Dispatches

Monday 9 March at 8:00pm on C4

Jane Moore examines the findings of a report due to be released on 9 March which details the escalation in government public sector spending and sets out what needs to be done to stop waste. It is reported that public spending wastage has cost every household nearly £50,000 over the past eleven years. This film investigates a variety of controversial public projects which have had millions, if not billions, spent on them and attempts to discover where the money went, who sanctioned the spending and why so little appears to have been done to prevent massive waste and excess.

Monday 23 February 8:00pm on C4

With Prince Charles waiting in the wings to become the next King of England, Dispatches examines what the future holds for William, second-in-line to the throne. Channel 4 News presenter Alex Thomson investigates the roles currently adopted by the royal princes and how their activities are shaping the modern monarchy that William will inherit. Thomson examines the type of royal duties being carried out by William and analyses the value of William and Harry’s military training and active service. Thomson also looks at claims that the Palace are not averse to media manipulation.

Monday 16 February 8:00pm on C4

Four months after leaving his post as Minister of Trade, Lord Digby Jones examines how the government is tackling the unemployment crisis. He analyses each of Gordon Brown’s pledges to help people back into work and training, to see whether the system for handling the newly unemployed is working. Drawing on his political and business experience as former Director of the CBI, he unpicks government announcements and statistics to uncover the scale of the problem and see just how dire the situation is for those who have lost their jobs.

Monday 9 February 8:00pm on C4

With the number of unemployed in the UK nudging two million, Dispatches reveals the ageism that is rife among employers and recruitment agencies. The investigation reveals that being ‘older’ – even just over 45 years old is a risk in the workplace. Older workers are more likely to lose their jobs and fail to secure another position. Dispatches carries out an experiment, pitching two accountants – a 57-year-old father and his 25-year-old daughter – in a contest to see who can achieve the most offers of work from agencies.

Wednesday 4 February 2009 9:00pm on M4

Dispatches examines how the children of Congo are being affected by the latest fighting that is tearing their country apart. An entire generation has been scarred by a seemingly endless conflict: in the last 12 years at least three million children have died as a result of fighting and the hunger and disease that war creates.

Monday 2 February 2009 8:00pm on C4

Dispatches examines how the children of Congo are being affected by the latest fighting that is tearing their country apart. An entire generation has been scarred by a seemingly endless conflict: in the last 12 years at least three million children have died as a result of fighting and the hunger and disease that war creates.

Wednesday 14 January 2009 at 12:10am on M4

Fiona Phillips investigates the struggle of Alzheimer’s sufferers and their families to get adequate care and support, for Dispatches .

Monday 12 January 2009 at 8:00pm on C4

Fiona Phillips investigates the struggle of Alzheimer’s sufferers and their families to get adequate care and support, for Dispatches . As she faces her own dilemmas about the care of her father, she talks to families around the country about the difficulties they have faced in obtaining help, from both the NHS and the local authority. Many carers sacrifice employment, free time and family life to look after their loved ones, but what level of financial support or respite care do they receive? And with the number of people suffering from dementia projected to rise from 700,000 to over one million by 2025, is the Government prepared to cope?

Wednesday 7 January at 12:05am on M4

With primary schools across the country being stretched by the violent and disruptive behaviour of a small minority, Dispatches reveals the results of an extensive, in-depth survey of teachers to identify the impact on their ability to teach, and documents the efforts of five schools that are tackling the problem head on. Prod/ Dir: Brian Woods; Exec Prod: Joanna Grace; Prod Co: True Vision

Monday 5 January at 8:00pm on C4

With primary schools across the country being stretched by the violent and disruptive behaviour of a small minority, Dispatches reveals the results of an extensive, in-depth survey of teachers to identify the impact on their ability to teach, and documents the efforts of five schools that are tackling the problem head on. Filmed as an observational documentary, in Glasgow, Wigan and Luton, Dispatches explores what works by focussing on the schools’ most challenging pupils.