lowest in 300 years, Channel 4 News Business Editor Siobhan Kennedy reports on the problems facing savers and examines some of the options available to
Exams: Cheating the System?
Jun 15, 2015 · 45 min
Seyi Rhodes examines how some schools and pupils are coping with the stresses and strains of the exam system by bending the rules. He speaks to 'whistleblowers' within the educatio
The Great British Property Divide
Jun 22, 2015 · 45 min
From million-pound flats to so-called "poor doors", Morland Sanders investigates how rising house prices can transform communities and the impact the right-to-buy law will have on
Salt: Are You Eating Too Much?
Jun 29, 2015 · 45 min
Amidst calls to reduce the amount of salt consumed in our diets, reporter Tazeen Ahmad uncovers disturbing evidence that the labelling of salt content on our food is far from alway
Kids in Crisis
Jul 1, 2015 · 45 min
In this hour-long special report Dispatches meets with four families who all have children who suffer from mental illness. The lack of local residential care means these youngsters
How Councils Blow Your Millions
Jul 6, 2015 · 45 min
Dispatches reporter Antony Barnett investigates the secretive deals that British local authorities have done with banks around the world that are costing the UK taxpayer millions o
Escape from Isis
Jul 15, 2015 · 45 min
In this one-hour special report Dispatches reveals the brutal regime millions of women face when living under the control of the so-called Islamic State and meets a dedicated team
Hunted: Gay and Afraid
Jul 23, 2015 · 45 min
Dispatches investigates the well-funded global network of groups that are supporting a new wave of anti-gay legislation around the world including America's "World Congress of Fami
Aldi's Supermarket Secrets
Nov 9, 2015 · 45 min
Discount supermarket chain Aldi continues to go from strength to strength, recently overtaking Waitrose as Britain's sixth biggest supermarket. Morland Sanders goes undercover to s
How to Stop Your Nuisance Calls II
Nov 16, 2015
Millions of people are plagued by nuisance callers trying to sell them things that they don't want, Dispatches goes undercover to investigate the cold calling industry and meets th
Britain's Nightmare New Homes
Nov 16, 2015
With the Government pledging to build a million new homes across Britain by 2020, Seyi Rhodes investigates if the rush to build so many new houses is having an impact on the qualit
Low Pay Britain II
Dec 7, 2015
The Government has promised to help create 3 million apprenticeships alongside a new national living wage. Dispatches investigates claims that some employers are wasting public mon
How the Monarchy Can Make You Millions
Dec 14, 2015
Around 800 companies hold royal warrants and it is thought that they make an extra £4 billion a year because of it. With the stakes so high, Antony Barnett examines the system of g
The Children Who Beat Ebola
Dec 22, 2015
The remarkable story of five extraordinary children in Sierra Leone who fought off the deadly Ebola virus and overcame loss and social stigma to rebuild their lives.