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Dispatches (1987 – ...)

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Dispatches — 2001

10 episodes · Feb 3, 2001

1. Bloody Foreigners
Feb 3, 2001

'Bloody Foreigners' is Andrew Smith's investigation into the British attitude towards asylum seekers and immigrants who live and work in the UK. It exposes the culture of hypocrisy under which xenophobia proliferates to such an extreme that…

2. Bloody Foreigners: Part 2
Feb 10, 2001

Part two deals with illegal workers who are employed by apparently respectable companies as waitresses, cleaners, and builders, to name but a few, without any legal documents or insurance, and paid as little a £20 for a long day. The final …

3. Drugs: The Phony War
Jun 1, 2001
4. Unforgiven: The Boys Who Murdered James Bulger
Jun 12, 2001

The documentary covers the outcry from the population after hearing about the release of the two boys who killed 2 year-old James Bulger in 1993. Presenting the protests against their release from an institution, the film also gives a backg…

5. Beneath the Veil
Jun 26, 2001

British journalist Saira Shah travels to Afghanistan with a camera crew to document the realities of life under the Taliban. Filmed just months prior to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the footage reveals the chilling brutality…

6. Outbreak: The True Story of Foot and Mouth
Jul 3, 2001

A critical look at the handling of the Foot-and-mouth outbreak from February 2001 until June 2001.

7. Bin Laden's Plan of Terror
Nov 1, 2001
8. Unholy War
Nov 11, 2001

Reporter Saira Shah returns to Afghanistan in the aftermath of the September 11th terrorists attacks. She reunites with three Afghan girls who were forced to watch as her mother was executed by Taliban soldiers. She also tours Northern Alli…

9. Paedophiles: Assessing the Risks
Nov 14, 2001
10. Down the Tube
Dec 2, 2001