BBC Radio Podcasts from File on 4

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Lasting Legacy: What went wrong at a Hull funeral home?

What happened at a Hull funeral home where police found 35 bodies and unidentified ashes?

Slimming Groups and Eating Disorders

Could leading weight loss company Slimming World be fuelling eating disorders?

Degraded by Deepfakes

How a young woman was targeted by an online abuser who created pornographic deepfakes.

No Place to Call Home

No place to call home: A child's eye view of life in temporary accommodation.

Investigating Employee Assistance Programmes

Are 'Employee Assistance Programmes' always offering a good service?

The Trouble with Parenting

Some children are violent towards their parents. What’s the solution for families?

A Coal Town Mystery

File on 4 investigates how organs from coal miners were used for historic research.

When Abortion is a Crime

The women investigated on suspicion of procuring illegal abortions.

A Plan to Kill - The Murder of Brianna Ghey

File on 4 investigates what led two 15-year-olds to kill teenager Brianna Ghey

Ireland's Far Right Riot

Immigration is now centre stage in Irish politics after unprecedented rioting in Dublin.

Bailiffs Behaving Badly

File on 4 investigates bad behaviour in the bailiff industry.

Lethal Weapons: The Blank-Firing Guns Converted to Kill

The blank firing guns being turned into lethal weapons on the streets of the UK.

Escaping Anna

The eating disorder clinic that left its patients with physical and mental scars

Second Class Citizens: The Post Office IT Scandal

The story of the Post Office IT scandal

Doctor of Deception

The story of a doctor who couldn’t be trusted and the patients who faced the consequences

The Murder of Brianna Ghey - A File On 4 special

The story behind the brutal killing of 16-year-old transgender schoolgirl Brianna Ghey.

Uninsurable Planet

Felicity Hannah explores how climate change is leaving communities 'uninsurable'

Shoplifting and organised crime

The organised crime gangs who use trafficked women and children for shoplifting across UK.

Whistling in the Wind: The NHS doctors sacked after raising concerns

The NHS whistleblowers punished for raising concerns.

Artificial Intelligence: The Criminal Threat

Artificial intelligence: are the criminals one step ahead? File on 4 investigates.

Lost in Translation

Public service interpreting service accused of failing people who don't speak English.

Disability and the Adult Industry

Is porn featuring disabled adults exploitative or empowering?

The Anatomy of a Fraud

What one scam phone call tells us about the psychology of fraud.

Wilko Town

The town where thousands of Wilko workers lost their jobs.

Bankrupt Birmingham

Why is Europe’s largest local authority facing financial meltdown?

Security Threat: Sham training courses risk public safety

Security guard training courses risk public safety.

The Dark Side of Ballet

Accusations of bullying and body-shaming at some of the UK’s elite ballet schools.

The Crooked House

The Crooked House: The story behind the destruction of Britain’s wonkiest pub.

A Different Class: Excluded kids lured into crime

Children who are excluded from school are being targetted by gangs to sell drugs

Jon Holmes, Generation Shame

Jon Holmes investigates whether his birth mother was forced to give him up for adoption.

The Wolf of Crypto

The devastating tale of a community who invested, and lost, thousands in a crypto coin.

Modern Slavery in the Care Sector

File on 4 investigates modern slavery in the UK workplace.

The Epilepsy Drug Scandal

File on 4 investigates the drug Sodium Valproate and its impact on thousands of children.

The GP Crisis

File on 4 spends a week in a GP’s surgery, reporting from the front line of healthcare.

The Organ Harvesters

File on 4 investigates the UK's first conviction for organ harvesting.

Scout's Honour?

Child abuse in the Scout Association.

Living with Antisocial Behaviour

The story of one community marred by antisocial behaviour - and their fight for better.

Sex Attacks in Hospitals

File on 4 investigates if enough is being done to keep hospital patients and staff safe.

Affirmative Action on Trial

US affirmative action under scrutiny.

Sex education: Too much too young?

What is being taught in our schools about sex?

Oiling Putin’s War?

