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- The true-life story of Brazilian TV host Wallace Souza, who was accused of literally killing for ratings, and using his crime TV show to cover up the grizzly truth.
- The inside story of the November 2008 terrorist attack on Mumbai, India - in the words of the victims and of the terrorists themselves. Includes never-before-heard telephone intercepts of the terrorists' conversations with their handlers in Pakistan, CCTV footage from the luxury hotels as they are attacked and the tape of the first interrogation of the sole surviving terrorist Kasab
- 'Clothes to Die For' is a documentary about the worst industrial disaster of the 21st century - the collapse of the Rana Plaza building in Bangladesh, in which more than 1100 people died and 2400 were injured. The building housed factories that were making clothes for many western companies. Through a series of compelling interviews and unseen footage, the film gives a voice to those directly affected, and highlights the greed and high level corruption that led to the tragedy. It also provides an insight into how the incredible growth in the garment industry has transformed Bangladesh, in particular the lives of women. Described by the Telegraph as "blunt and brilliant", the film raises fundamental questions about the global fashion industry and the responsibilities of all those involved.
- Documentary examining the origins and growth of the anti-vaccination movement, and its impact on global efforts to defeat the Covid-19 pandemic. Interviews with experts shed light on this well-funded and organised movement and its methods.
- The railways are in crisis, from mass cancellations to soaring prices. Comedian Ben Elton embarks on a northern rail misadventure. Is rail privatisation a failed experiment?
- Former Parachute Regiment officer and current affairs foreign correspondent Abigail Austen travels to America on the eve of the Presidential Election to discover why transgender rights have become such an electoral battleground.
- In May this year, US Special Forces shot and killed Osama Bin Laden in Pakistan. Publicly Pakistan is one of America's closest allies - yet every step of the operation was kept secret from it. Filmed largely in Pakistan and Afghanistan, this two-part documentary series explores how a supposed ally stands accused by top CIA officers and Western diplomats of causing the deaths of thousands of coalition soldiers in Afghanistan. It is a charge denied by Pakistan's military establishment, but the documentary makers meet serving Taliban commanders who describe the support they get from Pakistan in terms of weapons, training and a place to hide.
- "Ebola was not an exception. Ebola is a precedent." Outbreak tells the vivid, inside story of how the Ebola outbreak began, and why it wasn't stopped before it was too late. Director Dan Edge and producer Sasha Achilli spent months on the ground in West Africa, tracing the outbreak's path through Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia and uncovering the hidden story of what happened before the world started paying attention.
- Will Hutton argues that Britain has been too eager to sell off its best companies for quick profits, and this has resulted in a dumbed down, low wage society. We need to act quickly if the UK is to continue to be a wealthy nation.
- Sheds new light on the dramatic story of Iraq after the fall of Saddam.
- Seyi Rhodes explores the impact of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on the country's LGBT community amid reports that Brazil has become one of the most dangerous places in the world to be LGBT.
- With BAE Systems keeping Saudi jets in the air and British military officers working in the Saudi Air Operations Centre, Sue Turton investigates the extent to which the war in Yemen is made in Britian.
- Marcel Theroux investigates Pakistan's strict blasphemy laws and meets people (including children) who have fallen foul of them. He also meets lawyers and activists determined to see them sentenced to death.
- Krishnan Guru-Murthy meets Vittorio Brumotti a fearless Italian television reporter who is taking on the mafia drug dealers and gangsters in southern Italy.
- In Madagascar, Datshiane Navanayagam investigates the extraordinary stories of children locked up in adult prisons for up to three years before their cases are heard in court.
- Reporter Sahar Zand travels to Nicaragua, where President Ortega has launched a crackdown on the independent media in a country gripped by civil disruption and economic chaos.
- Ade Adepitan travels to the Republic of Congo where he reports on the plight of the Baka tribe, who are under threat as the forests where they hunt are turned into a national park.
