If you have broadband and a PC running Windows XP you can watch it using Channel 4's new 4oD catchup service. If you can't watch it online, we've got you covered - we made some copies on DVD that you can borrow to watch in your home. Drop us an email for details: tescocampaign@yahoo.co.uk
Here's Channel 4's summary of the programme:
Tesco is Britain's favourite supermarket. With 2,000 stores and 15 million customers a week, it's almost twice as big as its nearest rival. Dispatches shows how Tesco could soon become even bigger, and asks if this retail giant is abusing its power.
In The Supermarket That's Eating Britain, Ben Laurance pieces together evidence that reveals the true potential of Tesco's expansion plans. In two thirds of Britain, Tesco is already the dominant supermarket.
Dispatches' information shows how that dominance could become even greater. The programme examines the ways in which Tesco avoids paying tens of millions of pounds in tax by exploiting legal loopholes and using complex networks of companies and partnerships here and overseas.
And Dispatches chronicles the links Tesco has forged with New Labour: the programme examines how Tesco has used its connections to exert influence both at Westminster and with local councillors.
The Supermarket That's Eating Britain hears how: councils feel bullied; MPs complain about being put under pressure; and Tesco uses its financial clout to keep its competitors at bay.
The programme also spells out the truth behind Tesco's declared commitment to providing schools with sports equipment and computers. And it exposes Tesco's controversial stance over food labelling.
It would seem that we, the people of St. Albans, aren't alone in being upset and opposed to yet another Tesco store. But don't take our word for it, watch the programme yourself.
UPDATE: The video is now available on Google Video:
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