Staffel 40

2026

Dispatches

8 Episoden09/02/2026

Episoden

Palestine Action: The Truth Behind the Ban
S40 · E1 · 09/02/2026 · 53 min

Palestine Action: The Truth Behind the Ban

Dispatches investigates why the government banned direct action group Palestine Action, a decision that has sparked intense debate and led to thousands of arrests.

Keir Starmer: Where Did It All Go Wrong?
S40 · E2 · 27/03/2026

Keir Starmer: Where Did It All Go Wrong?

Lewis Goodall looks back at a torrid first two years as prime minister for Sir Keir Starmer, and asks how he went from winning a 174-seat majority to becoming the most unpopular PM since records began.

Click to Kill: The AI War Machine
S40 · E3 · 02/04/2026 · 48 min

Click to Kill: The AI War Machine

With unique access in Ukraine, in Israel and with the US army, this documentary charts the new technological arms race, from AI to drones. Will warfare become less destructive or even more brutal?

Hunting Britain's Fugitives
S40 · E4 · 29/05/2026

Hunting Britain's Fugitives

Thousands of criminals, many of whom are accused of serious, violent crimes, are currently on the run in a hidden criminal justice crisis. From UK safe-houses to Thailand, Matt Shea is on their trail.

Episode 5
S40 · E5 · 05/06/2026 · 47 min

Will My Summer Holiday Be Cancelled?

Dispatches asks: with the Iran War making jet fuel prices soar, are foreign holidays out of the question this year? Or are there bargains to be had if you know where to look?

Episode 6
S40 · E6 · 12/06/2026 · 47 min

Hunting the Debt Predators

As the cost of living soars, reporter Ellie Flynn meets the everyday people pushed into exploitative and often dangerous situations with ruthless illegal money lenders.

Tommy Robinson: Where's the Money Gone?
S40 · E7 · 01/06/2026 · 58 min

Tommy Robinson: Where's the Money Gone?

For Dispatches Matt Shea spent a year investigating the finances of Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, aka Tommy Robinson, raising serious questions about one of the UK's highest-profile right-wing campaigners

Episode 8
S40 · E8 · 24/09/2026 · 49 min

Britain's Gaza Secrets Exposed

With access to unpublished internal Whitehall documents, Dispatches reveals how the UK government responded to alleged Israeli war crimes in Gaza.