File on 4 investigates the secretive world of oil shipping

Police Complaints: A Crisis of Confidence

How complaints against police forces in England and Wales are regularly dismissed.

Probation in peril

Is the Probation Service doing enough to protect the public and help offenders?

Rental Health: The Social Housing Perfect Storm?

An investigation uncovers allegations of degrading treatment by social housing providers.

Punished for being mentally ill

People experiencing mental health crisis facing more harm from criminal justice system.

Missing Migrant Children

What happened to the 200 migrant children who went missing from hotels in the UK?

Looking for Levi

What happened to rugby star and X-Factor contestant Levi Davis, who vanished in Spain?

Firefighters on Trial

Firefighters on trial: File on 4 investigates claims of racism, sexism and bullying.

Three Friends

Why did three friends die while under the care of same mental health trust?

Living with Andrew Tate

A British woman talks about her relationship with controversial influencer Andrew Tate.

Learning to survive: The School Fighting the Cost of Living Crisis

The story of one primary school on the front line of the cost of living crisis.

Catastrophe at the Academy

How did two people die at Brixton O2 Academy?

Abandoned in Afghanistan

Thousands abandoned in Afghanistan despite being promised help by the UK.

How did my child die? The crisis in paediatric pathology

Adrian Goldberg investigates how a shortage of pathologists is impacting bereaved parents.

Cost of Living Forcing Children into Care

An investigation finds the cost of living crisis will force more children into care.

Albanian Exodus

Paul Kenyon investigates why so many young Albanians want to travel illegally to the UK.

High Anxiety: The Deadly Trade in Street Valium

The cheap but deadly pills behind a spike in overdose deaths.

Roblox: A Dangerous Game?

Is the gaming platform Roblox doing enough to stop children being exploited and groomed?

Is the Patient Breathing?

Twenty-four hours on the front line of the ambulance crisis.

The Brain Drain

The ‘brain drain’ of doctors from developing countries to work in the UK.

Leicester: Behind the Divide

Recent tensions between sections of the Hindu and Muslim communities in Leicester.

Isobel's Story

Concerns British victims of abuse are less likely to get help than foreign nationals.

Justice on Trial

An investigation into software introduced in criminal courts that sources say is ‘unsafe’.

Assaulted by my massage therapist

Calls for the massage industry to be regulated after sexual assaults by therapists.

Ukraine War Stories: What Happened Next?

Stories from civilians in war-torn Ukraine.

Children’s Homes: Profits Before Care?

An investigation into the standards of care provided by ‘for profit’ children’s homes.

Dementia: The Final Indignity

Are dementia patients being failed when it comes to their continence care?

Sibling Sexual Abuse: The Last Taboo?

Livvy Haydock explores the challenges and complexities of sibling sexual abuse.

Gambling on Justice

Does the criminal justice system understand crimes driven by gambling addiction?

Ukraine: The Disinformation War

British academics accused of sharing Russian disinformation about the war in Ukraine.

Searching Questions

Why are a disproportionate number of black children being strip-searched?

Ukraine: Taking in the Trauma

Is the UK’s ‘Homes for Ukraine’ scheme fit for purpose?

Locking Up the Sick

Nearly half of seriously mentally ill prisoners denied the hospital treatment they need.

Ukraine: War Stories

People all over Ukraine tell their personal stories of the Russian invasion as it happens.

Controlling My Birth Control

Rachel Stonehouse investigates a form of abuse called reproductive coercion

The Paedophile Preacher

Paedophile preacher still free to offend.

Subscription Scams

The billion dollar subscription scam industry.

A First Class Scandal

File on 4 investigates what the Post Office really knew during the sub-postmaster scandal.

Drink spiking

Drink spiking – are some criminals getting away with it?

Missing Evidence

The consequences for victims and those accused of crimes when police lose evidence.

Deadly Delays: The Ambulance Crisis

Lives are being lost because ambulances are taking so long to reach the critically ill

Mental health rehab - the forgotten patients

Adam Eley investigates concerns over specialist mental health rehabilitation units.

Hunting the Darknet Dealers

The high stakes cat and mouse game between police and darknet drug dealers.