- Reporter Seyi Rhodes travels to the Bahamas to examine the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian which struck the region in August 2019, leaving behind it a trail of destruction.
- Based on medical research and personal findings Dispatches investigates the effects binge drinking can have on a consumer's health and whether low-priced (supermarket bought) alcohol is one of the causes for an increase in alcohol consumption.
- Political journalist Peter Oborne examines how politicians and MPs use their power to gain financial benefits.
- How Trump's proposed trade agreement with post-Brexit Britain could cost the NHS billions.
- In Cape Town, South Africa Adnan Sarwar meets the pupils, parents and teachers trying to survive at a primary school caught in a turf war between lawless drug-dealing gangs.
- In Iraq, Sahar Zand meets the country's new social media stars. They may have millions of followers but their fame can also have deadly consequences.
- An investigation into abortion; focusing on how new scientific research on foetal pain could cause for a change to current abortion laws.
- Karishma Vyas visits California to meet the "TradWives" - a growing movement of women in the United States who idolise Donald Trump, embrace traditional family values, reject feminism and are working hard to secure his reelection.
- Krishnan Guru-Murthy travels to Mali where he learns that continual conflict has severely disrupted the country's tourism industry and threatens the upkeep of important historical sites.
- As Britain's rail commuters face rising fares, delays and overcrowding, the Government plans a high speed train that won't run until 2040. How do we fix our railways now?
- Marcel Theroux meets the Japanese schoolgirls seeking pop stardom performing for mostly older male fans. A cultural quirk, or is something more sinister going on in the Japanese music industry?
- Ramita Navai spends two weeks undercover in some of the most dangerous parts of Syria with members of the opposition movement determined to overthrow President Assad's brutal dictatorship.
- On the third anniversary of the 7/7 London bombings Peter Oborne investigates whether the has fueled anger and violence towards British Muslims.
- Billions of locusts over East Africa are devouring crops and threatening millions with starvation. Sahar Zand is in Kenya on the trail of the worst swarm in decades.
- Marcel Theroux visits Thailand and the controversial Dhammakaya movement. Critics say they're a money obsessed cult. Dhammakaya claim they're a force for good.
- Adnan Sarwar follows the hazardous trail taken by migrants crossing the Alps, from Italy into France, risking hypothermia and death.
- Deborah Davies investigates the rising price of energy bills in the UK. She finds out why our charges are so high, whether changing suppliers can reduce bills, and the impact of Gordon Brown's fuel package.
- 1987– 47mTV EpisodeAs the Government strategy to reopen the economy and prevent a second spike develops, Antony Barnett looks at the fateful decisions taken in the lead-up to lockdown that led to the UK having one of the world's worst Covid-19 death rates.
- After months of conversations with White House advisors insiders, whistleblowers, politicians, scientists, and Trump supporters, Matt Frei investigates the President's performance during the pandemic.
- Britain in lockdown faces the worst economic nosedive in 300 years. Liam Halligan looks at the financial cost of the pandemic and what it could mean for our futures.
- As most of the UK goes back into lockdown, Antony Barnett reveals what went wrong, how the government lost control, and the companies making millions from the pandemic.
- Why did two thirds of Britain's Covid deaths come after September 2020? Dispatches examines the role that the Prime Minister's decisions played in the second wave.
- Next week's emergency budget will bring more cuts and tax rises to help pay for the bank bailout. Will Hutton investigates the banks and what they've done with our money.
- On the night of the Haiti earthquake something happened in downtown Port au Prince - which would leave the fate of all the aid efforts and the country's future hanging in the balance: 4,500 prisoners escaped from Haiti's prison.
- An investigation into America's 'kill/capture' programme to discover new evidence of the strategy's impact, and its costs.
- Reporter Ramita Navai goes undercover for a rare look at the uprising from inside Syria. Plus a profile of the dictator who has managed to hold on longer than any amidst the Arab unrest--President Bashar al-Assad.