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When does Dispatches Season 26 come out?

Dispatches Season 26 premiered Monday, February 13, 2012 on Channel 4 and ended Monday, December 17, 2012. The season has 30 episodes.

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Dispatches Season 26 release schedule

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1. Olympic Tickets for Sale

A look at who got tickets for the London 2012 Olympic games and whether private companies are profiting.

Monday · 14 years ago

2. The Great Ticket Scandal

An investigation into two major 'fan-to-fan' ticket exchange websites to investigate who is selling via their websites and why so many tickets appear at over the face value so soon after the box office sells out.

Thursday · 14 years ago

3. Watching the Detectives

Revealing how easy it is to buy our most personal and confidential information.

Monday · 14 years ago

4. Beating the Recession - Cash vs Cards

Investigating whether cutting up our credit cards and paying for everything in cash could leave us with more money in our pockets

Monday · 14 years ago

5. The Real Mr & Mrs Assad

Investigates the extent of the Assad family's culpability and the chains of command that link the President and select inner circle to the brutal crackdown.

Monday · 14 years ago

6. Murdoch, Cameron and the £8 billion deal

Investigates just how close the Prime Minister got to the Murdoch empire. Did the Tories agree to help the mogul secure a business deal worth £8 billion?

Monday · 14 years ago

7. Let Our Dad Die

Tony Nicklinson had a catastrophic stroke, which has left him utterly paralyzed. He has what is known as 'locked in syndrome' and cannot move, talk, feed himself or perform even the most basic function without help.

Monday · 14 years ago

8. Undercover Undertaker

Lifts the lid on the funeral industry.

Monday · 14 years ago

9. Cashing in on the Games

Reporter Morland Sanders goes in search of the people cashing in on the 2012 London Olympic Games, and questions whether the overall economic benefits of hosting the event have been oversold.

Monday · 14 years ago

10. Secrets of the Taxman

An investigation into tax avoidance.

Monday · 14 years ago

11. Myths About Your 5 a Day

Dispatches investigates what's happened to the five-a-day campaign, which was designed to get us all eating more fruit and veg. Reporter Jane Moore reveals how this vital health message has been hijacked as a marketing tactic.

Monday · 14 years ago

12. Can You Trust Your Bank?

Jon Snow travels around the UK, meeting consumers, businesses and bankers, to ask whether we can trust our banks.

Monday · 14 years ago

13. Britain on the Sick

Investigates the controversial processes used to assess whether sickness and disability benefit claimants should be declared fit for work.

Monday · 14 years ago

14. Britain's High Street Gamble

A look at the rise in high street betting shops and the social effect they have.

Monday · 14 years ago

15. Tricks of the Dole Cheats

Investigates Jobcentre Plus, the organization tasked with getting Britain back to work and cracking down on dole cheats.

Monday · 14 years ago

16. Property Nightmare: The Truth About Leaseholds

Investigates allegations of private landlords, councils, and housing associations overcharging leasehold homeowners for housing works and maintenance.

Monday · 14 years ago

17. The School Dinner Scandal

Tazeen Ahmad examines evidence that strategies to improve the food served in all our schools are fast coming undone.

Monday · 14 years ago

18. Secrets of Poundland

As other High Street retailers struggle for survival, discount leader Poundland is booming. Its pre-tax profits are up an astonishing 50% in a year. Dispatches' Harry Wallop asks how Poundland sells so cheaply, yet makes so much money.

Monday · 14 years ago

19. Undercover Retirement Home

Investigating the multi-million pound retirement property industry.

Monday · 14 years ago

20. Cruises Undercover: The Truth Below Deck

Investigate the reality of life below deck for the multi-national workforce who toil behind the scenes of luxurious ocean going holidays.

Monday · 14 years ago

21. Secrets of Your Boss's Pay

Follows the former Greggs chief executive Sir Michael Darrington as he launches a campaign to call a halt to corporate greed.

Monday · 14 years ago

22. Do You Know Your Partner's Past?

Tina Nash investigates 'Clare's Law', a new pilot scheme in which men and women are warned by the authorities about their partners' history of violence.

Monday · 14 years ago

23. Getting Rich on the NHS

Morland Sanders examines whether the rapid handover of services to private contractors is really good for the public purse, and good for patient care.

Monday · 14 years ago

24. Nuclear War Games Finale

Provides unprecedented insight into Israel's internal tensions concerning an attack between Israel and Iran which, if escalates, could have major implications for global stability.

Monday · 14 years ago

25. Chinese Murder Mystery

A look at the life and death of Neil Percival Heywood and whether he was actually murdered. His death, virtually unnoticed at the time, has gone on to shake China's Communist Party to the core.

Monday · 14 years ago

26. MPs: Are They Still at It?

Two years after the MPs expenses scandal, Dispatches examines whether our parliamentarians are still abusing the system. The investigation discovers a system still with problems and a lack of transparency.

Monday · 13 years ago

27. Where Has Your Aid Money Gone?

Jonathan Miller travels to Rwanda - the jewel in the crown of British overseas aid - to investigate what British taxes have paid for, and to ask what our government has achieved with the influence our aid supposedly buys us.

Monday · 13 years ago

28. The Chinese Are Coming

As China continues to flex its financial muscle by buying into British airports, water and breakfast cereals, Dispatches investigates growing Chinese power in the UK.

Monday · 13 years ago

29. How Safe is Your Cash?

Reporter Morland Sanders investigates whether security procedures that our banks tell us are impenetrable really are? He meets customers who say they have lost thousands of pounds through chip and pin fraud.

Monday · 13 years ago

30. The American School Massacre

Matt Frei reports from the scene of one of America's worst mass shootings, unravelling the chain of events and asking whether this latest tragedy will lead to a real change in America's attitude to guns.

Monday · 13 years ago

Dispatches Season 26 FAQ

When does Dispatches Season 26 come out?

Dispatches Season 26 premiered Monday, February 13, 2012 on Channel 4.

How many episodes are in Dispatches Season 26?

Dispatches Season 26 has 30 episodes.

Are new episodes of Dispatches Season 26 released weekly?

New episodes are released weekly.

When is the Dispatches Season 26 finale?

The Dispatches Season 26 finale (Episode 24) aired Monday, November 5, 2012.

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