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Dispatches

Dispatches

19876.740 Seasons397 EpisodesReturning Series

Overview

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.

NetworksChannel 4

Themes & Keywords

exposecurrent affairsinvestigative journalismsecret filming

About Dispatches

Dispatches is a documentary, news series that first aired in 1987 exploring themes of expose, current affairs, investigative journalism, secret filming. 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.

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