File on 4 Investigates Podcast
News-making original journalism documentary series, investigating stories at home and abroad.
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The Spy in Your Pocket
Tue 11 Jun 2019
How sophisticated spy-ware can be used to track our everyday activities. Who's watching?
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On Whose Authority?
Tue 4 Jun 2019
Who really decides what care is best for those who can鈥檛 make their own decisions?
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A Load of Rubbish
Tue 28 May 2019
Failures in the way recycling is set up in the UK is contributing to pollution in our seas
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At Risk? Children in Residential Care
Tue 21 May 2019
Where do they go? Why vulnerable young people are going missing from children's homes.
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Opioids: A Painful Prescription?
Tue 14 May 2019
Did marketing help fuel the UK's opioid addiction 'crisis'?
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The Crossing
Tue 19 Mar 2019
The lucrative criminal trade in bringing migrants across the channel in dinghies.
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The Crypto Factor 鈥� The Winners and Losers in Virtual Investment
Tue 12 Mar 2019
Cryptocurrencies have been around for 10 years, so why are many still dogged by scandal?
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Winging It?
Tue 5 Mar 2019
An investigation into delays in the training of military pilots. Why is there a backlog?
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The Compensation Catch
Tue 26 Feb 2019
The victims of violent and serious crimes being denied access to compensation.
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Swipe Right for Crime
Tue 19 Feb 2019
The encrypted apps that bring the criminal web to your mobile phone.
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No Place Like Home - The Inside Story of Supported Living
Tue 12 Feb 2019
File on 4 looks at the growth in supported living homes for learning disabled adults.
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Can we Fix it? The Inside Story of Match Fixing in Tennis
Tue 5 Feb 2019
The inside story of how players and betting gangs are fixing matches in tennis.
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Inside the World of the Class A Student
Tue 29 Jan 2019
Students say drugs are as common as alcohol.
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Finding Freedom - The Fight Against Modern Slavery
Tue 22 Jan 2019
Are victims of modern slavery and trafficking being let down? File on 4 investigates.
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The Orphanage Business
Tue 15 Jan 2019
File on 4 exposes the abuse of Ugandan children being cared for in UK-funded orphanages
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Youth Justice?
Tue 20 Nov 2018
Are young offenders being failed by the system meant to protect them?
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Power Games
Tue 13 Nov 2018
Are companies 鈥榞aming鈥� the system of green subsidies designed to reduce farm pollution?
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The Unorthodox Life of Miriam
Tue 6 Nov 2018
The shocking story of one woman's attempt to escape an Orthodox Jewish community.
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My Homeless Son
Tue 30 Oct 2018
Are homeless teenagers being let down by the very people meant to protect them?
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Criminal Waste
Tue 23 Oct 2018
The millions to be made from serious waste crime - the 'new narcotics' for organised gangs
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Paying the Price - Private Hospitals
Tue 9 Oct 2018
File on 4 investigates standards of care in some UK private hospitals.
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Transforming Care - Is it Working?
Tue 2 Oct 2018
Lucy Adams investigates care for the learning disabled seven years after Winterbourne View
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Paralympics 鈥� Gaming the System?
Tue 18 Sep 2018
Are some paralympic athletes gaming the classification system to win medals?
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Counting the Cost: Antidepressant Use in Children
Tue 24 Jul 2018
Why are more children than ever being prescribed antidepressants and what are the risks?
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Prison, drugs and debts - who's paying the price?
Tue 17 Jul 2018
Prison, drugs and debts - who's paying the price of the thriving drug trade in our jails?
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Construction in Crisis?
Tue 10 Jul 2018
Are construction giants exploiting their suppliers to balance their books?
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The Private World of the NHS
Tue 3 Jul 2018
Why is 'private' the word that dare not speak its name in the National Health Service?
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Falling Short - Fake News and Financial Markets
Tue 26 Jun 2018
Is financial fake news damaging business? Geoff White reports.
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