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Channel 4’s Dispatches claims to be the first to use AI presenter

It was revealed to viewers that the presenter was AI-generated at the end of the show

The Independent UK · Oct 20, 2025

Delivered to a Predator: Al Fayed’s Fixer review – this startling tale urgently needed telling

Dispatches, presented by Cathy Newman, talks to 16 survivors or witnesses of the ex-Harrods boss’s abuse, as well as tracking down his alleged enabler. The result is a raw, horrifying and invaluable watch

The Guardian - UK · Apr 3, 2025

An investigation into Charles and William "profiting" from charities and public bodies has divided the public

An investigation into Charles and William "profiting" from charities and public bodies has divided the public

Marie Claire · Nov 4, 2024

Undercover A&E: NHS in Crisis review – the sheer wrongness of it all will drive you to tears

Using a hidden camera, this chilling film reveals cataclysmic failings in the British health service – including people forced to urinate in bottles and a waiting room that kills one in 72 people. It is sure to ramp up public panic

The Guardian - UK · Jun 24, 2024

Nearly 19,000 NHS patients left waiting for three days in A&E over 12 months

Channel 4’s Dispatches film shows ‘harrowing’ scenes in emergency department of Royal Shrewsbury hospital

The Guardian - UK · Jun 23, 2024

Woman who accused Russell Brand hits out at Channel 4 ‘whitewash’

Woman says she feels let down by broadcaster, which has admitted it failed to properly investigate 2009 claim against comedian

The Guardian - UK · Mar 24, 2024

China influencing leading British universities, documentary claims

Channel 4’s Dispatches claims University of Nottingham closed school under Beijing pressure and Imperial College professor collaborated on AI

The Guardian - UK · Nov 28, 2023

Russell Brand allegations are leading to renewed scrutiny of the endemic bullying and harassment in the TV industry

The presenter, comedian and actor Russell Brand is at the centre of a joint investigation by The Times, The Sunday Times and Channel 4 Dispatches, which has reported allegations of abuse made against him by four women, which include emotional abuse, sexual assault and rape. Brand has denied these allegations,…

The Conversation · Sep 21, 2023

Channel 4 boss praises ‘brave and important’ Dispatches show about Russell Brand

The comedian ‘absolutely’ denies the allegations, which also include claims of controlling, abusive and predatory behaviour.

The Independent UK · Sep 18, 2023

Monday briefing: How the Russell Brand story unfolded

In today’s newsletter: An investigation by the Sunday Times and Dispatches accused Brand of rape and sexual assault, leaving the entertainer and the companies that employed him facing serious questions

The Guardian - UK · Sep 18, 2023