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2008

41 episodes · 2008

  1. 1

    The Truth About Your Food: Part 1

    Jan 10, 2008

  2. 2

    The Truth About Your Food: Part 2

    Jan 17, 2008

  3. 3

    The Court of Ken

    Jan 21, 2008

    With just months to go before Londoners vote for the next Mayor of London, the current affairs series investigates the current mayoral system and takes an in depth look at current Mayor, Ken Livingstone and the how he has misused his power to his advantage.

  4. 4

    Why Kids Kill

    Jan 28, 2008

    A report on the increase of gang culture and murder that teenagers participate in the UK.

  5. 5

    Heat or Eat, the Pensioners' Dilemma

    Feb 5, 2008

  6. 6

    The Children Left Behind

    Feb 11, 2008

  7. 7

    How the Banks Bet Your Money

    Feb 18, 2008

  8. 8

    Checking-in to Airport Chaos

    Feb 25, 2008

  9. 9

    Iraq: The Lost Generation

    Mar 16, 200843 min★ 6.8

    Filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy investigates the biggest and most catastrophic refugee crisis in the Middle East since the Palestinian diaspora of 1948.

  10. 10

    Iraq: The Betrayal

    Mar 17, 2008

  11. 11

    Jon Snow's Hidden Iraq

    Mar 18, 2008

  12. 12

    Undercover in Tibet

    Mar 31, 200848 min★ 7.8

    Reveals the regime of terror which dominates daily life and makes freedom of expression an impossibility.

  13. 13

    Immigration: The Inconvenient Truth Part 1

    Apr 7, 2008

  14. 14

    Immigration: The Inconvenient Truth Part 2

    Apr 14, 2008

  15. 15

    Immigration: The Inconvenient Truth Part 3

    Apr 21, 2008

  16. 16

    The Mobile Phone Rip-Off

    Apr 28, 2008

  17. 17

    The Truth About Beauty Creams

    May 12, 2008

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    In God's Name

    May 19, 200849 min★ 8.3

    An investigation into the growth of Christian fundamentalism in the UK.

  19. 19

    The Warlords Next Door?

    May 26, 2008

  20. 20

    Gordon Brown: Where Did It All Go Wrong?

    Jun 9, 2008

  21. 21

    From Jail to Jihad

    Jun 16, 2008

  22. 22

    The Truth About Food Prices

    Jun 23, 2008

    A report on the rising cost of food prices and the impact it has producers and consumers.

  23. 23

    The Truth About Street Weapons

    Jun 30, 2008

  24. 24

    A Widow's War on Yobs

    Jul 5, 2008

    This documentary follows widow, Helen Newlove. Her husband Gary was kicked to death outside their home in Cheshire. This film follows her journey to tackle youth crime in the UK.

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    It Shouldn't Happen to a Muslim

    Jul 7, 2008

    On the third anniversary of the 7/7 London bombings Peter Oborne investigates whether the has fueled anger and violence towards British Muslims.

  26. 26

    The Jab That Can Stop Cancer

    Jul 21, 2008

    A new jab will be offered to every girl aged 12 to 13 in Britain to help protect her against cervical cancer. While some hail it as a medical breakthrough, it has provoked controversy.

  27. 27

    Sandwiches Unwrapped

    Jul 28, 2008

    An examination of Britain's sandwich industry and whether shop-bought sandwiches are as healthy for you as consumers think.

  28. 28

    How the Banks Never Lose

    Aug 25, 2008

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    Undercover Mosque: The Return

    Sep 1, 200860 min★ 8.2

    A year and a half after Undercover Mosque, this follow-up documentary goes undercover again to investigate extremism in the UK.

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    Hope for the Last Chance Kids

    Sep 8, 2008

    Update on the pupils of Monteagle Primary School featured in an earlier documentary. The pupils experience a remarkable improvement as a result of using synthetic phonics.

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    What's in Your Wine?

    Sep 15, 2008

    Jane Moore investigates scandals in the wine industry, taking a look at the 40 different substances that can be used in producing wine but which are rarely detailed on the label of your bottle of wine.

  32. 32

    The Human Cost of the Credit Crunch

    Sep 22, 2008

  33. 33

    Cameron's Money Men

    Sep 30, 2008

  34. 34

    The Hidden World of Lap Dancing

    Oct 6, 2008

    An investigation into lap dancing clubs in England and whether they abide by the rules stated on their entertainment license

  35. 35

    The Trouble with British Airways

    Oct 13, 2008

  36. 36

    The Truth about Your Energy Bill

    Oct 20, 2008

    Deborah Davies investigates the rising price of energy bills in the UK. She finds out why our charges are so high, whether changing suppliers can reduce bills, and the impact of Gordon Brown's fuel package.

  37. 37

    Jon Snow's American Journey

    Oct 26, 2008

  38. 38

    Don't Bank on the Bailout

    Oct 27, 2008

  39. 39

    Mum Loves Drugs, Not Me

    Nov 3, 2008

  40. 40

    Saving Africa's Witch Children

    Nov 12, 2008★ 7.8

    Reporting on children in parts Nigeria branded as witches.

  41. 41

    Iraq: The Legacy

    Dec 13, 2008