Dispatches — 2026

Dispatches investigates why the government banned direct action group Palestine Action, a decision that has sparked intense debate and led to thousands of arrests.

Lewis Goodall looks back at a torrid first two years as prime minister for Sir Keir Starmer, and asks how he went from winning a 174-seat majority to becoming the most unpopular PM since records began.

With unique access in Ukraine, in Israel and with the US army, this documentary charts the new technological arms race, from AI to drones. Will warfare become less destructive or even more brutal?

Thousands of criminals, many of whom are accused of serious, violent crimes, are currently on the run in a hidden criminal justice crisis. From UK safe-houses to Thailand, Matt Shea is on their trail.

Dispatches asks: with the Iran War making jet fuel prices soar, are foreign holidays out of the question this year? Or are there bargains to be had if you know where to look?

As the cost of living soars, reporter Ellie Flynn meets the everyday people pushed into exploitative and often dangerous situations with ruthless illegal money lenders.

For Dispatches Matt Shea spent a year investigating the finances of Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, aka Tommy Robinson, raising serious questions about one of the UK's highest-profile right-wing campaigners

With access to unpublished internal Whitehall documents, Dispatches reveals how the UK government responded to alleged Israeli war crimes in Gaza.