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Dispatches

Season 1 Episode 4: Divided by Law

Nov 20, 1987TV-PG45m6.6

Channel 4's long-running, award-winning investigative current affairs documentary series. Particularly noted for its undercover reporting.

Season 1 Episodes:

Episode 1 The Plutonium Black Market

1. The Plutonium Black Market

Aired: Oct 30, 1987

Investigating the black market in weapons grade uranium operated from Khartoum.

Episode 2 In the Red

Aired: Nov 6, 1987

Episode 3 AIDS: The Unheard Voices

3. AIDS: The Unheard Voices

Aired: Nov 13, 1987

Episode 4 Divided by Law

4. Divided by Law

Aired: Nov 20, 1987

Episode 5 Selling the Tunnel

5. Selling the Tunnel

Aired: Nov 27, 1987

Episode 6 Gunning for Government

6. Gunning for Government

Aired: Dec 4, 1987

Episode 7 Kimberley Carlile - Falling Through the Net

7. Kimberley Carlile - Falling Through the Net

Aired: Dec 11, 1987

4 1/2 year old Kimberley was starved, dehydrated and beaten and weighed 24Ibs...

Episode 8 Korea: Poverty Prohibited

8. Korea: Poverty Prohibited

Aired: Dec 18, 1987

In the run-up to the Olympics, the Seoul urban poor are forced from their hom...

Creators

David Cohen

David CohenDirector

Info about Dispatches

Seasons: 16

Current Status: Returning Series

Network: Channel 4

Production Country: United Kingdom

Genres:Documentary, News