Underplayed Gems

Dispatches (1987)

Dispatches poster
Genre
documentary film, documentary television program, current affairs
Country
United Kingdom
Length
40 seasons, 843 episodes
Rated
TV-PG
Rating
6.7 of 10 from 12 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

This documentary series investigates British society, politics, health, religion, global current affairs and environmental issues. It often uses undercover journalists to expose hidden activities within organizations.

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What happens

Dispatches is a British current affairs documentary programme on Channel 4, first broadcast on 30 October 1987. The programme covers British society, politics, health, religion, international current affairs and the environment, and often involves a spy who infiltrates organisations under journalistic investigation. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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