File on 4 Podcast
Award-winning current affairs documentary series investigating major issues at home and abroad
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Street Slaves
Tue 13 May 2014
Modern-day slavery in the UK - how the homeless and vulnerable are used for cheap labour.
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Election Fraud
Tue 11 Mar 2014
Is organised voting fraud skewing the outcome of local elections in some parts of Britain?
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The Accountant Kings
Tue 4 Mar 2014
What role do accountants play in managing modern Britain? Simon Cox investigates.
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Deadly Hospitals?
Tue 25 Feb 2014
Does the NHS rely on the wrong statistics to judge hospitals? Gerry Northam reports.
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Repeat Offenders
Tue 18 Feb 2014
Are government reforms to probation on track and will they work? Danny Shaw investigates.
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Flooding: Best Laid Plans?
Tue 11 Feb 2014
How well prepared is Britain's transport infrastructure to weather the winter storms?
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Default by Design?
Tue 21 Jan 2014
Predatory or prudent? Has RBS been playing fair with its business customers?
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Liquid Assets
Tue 14 Jan 2014
As water company bills rise, Lesley Curwen investigates where the money goes.
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Chemical Weapons
Tue 7 Jan 2014
Is enough being done to prevent rogue states and terrorists acquiring chemical weapons?
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A Healthy Market?
Tue 12 Nov 2013
What do we know about the deals struck with private companies to run parts of the NHS?
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Up to the Job?
Tue 5 Nov 2013
Is the government's flagship Work Programme working? Gerry Northam investigates.
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Deadly Drugs
Tue 29 Oct 2013
What's behind the rise in deaths among those who have taken the drug ecstasy?
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What Price Social Housing?
Tue 22 Oct 2013
成人快手s at risk? Are housing associations trying to gamble their way out of a crisis?
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The Syrian Connection
Tue 15 Oct 2013
Who are the British jihadists fighting in Syria and could they pose a threat to the UK?
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Electricity Prices: A Shock to the System?
Tue 1 Oct 2013
What will the government's plan to produce more low-carbon energy do to our fuel bills?
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Secrecy and Surveillance
Tue 24 Sep 2013
What rights do people have when they feel they've been unfairly put under surveillance?
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What Price Cheap Clothes?
Tue 17 Sep 2013
In London fashion week, Jane Deith reports from Bangladesh on safety for textile workers.
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A Place of Safety?
Tue 30 Jul 2013
Are psychiatric hospitals failing to learn vital lessons from suicides among patients?
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Coal Comfort?
Tue 23 Jul 2013
Coal keeps the lights on. But as UK mining firms collapse, do ministers have a plan?
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Tobacco: The Lobbyists
Tue 16 Jul 2013
What influence does the tobacco lobby have in the fight over new laws on cigarettes?
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Faith, Hope and... Tax Avoidance
Tue 9 Jul 2013
As big business is asked to pay its dues, are some charities being used for tax avoidance.
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NHS: Pricing Patients
Tue 2 Jul 2013
With attention on A&E, is there a bigger problem in the way hospitals are funded?
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Council Asset Sales
Tue 18 Jun 2013
Are taxpayers getting value for money when cash strapped councils sell off their assets?
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Grooming: A Life Sentence?
Tue 11 Jun 2013
Are young grooming victims getting the help they need to rebuild their lives?
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Elderly Care: Neglected Questions
Tue 4 Jun 2013
Are there lessons in the collapse of the UK's biggest elderly care home abuse inquiry?
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Iran's Nuclear Standoff
Tue 28 May 2013
With growing concern over Iran's nuclear intentions, is the UN watchdog up to the job?
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