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8PM Monday 08 Feb 2010 Channel 4
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Post Office Undercover (48 mins)
8PM Monday 08 Feb 2010 Channel 4
Two reporters go undercover as agency postmen to find out if the Royal Mail has delivered on claims that it is modernising and improving its service.
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Afghanistan: Behind Enemy Lines (50 mins)
8PM Monday 01 Feb 2010 Channel 4
While most new troops stationed in Afghanistan head to the volatile south of the country, a new frontline, operating almost under the radar of NATO, is encircling the north of the country.
MoreContains images of dead bodies which some viewers may find upsetting
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The Slumdog Children of Mumbai (48 mins) [S]
9.03PM Thursday 21 Jan 2010 Channel 4
Dispatches reveals the brutal reality of life on the streets and in the slums of Mumbai, following the daily struggles of four young children to survive.
MoreTo find out how you can help the children in Mumbai please visit the Channel 4 website
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My Family and Alzheimer's (49 mins) [S]
8PM Monday 11 Jan 2010 Channel 4
In 2009, Fiona Phillips investigated the struggle of Alzheimer's sufferers and their families to get adequate care and support in Dispatches: Mum, Dad, Alzheimer's and Me.
MoreIf you have been affected by any of the issues raised in tonight's Dispatches visit the Channel 4 website
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Post Office Undercover (48 mins)
8PM Monday 08 Feb 2010 Channel 4
Two reporters go undercover as agency postmen to find out if the Royal Mail has delivered on claims that it is modernising and improving its service.
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Afghanistan: Behind Enemy Lines (50 mins)
8PM Monday 01 Feb 2010 Channel 4
While most new troops stationed in Afghanistan head to the volatile south of the country, a new frontline, operating almost under the radar of NATO, is encircling the north of the country.
MoreContains images of dead bodies which some viewers may find upsetting
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The Slumdog Children of Mumbai (48 mins) [S]
9.03PM Thursday 21 Jan 2010 Channel 4
Dispatches reveals the brutal reality of life on the streets and in the slums of Mumbai, following the daily struggles of four young children to survive.
MoreTo find out how you can help the children in Mumbai please visit the Channel 4 website
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My Family and Alzheimer's (49 mins) [S]
8PM Monday 11 Jan 2010 Channel 4
In 2009, Fiona Phillips investigated the struggle of Alzheimer's sufferers and their families to get adequate care and support in Dispatches: Mum, Dad, Alzheimer's and Me.
MoreIf you have been affected by any of the issues raised in tonight's Dispatches visit the Channel 4 website
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The War Against Street Weapons (48 mins) [S]
First Broadcast: 8PM Monday 03 Aug 2009 Channel 4
Last year, as chair of Channel 4's Street Weapons Commission, Cherie Booth QC said that the use of guns and knives among young people had become so widespread that she feared for the…
MoreContains graphic images of stab wounds which some viewers may find disturbing
If you're concerned about any of the issues raised in this Dispatches please visit the C4 website
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Terror in Mumbai (49 mins) [S]
First Broadcast: Monday 29 Jun 2009 Channel 4
The untold story of 2008's terrorist attack, in the words of its victims and the gunmen. The programme contains graphic images and descriptions of the atrocity which may upset some…
MoreContains graphic images and descriptions of the atrocity which may upset some viewers
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Orphans of Burma's Cyclone (48 mins) [S]
First Broadcast: Monday 01 Jun 2009 Channel 4
As Burma's pro-democracy leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, faces trial by the country's military government, this timely and remarkable Dispatches film follows the lives of eight Burmese orphans…
MoreContains images of dead bodies which some viewers may find upsetting
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The Westminster Gravy Train (50 mins) [S]
First Broadcast: 7PM Sunday 19 Apr 2009 Channel 4
In May 2008, freedom-of-information campaigner Heather Brooke won a court battle that should have prompted the release of all politicians' expense claims. A year later, with those expenses…
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Afghanistan - Mission Impossible? (49 mins)
First Broadcast: 8PM Monday 06 Apr 2009 Channel 4
As war in Afghanistan persists and British soldiers continue to lose their lives fighting an insurgency that many commentators say they can't defeat, reporter Stephen Grey investigates…
MoreIncludes frank descriptions of violence and scenes of an operation that some viewers may find distressing
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Congo's Forgotten Children (49 mins)
First Broadcast: 8PM Monday 02 Feb 2009 Channel 4
Deborah Davies examines how the children of Congo are being affected by the latest fighting that is tearing their country apart. An entire generation has been scarred by a seemingly…
MoreFrank descriptions of violence and surgical scenes that some viewers may find distressing
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Unseen Gaza (49 mins)
First Broadcast: 11.05PM Thursday 22 Jan 2009 Channel 4
Is what has been presented on our screens and in our papers a true reflection of events on the ground in Gaza? And how do these reports differ to those aired in other countries?
