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The Best Episodes of Dispatches Season 34

Every episode of Dispatches Season 34 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Dispatches Season 34!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Dispatches Season 34 Episode 2 - Starbucks & Nespresso: The Truth About Your Coffee
    7.5/10(6 votes)

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    Antony Barnett travels to Guatemala where he learns that young children are working long hours in gruelling conditions picking coffee beans that supply Starbucks and Nespresso.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Dispatches Season 34 Episode 1 - The Secrets of Big Tobacco: Has Philip Morris International Really Given Up Smoking?
    0.0/10(0 votes)

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    Philip Morris International has said it wants a smoke-free future and offers so-called reduced-risk alternatives. But at the same as its campaign promotes this in the UK it continues to sell billions of cigarettes across the world.

    Director:Richard Sanders
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Dispatches Season 34 Episode 3 - Celebs for Sale: The Great Charity Scandal
    0.0/10(0 votes)

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    Antony Barnett goes undercover to reveal how some of the most famous people in Britain are profiting from the work they do for charity

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Dispatches Season 34 Episode 4 - Britain's Train Hell
    0.0/10(0 votes)

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    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?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Dispatches Season 34 Episode 5 - Sex, Money & Power: The Dirty Secrets of Davos
    0.0/10(0 votes)

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    Caitlin Brown investigates allegations of sexism and harassment in Davos at the annual summit of world leaders and businessmen, hearing from women who are fed up with their treatment by men.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Dispatches Season 34 Episode 6 - Coronavirus: How Britain Is Changing
    0.0/10(0 votes)

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    A look at how the coronavirus outbreak is changing Britain in the long term, for better or worse, from a reduction in pollution to economic policy.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Dispatches Season 34 Episode 7 - The Truth About Traveller Crime
    0.0/10(0 votes)

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    Anja Popp goes in search of the truth about crimes linked to traveller sites. She talks to members of the public who have experienced crime waves and intimidation, goes out on patrol with police dealing with rural incidents and hears from travellers and their advocates, who say they suffer prejudice and attack.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Dispatches Season 34 Episode 9 - Britain's Coronavirus Catastrophe: Did the Government Get it Wrong?
    0.0/10(0 votes)

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    With Britain's Covid death rate one of the world's highest, Antony Barnett examines the evidence and asks did the government get it wrong?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Dispatches Season 34 Episode 10 - Dirty Secrets of American Food: Coming to a Supermarket Near You?
    0.0/10(0 votes)

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    Morland Sanders investigates the American food that could be coming to Britain soon as part of a post-Brexit trade deal. with exclusive lab results revealing levels of dangerous bacteria on US supermarket meat. He looks at the widespread use of pesticides and hormones currently banned in the UK, and uncovers animal welfare concerns and declining hygiene standards in American food production, as well as fears the deal could harm the British farming industry.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Dispatches Season 34 Episode 11 - Trump's Coronavirus Catastrophe
    0.0/10(0 votes)

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    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.

    Director:Richard Sanders
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Dispatches Season 34 Episode 12 - How Safe Is Going Out?
    0.0/10(0 votes)

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    As Britain's service industry battles to survive Covid-19, Morland Sanders investigates the promises made by hotels, trains and pubs of 'deep cleans' and 'enhanced hygiene practices'.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Dispatches Season 34 Episode 13 - American Nightmare: Trump's Breadline Kids
    0.0/10(0 votes)

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    On the eve of the US Presidential election, with the backdrop of Covid-19 and racial tension, this documentary examines the experience of poverty through the eyes of three children in the battleground state of Ohio.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Dispatches Season 34 Episode 14 - Britain's Covid Job Crisis
    0.0/10(0 votes)

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    As the furlough scheme ends, cameras follow a minimum-wage paying job vacancy at a Manchester restaurant, which attracts almost 1000 applicants as unemployment rates spiral.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Dispatches Season 34 Episode 15 - Divided States of America
    0.0/10(0 votes)

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Dispatches Season 34 Episode 16 - Is Your Online Habit Killing the Planet?
    0.0/10(0 votes)

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    Sophie Morgan investigates the carbon footprint of the tech industry, as she discovers some shocking truths about the hidden cost of our online habits.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Dispatches Season 34 Episode 17 - Lockdown Chaos: How the Government Lost Control
    0.0/10(0 votes)

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    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Dispatches Season 34 Episode 18 - Coronavirus Vaccine: Is It Safe?
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S34:E18

    With the UK the first to approve and roll-out a coronavirus vaccine, Matt Frei asks how have we managed so quickly and just how safe is it? Is it the shot in the arm to get Britain moving again?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Dispatches Season 34 Episode 19 - Deep Fakes: Can You Trust Your Eyes?
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S34:E19

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 34 Ratings Summary

"Starbucks & Nespresso: The Truth About Your Coffee" is the best rated episode of "Dispatches" season 34. It scored 7.5/10 based on 6 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 3/2/2020. This episode is rated 7.5 points higher than the second-best, "The Secrets of Big Tobacco: Has Philip Morris International Really Given Up Smoking?".