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The Best Episodes of Dispatches Season 24

Every episode of Dispatches Season 24 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Dispatches Season 24!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Dispatches Season 24 Episode 13 - The Lost Girls of South Africa
    8.4/10(8 votes)

    S24:E13

    South Africa has the highest incidence of rape and 80% of the victims are girls under 13. The trauma of 5 such girls in Port Elizabeth is discussed. Ineffective police, lax judiciary and the stretched social welfare system are highlighted.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Dispatches Season 24 Episode 17 - Africa's Last Taboo
    8.4/10(6 votes)

    S24:E17

    An investigation into the persecution that gay people face in Africa.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Dispatches Season 24 Episode 9 - Children of Gaza
    8.3/10(15 votes)

    S24:E9

    Jezza Neumann arrived in Gaza to follow the lives of 3 children over a year. Surrounded by the remnants of the demolished Gaza Strip and increasingly isolated by the blockade that prevents anyone from rebuilding their homes and their lives.

    Director:Jezza Neumann
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Dispatches Season 24 Episode 29 - Britain's Street Kids
    8.3/10(7 votes)

    S24:E29

    Exploring hidden world of runaway and evicted teenagers, looking at their lives and how they fend for themselves.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Dispatches Season 24 Episode 28 - Iraq's Secret War Files
    7.8/10(33 votes)

    S24:E28

    Exposing the full and unreported horror of the Iraqi conflict and its aftermath. The programme reveals the scale of civilian casualties, and allegations that after the scandal of Abu Ghraib, soldiers continued to abuse prisoners; and that US forces did not intervene in the torture and murder of detainees by the Iraqi security services.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Dispatches Season 24 Episode 21 - When Cousins Marry
    6.6/10(90 votes)

    S24:E21

    Looking at the consequences of first cousin marriage in Britain.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Dispatches Season 24 Episode 1 - My Family and Alzheimer's
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S24:E1

    Fiona Phillips returns to the issue of Alzheimer's treatment, examining whether there has been any improvement in the provision of financial support and respite care available for them and their carers.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Dispatches Season 24 Episode 2 - The Slumdog Children of Mumbai
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S24:E2

    This Dispatches Special , screening as part of Channel 4's Indian Winter season, reveals the brutal reality of life on the streets and in the slums of Mumbai, following the daily struggles of four young children to survive.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Dispatches Season 24 Episode 3 - Afghanistan: Behind Enemy Lines
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S24:E3

    Dispatches goes inside the enemy camp in northern Afghanistan as award-winning Afghan reporter Najibullah Quraishi is granted access to an army of extreme Islamic combatants.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Dispatches Season 24 Episode 4 - Post Office Undercover
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S24:E4

    Two reporters go undercover as agency postmen to find out if the Royal Mail has delivered on claims that it is modernizing and improving its service.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Dispatches Season 24 Episode 5 - Kids Don't Count
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S24:E5

    An investigation into the rise of school children who are struggling with mathematics and tries to find solutions.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Dispatches Season 24 Episode 6 - Kids Don't Count: Part 2
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S24:E6

    In the second half of the two-part special, maths specialist Richard Dunne returns to Barton Hill Primary School, accompanied by Countdown's Rachel Riley, to help the pupils with their mental arithmetic.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Dispatches Season 24 Episode 7 - Britain's Islamic Republic
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S24:E7

    Dispatches investigates a fundamentalist Islamic group headquartered in Britain, and its claims to have placed its "brothers" in positions of political power here.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Dispatches Season 24 Episode 8 - Cameron Uncovered
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S24:E8

    According to polls, after 13 years in the political wilderness, the Conservatives under David Cameron's leadership seem likely to form the next government. Andrew Rawnsley brings viewers an inside portrait of the government that might be.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Dispatches Season 24 Episode 10 - Politicians for Hire
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S24:E10

    After the MPs' expenses scandal, dispatches delves into the world of political lobbying.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Dispatches Season 24 Episode 11 - Tracing the Marathon's Millions
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S24:E11

    An investigation into how the London marathon's charity earnings are spent and the true cost of how much is spent in staging the event.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Dispatches Season 24 Episode 12 - Election Uncovered
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S24:E12

    It's nearly time to vote and the campaigning is reaching a climax. Journalist Ben Laurance analyses each party's campaign and gets a real taste of what's happening behind the scenes in the run-up to polling day.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Dispatches Season 24 Episode 14 - Undercover Social Worker
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S24:E14

    Investigating child protection procedures and practices within the child social care institution.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Dispatches Season 24 Episode 15 - How the Banks Won
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S24:E15

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Dispatches Season 24 Episode 16 - How to Save £100 Billion - Live
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S24:E16

    On the eve of the emergency budget announcement, in a live hour-long debate, Dispatches sets out controversial cuts that could save Britain £100 billion.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Dispatches Season 24 Episode 18 - Gun Nation
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S24:E18

    Following an undercover police operation to tackle gun crime in the UK.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Dispatches Season 24 Episode 19 - Catching the Gun Runners
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S24:E19

    For the last two years, Dispatches has been following an undercover police operation as it tracks a criminal gang trying to smuggle guns into Britain.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Dispatches Season 24 Episode 20 - Britain's Witch Children
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S24:E20

    Dispatches looks at why some of Britain's African churches perpetuate the myth of witchcraft and believe children can be possessed by evil spirits.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Dispatches Season 24 Episode 22 - Britain's Secret Slaves
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S24:E22

    A look at domestic workers who come to the UK from other countries and end up being mistreated by having their human rights violated by their employers.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Dispatches Season 24 Episode 23 - How the MoD wastes our billions
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S24:E23

    Veteran war correspondent Sam Kiley turns his sights on the critical issue of whether the British tax payer, and British soldier, are getting value for money from the Ministry of Defence.

    Director:Richard Sanders
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 24 Ratings Summary

"The Lost Girls of South Africa" is the best rated episode of "Dispatches" season 24. It scored 8.4/10 based on 8 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 5/23/2010. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Africa's Last Taboo".