Am I in a Cult?

How do you know if you’ve been recruited by a cult? Rachel Stonehouse investigates.

Who is policing the police?

Melanie Abbott reveals that thousands of police officers do not have adequate vetting.

Furlough Fraud

The fight against furlough fraud.

Controlled, Abused and Criminalised

The women who commit crimes after years of controlling and abusive behaviour by partners.

For Richer, For Poorer

The elderly people targeted for marriage and exploited for financial gain.

Pandora Papers: From Bribery to the British High Street

How money made from the 'world's biggest bribery scandal' ended up in UK property.

Occupational Hazard: The bus drivers who died from Covid

Bus driver deaths during the Covid pandemic.

Mental Health Profiteers

Mental health profiteers: The dark world of online anxiety ‘cures’.

Hush Money: the Rise and Fall of an International Fraudster

The rise and fall of Hushpuppi – the social media influencer and global money-launderer.

Tackling Online Abuse in Football

Who's tackling online abuse in football?

Held to Ransom

The UK schools caught in a multi-million pound cyber extortion attack by Russian hackers.

Acts of Abuse

Bullying and sexual abuse and harassment in the film and television industry.

A Death Sentence?

A death sentence? The inmates dying after poor healthcare in prison.

Contracts of Interest

Have some companies had preferential treatment for lucrative government contracts?

Above the law?

Are police forces letting down victims of crime when those accused are their own officers?

The Cost of Care

An investigation into rising care costs and how the most vulnerable are paying the price

Leaseholder Losses

Leaseholders say they need more protection. Is the current system letting them down?

Sexual Abuse in Schools

Peer on peer sexual harassment and abuse in Britain’s schools and colleges.

The Cost of Long Covid

Long Covid - what happens when the sick pay runs out?

Britain's Ghost Companies

Why thousands of foreign directors head up UK firms they actually have little to do with.

The Asylum Business - the UK's hidden housing crisis

Are asylum seekers being mistreated by UK companies paid billions to house them?

The Disinformation Dragon

Investigating China’s new strategy of spreading disinformation around the world.

Shipping’s Dirty Secret

File on 4 lifts the lid on the dangerous and polluting world of international shipbreaking

The Dangers of Dating Apps

Livvy Haydock investigates dating apps and if the pandemic has made them more dangerous.

Surviving Self-Harm

One teenager's experience of hurting herself and a system struggling with rising demand.

Unmasked: Stories from the PPE Frontline

What did the government get for the £12.5 billion it spent on PPE for NHS staff?

Covid 19: Doctors and Deniers

Stories from the frontline in the fight against Covid-19.

A Year of Covid

Jane Deith talks to the medics who fought the first wave of Covid-19 in England's ICUs.

Women Who Abuse

The hidden victims of female child sexual abuse, fighting for justice - and closure.

Undue Influence

The relationship between social media influencers and clinics promoting cosmetic surgery.

Transforming Care?

Are promises to improve care for people with learning disabilities and autism being kept?

Reynhard Sinaga: Britain’s most prolific rapist

How a 999 call from a Manchester flat led to the discovery of over 200 male rape victims.

Locked Up in Lockdown

Are court backlogs creating miscarriages of justice? Helen Grady investigates.

Taxing Situations

COVID workers targeted with tax avoidance schemes that HMRC warns against signing up to.

All Sewn Up

An investigation into VAT fraud within Leicester's garment manufacturing industry.

Me and my Trolls

Journalist Sali Hughes goes on a personal journey to discover what motivates online trolls

Fit for football

MPs and supporters call for an overhaul of the way English football is governed

Expecting alone: The isolation of pregnancy during Covid

Has the reduction of services for new mums and their babies caused long-term damage?

Mental health killings – a crisis in care?

Are people with severe mental illnesses being failed when they need help most?

Covid 19: The Long Road to Recovery

After coronavirus, the survivors left with life-changing and long-term conditions.

Groomed, abused and put in prison: Rochdale’s untold story

Jailed for being abused? The untold story of Rochdale’s grooming scandal.

Mental Health: The Next Pandemic?