MoreContains disturbing images of the victims of the violent conflict, including children who have been killed
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Iraq: The Legacy (49 mins) [S]
First Broadcast: Saturday 13 Dec 2008 Channel 4
Peter Oborne returns to Iraq in a follow-up to his Dispatches film, Iraq: The Betrayal. His aim is to find out whether - as Barack Obama hoped in the build-up to his presidency - that it…
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Saving Africa's Witch Children (49 mins) [S]
First Broadcast: 9PM Wednesday 12 Nov 2008 Channel 4
In some of the poorest parts of Nigeria, where evangelical religious fervour is combined with a belief in sorcery and black magic, many thousands of children are being blamed for…
MoreIncludes disturbing footage and descriptions of child abuse
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Undercover Mosque: The Return (49 mins)
First Broadcast: Sunday 31 Aug 2008 Channel 4
A year-and-a-half after the critically acclaimed film Undercover Mosque was first screened, Dispatches goes undercover again to see whether extremist beliefs continue to be promoted in…
MoreContains extreme and offensive views
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Gordon Brown: Where Did It All Go Wrong? (49 mins)
First Broadcast: Monday 09 Jun 2008 Channel 4
Andrew Rawnsley assesses Gordon Brown's first year as prime minister. Includes interviews with cabinet ministers, politicians, his intimates and his opponents.
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Undercover in Tibet (49 mins)
First Broadcast: Sunday 30 Mar 2008 Channel 4
Tibetan exile Tash Despa returns to the homeland he risked his life escaping from to carry out secret filming with the award-winning, Bafta-nominated director Jezza Neumann.
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Jon Snow's Hidden Iraq (50 mins)
First Broadcast: Tuesday 18 Mar 2008 Channel 4
Five years after the invasion, Channel 4 News anchor Jon Snow examines the brutal reality of life inside post-invasion Iraq, meeting a variety of its citizens - from victims of bomb blasts…
MoreWith scenes of extreme human suffering and distress, and footage of dead bodies which some may find disturbing
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Britain Under Water (48 mins)
First Broadcast: Monday 03 Dec 2007 Channel 4
Dispatches investigates what the authorities are doing to protect the public from an increased risk of flooding and questions whether adequate resources are being spent on flood defences.
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China's Stolen Children (87 mins) [S]
First Broadcast: Sunday 07 Oct 2007 Channel 4
More than a decade after producing The Dying Rooms - a powerful film about the neglect of abandoned babies in Chinese orphanages - the same award-winning team returns to a very different…
MoreContains harrowing images
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Young, Nazi and Proud (50 mins)
First Broadcast: Monday 04 Nov 2002 Channel 4
As the British National Party seeks to present itself as a more electable proposition, Dispatches reporter David Modell spends eight months with Mark Collett, leader of the Young BNP…
MoreStrong language, and racist language and views which many viewers will find offensive
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Beneath the Veil (50 mins)
First Broadcast: Wednesday 25 Jul 2001 Channel 4
Beneath the Veil follows freelance journalist Saira Shah as she travels covertly through her father's homeland of Afghanistan. Visiting major towns and small villages, Shah's journey…
MoreContains footage of executions and attrocities which some viewers may find disturbing
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Gordon Brown's Missing Billions (50 mins)
In an edition from 2005, economist Andrew Dilnot looks at where Gordon Brown's policies have gone wrong, and examines the consequences for all of us. Brown's misjudgements, Dilnot warns…
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