File on 4 Podcast
Award-winning current affairs documentary series investigating major issues at home and abroad
Episodes to download
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A Bridge Too Far?
Tue 20 Mar 2012
Why do so many British public sector contracts go to foreign companies?
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Tax Avoidance
Tue 13 Mar 2012
As the Treasury reviews tax avoidance, Fran Abrams asks - how widespread is the problem?
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Family Annihilation
Tue 6 Mar 2012
What drives fathers to kill their families and themselves? Jane Deith investigates.
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Credit Rating Agencies
Tue 28 Feb 2012
Do credit rating agencies threaten our financial stability? Hugh Pym investigates.
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Diabetes
Tue 21 Feb 2012
Despite pledges to tackle diabetes, why do 24,000 people die needlessly each year?
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Iranian Sanctions
Tue 14 Feb 2012
How will a European ban on Iranian oil affect Britain during a period of economic gloom?
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BioSecurity
Tue 7 Feb 2012
As scientists alter viruses to make potentially deadly mutations, is the public at risk?
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Carers in Conflict
Tue 24 Jan 2012
File on 4 investigates claims of bullying and abuse of power by social services.
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Coroners Under Scrutiny
Tue 15 Nov 2011
Ann Alexander investigates whether families are getting justice in the coroner's court.
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Costing the Games
Tue 8 Nov 2011
Will Britain's Olympic billions buy a lasting legacy for taxpayers?
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An Inside Job?
Tue 1 Nov 2011
Should more prisoners be made to work? And are government plans to make them realistic?
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Cash from the Crisis
Tue 25 Oct 2011
How investors are profiting from the eurozone crisis. Can money be made from disaster?
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Planning Rows
Tue 11 Oct 2011
Allan Urry investigates the Government's radical changes to the planning system.
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Energy Prices
Tue 4 Oct 2011
Are households and businesses being overcharged for gas and electricity?
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NHS Procurement
Tue 27 Sep 2011
Does the NHS spend too much on bandages and syringes? Jenny Cuffe investigates.
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Kick Starting Recovery?
Tue 9 Aug 2011
Can the government's strategy to boost local enterprise recover from a 'chaotic' start?
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Exiles in Fear
Tue 2 Aug 2011
Why are some Rwandans in the UK living in fear of their government? Jenny Cuffe reports.
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Revolving Doors
Tue 26 Jul 2011
Is there a conflict of interest when public servants take private sector jobs?
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An Emergency Crisis?
Tue 19 Jul 2011
Allan Urry examines claims of a crisis in hospital accident and emergency services.
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Open Borders?
Tue 12 Jul 2011
Facing massive job cuts, will the Border Agency be able to protect the UK's frontiers?
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Business As Usual?
Tue 5 Jul 2011
Do the complex financial products banks still offer threaten another meltdown?
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A Living Death
Tue 21 Jun 2011
Should it be made simpler to end the life of patients in a vegetative state?
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PFI Profits
Tue 14 Jun 2011
Have taxpayers lost billions of pounds in the secretive resale of PFI contracts?
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The Iran Connection
Tue 7 Jun 2011
Allan Urry investigates claims that Iran has been stepping up its support for terrorism.
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Air Crashes
Tue 5 Apr 2011
When a plane crashes, does the investigation always get to the real reasons?
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Memory on Trial
Tue 29 Mar 2011
Can memory evidence alone deliver justice in sex abuse cases when claims go back decades?
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