File on 4 Investigates Podcast
News-making original journalism documentary series, investigating stories at home and abroad.
Episodes to download
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The Cost of Care
Tue 8 Jun 2021
An investigation into rising care costs and how the most vulnerable are paying the price
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Leaseholder Losses
Tue 1 Jun 2021
Leaseholders say they need more protection. Is the current system letting them down?
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Sexual Abuse in Schools
Tue 25 May 2021
Peer on peer sexual harassment and abuse in Britain鈥檚 schools and colleges.
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Britain's Ghost Companies
Tue 11 May 2021
Why thousands of foreign directors head up UK firms they actually have little to do with.
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The Asylum Business - the UK's hidden housing crisis
Tue 16 Mar 2021
Are asylum seekers being mistreated by UK companies paid billions to house them?
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The Disinformation Dragon
Tue 9 Mar 2021
Investigating China鈥檚 new strategy of spreading disinformation around the world.
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Shipping鈥檚 Dirty Secret
Tue 2 Mar 2021
File on 4 lifts the lid on the dangerous and polluting world of international shipbreaking
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The Dangers of Dating Apps
Tue 23 Feb 2021
Livvy Haydock investigates dating apps and if the pandemic has made them more dangerous.
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Surviving Self-Harm
Tue 16 Feb 2021
One teenager's experience of hurting herself and a system struggling with rising demand.
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Unmasked: Stories from the PPE Frontline
Tue 9 Feb 2021
What did the government get for the 拢12.5 billion it spent on PPE for NHS staff?
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Covid 19: Doctors and Deniers
Tue 2 Feb 2021
Stories from the frontline in the fight against Covid-19.
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A Year of Covid
Tue 26 Jan 2021
Jane Deith talks to the medics who fought the first wave of Covid-19 in England's ICUs.
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Women Who Abuse
Tue 19 Jan 2021
The hidden victims of female child sexual abuse, fighting for justice - and closure.
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Undue Influence
Tue 12 Jan 2021
The relationship between social media influencers and clinics promoting cosmetic surgery.
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Transforming Care?
Tue 10 Nov 2020
Are promises to improve care for people with learning disabilities and autism being kept?
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Reynhard Sinaga: Britain鈥檚 most prolific rapist
Tue 3 Nov 2020
How a 999 call from a Manchester flat led to the discovery of over 200 male rape victims.
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Locked Up in Lockdown
Tue 27 Oct 2020
Are court backlogs creating miscarriages of justice? Helen Grady investigates.
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Taxing Situations
Tue 20 Oct 2020
COVID workers targeted with tax avoidance schemes that HMRC warns against signing up to.
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All Sewn Up
Tue 13 Oct 2020
An investigation into VAT fraud within Leicester's garment manufacturing industry.
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Me and my Trolls
Tue 6 Oct 2020
Journalist Sali Hughes goes on a personal journey to discover what motivates online trolls
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Fit for football
Tue 29 Sep 2020
MPs and supporters call for an overhaul of the way English football is governed
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Expecting alone: The isolation of pregnancy during Covid
Tue 22 Sep 2020
Has the reduction of services for new mums and their babies caused long-term damage?
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Mental health killings 鈥� a crisis in care?
Tue 15 Sep 2020
Are people with severe mental illnesses being failed when they need help most?
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Covid 19: The Long Road to Recovery
Tue 8 Sep 2020
After coronavirus, the survivors left with life-changing and long-term conditions.
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Groomed, abused and put in prison: Rochdale鈥檚 untold story
Tue 14 Jul 2020
Jailed for being abused? The untold story of Rochdale鈥檚 grooming scandal.
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Mental Health: The Next Pandemic?
Tue 7 Jul 2020
File on 4 investigates the impact of coronavirus on the nation鈥檚 mental health.
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Racism in the Police
Tue 30 Jun 2020
Racism in the police: do the UK police treat black and ethnic minority officers fairly?
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The 5G con that could make you sick
Tue 16 Jun 2020
File on 4 investigates how bad science could be damaging people鈥檚 health.
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