File on 4 Investigates Podcast
News-making original journalism documentary series, investigating stories at home and abroad.
Episodes to download
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Extremism: Hidden in Plain Sight
Tue 3 Oct 2017
Manveen Rana uncovers hate speech and sectarianism in British Urdu media.
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Adoption: Families in Crisis
Tue 26 Sep 2017
Is there enough support available to struggling adoptive families?
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Paralympic Sport - Fair Play?
Tue 19 Sep 2017
Are some countries cheating the paralympic classification system in the pursuit of medals?
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The Secrets of Smyllum Park
Tue 12 Sep 2017
An investigation into the treatment of children at Smyllum Park orphanage in Scotland.
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About a Boy - The Hidden Victims of Grooming
Tue 18 Jul 2017
Are teenage boys let down by the system when they report being targeted by paedophiles?
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Car Emissions - Coming Clean?
Tue 11 Jul 2017
After the US diesel scandal, does Europe also need to come clean about car emissions?
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Mental Health Parity: Progress or Pipe Dream?
Tue 4 Jul 2017
Radio 4's investigative current affairs documentary series.
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Children with ME
Tue 27 Jun 2017
Families of children with a severe fatigue condition say they have been accused of abuse.
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What Lies Beneath: The Legacy of Landfill
Tue 20 Jun 2017
The toxic legacy of the UK's tens of thousands of underground waste dumps.
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Online Grooming
Tue 13 Jun 2017
File on 4 investigates the true scale of child sexual grooming on social media.
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Preventing TB
Tue 6 Jun 2017
TB remains a killer disease, how effective are attempts to find a better vaccine?
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Gain Without the Pain: Legal Drugs in Sport
Tue 30 May 2017
Painkillers in sport - the legal doping risking the long-term health of athletes.
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Killings in Care Homes
Tue 23 May 2017
Are care homes able to protect frail and vulnerable elderly residents from violence?
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Policing the Police
Tue 16 May 2017
Are the police really open to scrutiny when people complain about misconduct?
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Councils in Crisis
Tue 21 Mar 2017
The local councils turning to commercial investments to balance the books.
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The Prison Contraband Crisis
Tue 14 Mar 2017
Claims corrupt staff are behind the bulk of drugs and phones causing chaos in prisons.
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Rogue Hauliers
Tue 7 Mar 2017
An investigation into how lethal lorries posing a danger to the public remain on the roads
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Neglect: The Story of UK Homecare
Tue 28 Feb 2017
An investigation into the state of home care services in the UK.
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Speaking Up - Whistleblowing in the NHS
Tue 7 Feb 2017
How are whistleblowers who report unsafe care in the NHS treated?
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Outclassed: The Kids Excluded from School
Tue 31 Jan 2017
An investigation into standards in pupil referral units for children excluded from school.
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The Turnaround Game
Tue 31 Jan 2017
What protection do small businesses have when banks treat them badly?
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The Cost of a Kidney
Tue 24 Jan 2017
How a worldwide shortage of organs is fuelling a dangerous trade in transplant tourism.
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Breaking Into Britain
Tue 17 Jan 2017
An expose of firms offering to produce fake papers to enable migrants to get into the UK.
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A Greek Tragedy
Tue 10 Jan 2017
The plight of unaccompanied child migrants arriving in Greece. Is the EU doing enough?
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London Calling
Tue 8 Nov 2016
Is the UK doing enough to tackle corruption and prevent money laundering in the capital?
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The Hidden Homeless
Tue 1 Nov 2016
Are local councils doing enough to provide accommodation for the homeless?
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Behind Closed Doors
Tue 25 Oct 2016
Are foreign domestic workers the forgotten victims of modern slavery in Britain?
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Changing Tides: Can the UK keep its renewable energy promises?
Tue 18 Oct 2016
Holding back the tide: will the UK keep its renewable energy promises?
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How Safe Is Your Pension?
Tue 11 Oct 2016
As the scandal over the collapse of BHS rumbles on, how safe is your pension?
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Transforming Rehabilitation: At What Cost?
Tue 4 Oct 2016
Have major changes to the probation system put the public at risk?
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