As of July 2026, Dispatches Season 2 aired in 1988 with 34 episodes. Full episode guide and where to watch below.
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Dispatches Season 2

1988 34 Episodes Documentary · News ⭐ 7/10

Dispatches Season 2 has built a real following among viewers who want documentaries that actually inform. The show says what it needs to say in a single season, no filler. 12 viewers have already rated it on TMDB — the kind of consensus that does not happen by accident. Rigorous in a way documentary storytelling does not always commit to. There is no real reason to keep putting it off.

Whatever else is competing for your attention this week, Dispatches Season 2 is worth clearing space for. Dispatches Season 2 resists the urge to oversimplify a subject that deserves better. Season 2 of Dispatches includes 34 episodes. It aired from January 1988 to December 1988. Episodes include "The Miner's Debate", "Waiting for the Consultant", "Danger! It was aired in 1988. Documentary work at this level requires access that is hard to get and storytelling that does justice to it — Dispatches Season 2 has both. It delivers reliably on what it promises, which is more than most of its competition manages.

Dispatches Season 2 is the kind of documentary you immediately want to recommend to someone else. It rewards viewers regardless of what else is in their watch history. A contained run means every episode is doing real work. The subject drives every choice here, not the other way around. The kind of production you finish and immediately want to read more about.

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🎬 Dispatches Season 2 — Episode Guide

E1
The Miner's Debate
1988-01-08
A question of concern, doubt and safety of mine workers from around Britain.
E2
Waiting for the Consultant
1988-01-15
Documentary report which looks at the suitability of doctors' work practices to the needs of the modern National Health Service.
E3
Danger! Men at Work
1988-01-22
An investigation over sexual harassment at work, the women behind it and what had been done to justify as a court offense.
E4
Interview with John Stalker
1988-02-05
Interview with John Stalker who recently resigned as Deputy Chief Constable of Manchester. He was removed from an investigation of police and army tactics in Northern Ireland, and has now written a book about his experiences.
E5
Iran: A Widening Gulf
1988-02-12
Tim Hodlin reports on Iran and it's current state.
E6
Palau: Paradise Lost
1988-02-19
Documentary report on US policies in the Pacific island of Palau and the seeking of an agreement with the islanders, despite their non-nuclear constitution, to bring nuclear weapons to the island.
E7
Working for Welfare
1988-02-26
Report on the US system of making the unemployed work for their benefits, called Workfare
E8
Radioactive Britain
1988-03-04
A report on the Radioactive Substances Act, which permits over 7000 premises throughout Britain to handle radioactive material.
E9
The Lobby
1988-03-11
Investigation in to the influence of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), known as "The Lobby", in the United States.
E10
Charity Fraud
1988-03-18
Report into a number of case histories of alleged charity fraud, which leads to an examination of the loopholes in existing charity laws.
E11
Single Union Deals With Employers
1988-03-25
Documentary about how the big unions present themselves to potential new employers in contests to sign single-union deals.
E12
Cuba From Inside
1988-04-08
A report on human rights in Cuba
E13
Talking to the Terrorists
1988-04-15
Documentary report in which former members of the West German terrorist group, the Red Army Faction, talk about their pasts and their hopes for an amnesty which will let them back into society.
E14
Cancer Research
1988-04-22
A look at cancer research, and the lack of evidence that there has been much progress over the last 50-60 years. Some researchers think that there is no cure in sight. Why is so little research done into cancer prevention?
E15
Freemasonry
1988-05-06
The Freemasons have invited cameras into the Grand Lodge at Covent Garden for the first time.
E16
The P.L.O.
1988-05-13
E17
War in the Desert
1988-05-20
The first documentary about a war that has been going on for 13 years in the Sahara Desert between Morocco and a rebel army known as the Polisario.
E18
NATO's Nuclear Programme
1988-05-27
Documentary investigation into the nuclear capacity of NATO.
E19
Illegal Betting
1988-06-03
Documentary report about illegal gambling, worth £400-600 million annually. Hidden cameras are used in pubs and clubs from London to Liverpool.
E20
What's Best for the Children? : Coventry
1988-06-10
Documentary about a model system in Coventry which has been set up to deal with child abuse, and which it is hoped will avoid most of the problems that occurred in Cleveland.

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