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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Dispatches Season 2 Episode 1 - The Miner's Debate
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    S2:E1

    A question of concern, doubt and safety of mine workers from around Britain.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Dispatches Season 2 Episode 2 - Waiting for the Consultant
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    S2:E2

    Documentary report which looks at the suitability of doctors' work practices to the needs of the modern National Health Service.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Dispatches Season 2 Episode 3 - Danger! Men at Work
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    S2:E3

    An investigation over sexual harassment at work, the women behind it and what had been done to justify as a court offense.

    Director:Dennis Jarvis
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Dispatches Season 2 Episode 4 - Interview with John Stalker
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    S2:E4

    Interview with John Stalker who recently resigned as Deputy Chief Constable of Manchester. He was removed from an investigation of police and army tactics in Northern Ireland, and has now written a book about his experiences.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Dispatches Season 2 Episode 5 - Iran: A Widening Gulf
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    S2:E5

    Tim Hodlin reports on Iran and it's current state.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Dispatches Season 2 Episode 6 - Palau: Paradise Lost
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    S2:E6

    Documentary report on US policies in the Pacific island of Palau and the seeking of an agreement with the islanders, despite their non-nuclear constitution, to bring nuclear weapons to the island.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Dispatches Season 2 Episode 7 - Working for Welfare
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    S2:E7

    Report on the US system of making the unemployed work for their benefits, called Workfare

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Dispatches Season 2 Episode 8 - Radioactive Britain
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    S2:E8

    A report on the Radioactive Substances Act, which permits over 7000 premises throughout Britain to handle radioactive material.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Dispatches Season 2 Episode 9 - The Lobby
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    S2:E9

    Investigation in to the influence of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), known as "The Lobby", in the United States.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Dispatches Season 2 Episode 10 - Charity Fraud
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    S2:E10

    Report into a number of case histories of alleged charity fraud, which leads to an examination of the loopholes in existing charity laws.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Dispatches Season 2 Episode 11 - Single Union Deals With Employers
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    S2:E11

    Documentary about how the big unions present themselves to potential new employers in contests to sign single-union deals.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Dispatches Season 2 Episode 12 - Cuba From Inside
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    S2:E12

    A report on human rights in Cuba

    Director:Michael Chanan
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Dispatches Season 2 Episode 13 - Talking to the Terrorists
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    S2:E13

    Documentary report in which former members of the West German terrorist group, the Red Army Faction, talk about their pasts and their hopes for an amnesty which will let them back into society.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Dispatches Season 2 Episode 14 - Cancer Research
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    S2:E14

    A look at cancer research, and the lack of evidence that there has been much progress over the last 50-60 years. Some researchers think that there is no cure in sight. Why is so little research done into cancer prevention?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Dispatches Season 2 Episode 15 - Freemasonry
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    S2:E15

    The Freemasons have invited cameras into the Grand Lodge at Covent Garden for the first time.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Dispatches Season 2 Episode 16 - The P.L.O.
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    S2:E16

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Dispatches Season 2 Episode 17 - War in the Desert
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    S2:E17

    The first documentary about a war that has been going on for 13 years in the Sahara Desert between Morocco and a rebel army known as the Polisario.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Dispatches Season 2 Episode 18 - NATO's Nuclear Programme
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    S2:E18

    Documentary investigation into the nuclear capacity of NATO.

    Director:Beryl Richards
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Dispatches Season 2 Episode 19 - Illegal Betting
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    S2:E19

    Documentary report about illegal gambling, worth £400-600 million annually. Hidden cameras are used in pubs and clubs from London to Liverpool.

    Director:Jamie Doran
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Dispatches Season 2 Episode 20 - What's Best for the Children? : Coventry
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    S2:E20

    Documentary about a model system in Coventry which has been set up to deal with child abuse, and which it is hoped will avoid most of the problems that occurred in Cleveland.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Dispatches Season 2 Episode 21 - The Raid on San Fernando: Communist Rebels in The Philippines
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    S2:E21

    Documentary made by Nick Downie about the time he spent with the Philippine Communist guerrillas, the New People's Army.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Dispatches Season 2 Episode 22 - Milky Business
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    S2:E22

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Dispatches Season 2 Episode 23 - The Hashish Connection
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    S2:E23

    Documentary filmed in the Bekaa valley about Lebanon's powerful drug clans.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Dispatches Season 2 Episode 24 - Disciples of Chaos
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    S2:E24

    Documentary report about the National Front, which will be 21 years old this year. They now work mostly underground as a subversive organization. Also reports on Roberto Fiore in Italy.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Dispatches Season 2 Episode 25 - Trouble on the Waterfront
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    S2:E25

    Port employers and the government want to scrap the Dock Labour Scheme, but there is great opposition amongst dockers.

    Director:Alan Hayling
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 2 Ratings Summary

"The Miner's Debate" is the best rated episode of "Dispatches" season 2. It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/8/1988. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Waiting for the Consultant".