Documentary series · Channel 4
Dispatches
British current affairs documentary TV programme
Verification status: Imported automatically from public Wikidata and Wikipedia records; not yet reviewed by an editor. Fields we could not find are marked “Not verified”.
Research date: 2026-11-08
Synopsis
Dispatches is a British current affairs documentary programme on Channel 4, first broadcast on 30 October 1987. The programme covers British society, politics, health, religion, international current affairs and the environment, and often involves a spy who infiltrates organisations under journalistic investigation.
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Key facts
- Official title
- Dispatches
- Alternative titles
- Not verified
- Original release
- 1987-10-30
- Country of production
- United Kingdom
- Language
- Not verified
- Genres
- documentary film, current affairs, documentary television program
- Seasons
- Not verified
- Episodes
- 843
- Directors
- Not verified
- Producers
- Not verified
- Production company
- Not verified
- Official website
- http://www.channel4.com/programmes/dispatches
- Official trailer
- Not verified
Streaming
- Listed service
- Channel 4
- Original or licensed
- Original — public records list Channel 4 as the original network or distributor (Channel 4).
- Available now in UK
- Not yet checked
- Available now in Ireland
- Not yet checked
- Available now in US
- Not yet checked
- Past availability
- Not verified
Episodes, events and timeline
Episode titles, summaries, running times, key events and a timeline have not been researched for this series yet. We'll add them only once they can be checked against reliable sources.
Sources
- Wikipedia article — checked 2026-11-08
- Wikidata record Q5282550 — checked 2026-11-08