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2021
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Britain's £400bn Covid Bill: Who Will Pay?
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Lockdown Britain's enduring the worst economic nosedive in centuries. Liam Halligan looks at the pandemic's soaring financial cost and asks: who will pay for Covid?
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Condition Critical: One Doctor's Story
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Filmed over four months, this edition of the programme gives a unique perspective on life on the NHS frontline. Dr Saleyha Ahsan filmed her own journey through the second wave of the .. show full overview
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The Dirty Truth About Your Rubbish
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Environmental journalist Lucy Siegle investigates the rise of waste incineration in the UK, examining how millions of tonnes of waste left out for recycling ends up being burned. The .. show full overview
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The Truth About Long Covid
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Dispatches reports from Bradford, one of the UK's worst-hit communities during the pandemic. It's predicted that up to half a million people in the UK are now living with Long Covid. .. show full overview
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The High Street Cash Crisis
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Antony Barnett reports on the collapse of several of Britain's best-known brands, examining the influence of the internet and the pandemic on the decline of high street shopping. Barnett .. show full overview
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The Black Maternity Scandal
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Presenter and mother-of-three Rochelle Humes explores the shocking fact that Black women are four times more likely than White women to die during pregnancy and childbirth and up to six weeks after.
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Low Pay Britain: Truth About Your Job
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As Britain’s economy feels the impact of coronavirus, lockdowns and Brexit, Dispatches examines the future of work, wages and safety in the gig economy.
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Royals for Hire
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Antony Barnett goes undercover to see what some of the Queen's family might be prepared to do for money, including offers of privileged access to Kensington Palace and Vladimir Putin
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Second Wave: Did the Government Get it Wrong
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With two thirds of all British Covid deaths coming after September 2020, Dispatches investigates why, and examines what role the Prime Minister's decisions of last Autumn played in there .. show full overview
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Undercover in Africas Secret State
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A gripping, eye-opening investigation of Eritrea, one of the world’s most secretive regimes, with shocking allegations of torture, detention and forced conscription.
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The Vaccine Special
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The extraordinary inside story of the biggest scientific challenge of our age – following a small band of vaccine scientists around the world who took on Covid-19 and ultimately .. show full overview
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Torn Apart: Family Courts Uncovered
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An unprecedented look at what's going on behind closed doors in family courts, including shocking personal testimony and footage.
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India's Rape Scandal
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As more than 70 Indian politicians face charges of crimes against women, a look at two recent rape cases that have sparked allegations of a cover-up.
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Cops on Trial
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Ellie Flynn reports on the true scale of sexual misconduct by serving British police officers, including personal accounts from those who presented themselves to the police as the victim .. show full overview
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Clapped Out: Is The NHS Broken?
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Eighteen months into the worst pandemic in a century, this hard-hitting special travels the country asking some tough questions about the performance of our much-loved NHS.
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Growing Up Poor: Britain's Hidden Homeless Kids
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As lockdown ended and kids went back to school, in Luton, Dispatches examines the devastating impact of overcrowded, unsuitable housing on young lives.
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How Green Is The Government?
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As Britain prepares to host the COP26 summit, this Dispatches special investigates the PM's claim that the UK is the global leader in the fight against the climate crisis.
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Did Brexit Work for Business?
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Is Brexit, and the new free trade deal with the EU, the huge success the Government said it would be? Dispatches meets firms struggling with increased costs and dwindling profits.
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The Truth About Electric Cars
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As Britain frets over diesel and petrol shortages, and the Government advises the public to consider going green in all ways possible, electric cars have never been a more popular .. show full overview
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Escape From The Taliban
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First-hand footage of the Taliban capture of Kabul and the subsequent flight of refugees, shot by a documentary crew that were filming in Afghanistan at the time. The film includes .. show full overview
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The Truth about Your Chicken
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Morland Sanders investigates the health and environmental impact of industrial chicken production. This undercover investigation asks serious questions about supermarket chicken, animal .. show full overview
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Vaccine Wars - The Truth About Pfizer
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Pfizer's Covid vaccine has saved the lives of millions around the world and the Government has chosen the Pfizer jab over the much cheaper Oxford AstraZeneca for its autumn roll-out of .. show full overview
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The Truth About Disability Benefits
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An investigation into a series of deaths, including suicide, by disabled benefits claimants. What impact did government failings have on those who died?