Dispatches Documentaries

Britain's Hidden War

1 April 2019, 8pm

With BAE helping to keep Saudi jets flying, and British military officers working in the Saudi Air Operations Centre, Dispatches investigates the extent to which the war in Yemen is made in Britain.

Thousands of British personnel employed by the UK defence company BAE Systems help keep fighter jets sold to the Saudi air force flying so that they can launch air strikes on Yemen.

Director Producer : Roger Corke, Alasdair Glennie � Channel 4

New Landlords from Hell

Mon 25 Mar, 8pm

A year-long investigation reveals the shocking conditions that tenants of one of Britain's biggest housing associations live in, and the effect those conditions have had on vulnerable tenants' health

More than 60% of UK social housing is owned and managed by housing associations operating outside government control - but this councillor in Devon says he “wouldn’t put livestock” in some of those properties.

Director Producer : Lionel Mill, Kate Mead � Channel 4

The Great Formula Milk Scandal

18 March 2019

Kate Quilton asks if formula milk is being priced fairly, and whether claims made for it are unbiased and scientifically proven

Director Producer : Danielle Johnson Cutts � Channel 4

The Brexit Millionaires

11 March 2019

Dispatches investigates those who have got rich since the Brexit referendum, capitalising on the almost unprecedented political uncertainty around Britain's exit from the EU

Director Producer : Oliver Price � Channel 4

Britain's Knife Crisis: Young, Armed and Dangerous

4 Mar 2019

Former Met Commissioner Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe examines why there has been a rise in knife crime and asks what Britain needs to do to get the problem under control

� Channel 4

Grenfell: Did the Fire Brigade Fail?

18 February 2019

Dispatches investigates the London Fire Brigade's response to the Grenfell fire, through interviews with survivors and firefighters, and using critical new evidence released by the public inquiry

� Channel 4

HS2: The Great Train Robbery

11 February 2019

From April, the government will start spending over £4 billion a year on the HS2 high-speed train line, for ten years. Is this the right part of the rail network to receive so much investment?

� Channel 4

The Truth About Vegans

2 January 2019

Dispatches investigates the rising popularity of veganism. It's better for your health, the environment and animals but why do some activists resort to such extreme tactics to promote it?

� Channel 4

North Korea: Life Inside the Secret State

2 January 2019

North Korean citizens reveal what life is like for the 24 million people who live in the world's most secretive country, where every aspect of their life is controlled by the state

� Channel 4

Born on the Breadline

2 January 2019

Dispatches examines the growing need for baby banks in the UK and meets the working parents who are turning to them, to provide their young children with nappies, clothes, toys and cots

Director Producer: Jess Stevenson � Channel 4

Cannabis: Time to End the Ban?

Oct 2018

Bernard Hogan-Howe Over two million people smoke cannabis in the UK. Some police forces no longer prosecute for possession. Canada and several American States have legalised it. So should the UK follow suit?

Director Producer: Jane Drinkwater � Channel 4

How to Lose Seven Billion Pounds

August 2018

Liam Halligan unfolds the story of Carillion, the vast British company that was built on billions of pounds of public money and that imploded in January 2018

Director Producer: Nick Tanner � Channel 4