Documentary film-maker & investigative journalist. I make films mainly for the BBC & Channel 4. All views are my own. #wba fan
London, England
Joined April 2010
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Channel 4, I hear, have done an interesting sting operation on Reform, employing an actor pretending to be son of a wealthy hedge-fund owner, seeking to make donations. I presume C4 will broadcast results this week to coincide with Reform conference.
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The only question which matters in British politics tonight is this: does Oliver Robbins have the receipts? If he told a single person in No10/the private office or any minister, Starmer’s position is untenable
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Channel 4, 19th December 2025. 8pm
Every seven seconds a parcel is stolen in Britain. With less than a week to go before Christmas, Dispatches goes on a mission to catch the crooks behind this escalating crimewave.
Reporter Tir Dhondy meets victims frustrated that their parcels keep on going missing, even though they have doorbell footage of the criminals at work.
To investigate what happens when deliveries are stolen, Tir hides tiny tracking devices in parcels and leaves them on doorsteps. When they are stolen, the thieves have no idea Tir is secretly following on their trail armed with her cameras, ready to challenge them.
Tir finds out how one doorstep thief susses out which of our homes offer prime pickings and learns that parcel theft is no longer just a petty crime for opportunist thieves but is now a lucrative business model for criminal gangs, costing more than an estimated £650m a year.
She also discovers the shocking reality of how violent organised crime gangs are hijacking delivery vans to steal the parcels they are carrying, sometimes with deadly consequences and how stressed-out delivery drivers are frightened in their daily work.
With exclusive access to a major police operation, Tir sees first-hand how the cops are tracking down and tackling organised gangs intent on pinching our festive purchases.
This eye-opening film reveals the stark reality of our disappearing doorstep deliveries, showing how it’s become big business for Britain’s criminal gangs.
Filmed, Produced and Directed by: Charlie Mole
Producer: Claire Burnett
Assistant Producer: Sally Wardle
Executive Producers: Richard Cookson and Esella Hawkey
A Hardcash Production for @C4Dispatches
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The simple truth of the China spy case is this:
1) There was plenty of evidence to prosecute
2) If the DPP had wanted to bring the case there were multiple references in the govt’s evidence to China being a “threat”
3) If the govt, wanting the case to be brought (they claim) and knowing that it was about to colllapse (as they admit) could easily have beefed up the language in that evidence rather than adding chunks of Labour’s manifesto saying they wanted to be friends with Beijing
4) If Matthew Collins really was left to his own devices that is negligent. If the govt is lying about that, it is reprehensible
The bottom line is that neither No10 nor the CPS really wanted to bring this case and they ought to have the gumption to explain why
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On Panorama tonight, reporter @RSheikh26 investigates how and where asylum seekers are housed, and why some communities feel it's unfair. Watch “Panorama: The Truth About Asylum Hotels” on BBC One at 8pm and on iPlayer now
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Our Panorama film The Truth About Asylum Hotels is now available to watch on the iPlayer and will be on BBC One tonight at 8pm. Was fortunate to work with an excellent Panorama team on this over the past few months. bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0…
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This is, first and foremost, a huge vindication for all of the women went public with their allegations against Clarke – not least the many who testified against him in court. It is also testament to the professionalism and diligence of reporters @Lucy_Osborne and @sirin_kale.
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The Guardian has won its High Court legal battle with the actor and director Noel Clarke, who sued us for libel over allegations of sexual misconduct. We ran two defences – truth and public interest – and won on both. judiciary.uk/wp-content/uplo…
MailOnline follow up on our @C4Dispatches film with a deep-dive piece about Baldwin's Farm and its links to criminality over the years.
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Had a great conversation with Peter Geoghegan about everything from the role of social media and algorithms in online radicalisation to incels, influencers, and white nationalism, and what liberals and progressives often get wrong about modern masculinity.
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On Channel 4 tonight. Last year approximately 355 vehicles were stolen every day in England and Wales, that is one car every four minutes. We track the story of one stolen Audi all the way from North London to Lithuania uncovering highly organised and tech savvy criminal gangs.
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Around 355 cars were stolen every day in England and Wales last year. That's twice the amount stolen a decade ago.
So why are car thefts on the rise?
My latest film for @C4Dispatches with a good show in the @DailyMail today. Out on Thursday 8pm. "Britain's Car Theft Gangs Exposed". @Channel4
Very sad news. RIP Andrew Norfolk, an absolute titan of investigative journalism. thetimes.com/article/828cb25…
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RIP Andrew Norfolk, the best of journalists, who fought for truth v powerful forces who didn’t want the grooming gangs story told. He inspired me as a young reporter & it was an honour to have him on The Media Show recently for perhaps his last interview.
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More government reaction to concern about the issue of incels after Netflix's Adolescence. In our doc in 2022 we spent nearly a year speaking to dozens of UK based incels. youtube.com/watch?v=kReeoKoO…
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Kind of ridiculous how re-active this is / we are as a country. We've known about the dangers of incel culture / the manosphere for years now. Just like the post office scandal, does it really need a TV drama get politicians acting on things?
Anyone interested in the incel movement after the incredible Adolescence Netflix series, we made a film for Channel 4 where we spent eight months meeting members of the UK incel movement trying to understand what's drawing so many young men in. channel4.com/programmes/the-…
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Dispatches has gone undercover in a ‘nurses clinic’ to find out whether they are administering correct and safe doses of weight loss medication to patients.
