File on 4 Episodes Episode guide
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A Bridge Too Far?
Why do so many British public sector contracts go to foreign companies?
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Tax Avoidance
As the Treasury reviews tax avoidance, Fran Abrams asks - how widespread is the problem?
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Family Annihilation
What drives fathers to kill their families and themselves? Jane Deith investigates.
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Credit Rating Agencies
Do credit rating agencies threaten our financial stability? Hugh Pym investigates.
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Diabetes
Despite pledges to tackle diabetes, why do 24,000 people die needlessly each year?
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Iranian Sanctions
How will a European ban on Iranian oil affect Britain during a period of economic gloom?
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BioSecurity
As scientists alter viruses to make potentially deadly mutations, is the public at risk?
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Police Restraint
Angus Stickler investigates deaths in police custody.
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Carers in Conflict
File on 4 investigates claims of bullying and abuse of power by social services.
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Coroners Under Scrutiny
Ann Alexander investigates whether families are getting justice in the coroner's court.
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Costing the Games
Will Britain's Olympic billions buy a lasting legacy for taxpayers?
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An Inside Job?
Should more prisoners be made to work? And are government plans to make them realistic?
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Cash from the Crisis
How investors are profiting from the eurozone crisis. Can money be made from disaster?
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Madrassas
Are children at risk of abuse in Britain's unregulated madrassa schools?
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Planning Rows
Allan Urry investigates the Government's radical changes to the planning system.
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Energy Prices
Are households and businesses being overcharged for gas and electricity?
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NHS Procurement
Does the NHS spend too much on bandages and syringes? Jenny Cuffe investigates.
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Cyber Spies
Cyber Spies: computer hacking and the state.
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Kick Starting Recovery?
Can the government's strategy to boost local enterprise recover from a 'chaotic' start?
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Exiles in Fear
Why are some Rwandans in the UK living in fear of their government? Jenny Cuffe reports.
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Revolving Doors
Is there a conflict of interest when public servants take private sector jobs?
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An Emergency Crisis?
Allan Urry examines claims of a crisis in hospital accident and emergency services.
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Open Borders?
Facing massive job cuts, will the Border Agency be able to protect the UK's frontiers?
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Business As Usual?
Do the complex financial products banks still offer threaten another meltdown?
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Elderly Care
Why the UK's elderly care sector is facing a financial crisis.
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A Living Death
Should it be made simpler to end the life of patients in a vegetative state?
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PFI Profits
Have taxpayers lost billions of pounds in the secretive resale of PFI contracts?
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The Iran Connection
Allan Urry investigates claims that Iran has been stepping up its support for terrorism.
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Air Crashes
When a plane crashes, does the investigation always get to the real reasons?
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Memory on Trial
Can memory evidence alone deliver justice in sex abuse cases when claims go back decades?