File on 4 investigates the impact of coronavirus on the nation’s mental health.

Racism in the Police

Racism in the police: do the UK police treat black and ethnic minority officers fairly?

The Neo-Nazi Network

A neo-Nazi network is seeking to recruit young Brits.

The 5G con that could make you sick

File on 4 investigates how bad science could be damaging people’s health.

The Perfect Storm

Why are so many migrants risking their lives by crossing the Channel in small boats?

Covid Crime

File on 4 examines how the global pandemic has shaped organised crime.

Game Changer: How the UK played on during coronavirus

Did allowing the sporting events to continue help spread Covid-19 and put lives at risk?

Coronavirus: The care homes catastrophe

Did the authorities react quickly enough to the threat to care homes from Covid-19?

Coronavirus: Stories from behind the mask

Candid diaries of doctors and nurses recorded over two months of the coronavirus pandemic

Critical Condition: Allegations of failings at Great Ormond Street

Are allegations of failings at Great Ormond Street properly investigated?

Extreme measures: Can extremists be de-radicalised?

Can convicted extremists be de-radicalised?

Taking the Rap

How social media is fuelling violence and murder in north London.

Something in the Air?

How safe is the air inside airline cabins?

Fair game? The secrets of football betting

The potential harms of the ever-increasing sponsorship of football by gambling companies

Sewage Sludge

An investigation into the use of sewage sludge as fertiliser on agricultural land.

Facial Recognition

Facial Recognition: Who's watching you?

After The Flood

What happens to those families hit by devastating floods when the waters recede?

Separated Siblings

The brothers and sisters separated by the care system

Going back: The people reversing their gender transition

The people reversing their gender transition

Drug Shortages

Medics say drug shortages are worse than ever – putting the lives of patients at risk.

Anatomy of a fraud

Dodgy diamonds, missing millions - and the victims failed by justice.

Crash Landing - The demise of Thomas Cook

File on 4 charts the rise and fall of travel firm Thomas Cook.

Lost on the line: The county lines gangs recruiting girls

Lost on the Line: The county lines drugs gangs recruiting girls

Can sex offenders and violent criminals be rehabilitated in prison?

Can sex offenders and violent criminals be rehabilitated in prison?

Families versus the state: An unfair fight?

Are lives being put at risk because families are refused funding at inquests?

The therapy business

Jordan Dunbar investigates the therapy business.

Harassed students ‘re-victimised’ by universities

Harassed students ‘re-victimised’ by universities.

Sex Offenders Fleeing Abroad

How some runaway sex offenders are evading justice

Hidden Figures? The True Scale of Military Sexual Allegations

Criticisms of the way allegations of sexual assault are handled in the armed forces

Bitter Brew

Bitter Brew: The harrowing story of rape, murder and violence on a Kenyan tea plantation.

Steeling for the Future

Could more have been done to save British Steel from insolvency?

Beyond Grenfell: The Cladding Lottery

The families and hospitals facing huge bills to replace dangerous cladding.

The Right Place for Reg?

What can one man’s story tells us about the future of the NHS?

The Spy in Your Pocket

How sophisticated spy-ware can be used to track our everyday activities. Who's watching?

On Whose Authority?

Who really decides what care is best for those who can’t make their own decisions?

A Load of Rubbish

Failures in the way recycling is set up in the UK is contributing to pollution in our seas

At Risk? Children in Residential Care

Where do they go? Why vulnerable young people are going missing from children's homes.

Opioids: A Painful Prescription?

Did marketing help fuel the UK's opioid addiction 'crisis'?

The Crossing

The lucrative criminal trade in bringing migrants across the channel in dinghies.

The Crypto Factor – The Winners and Losers in Virtual Investment

Cryptocurrencies have been around for 10 years, so why are many still dogged by scandal?

Winging It?

An investigation into delays in the training of military pilots. Why is there a backlog?

The Compensation Catch

The victims of violent and serious crimes being denied access to compensation.

Swipe Right for Crime

The encrypted apps that bring the criminal web to your mobile phone.

No Place Like Home - The Inside Story of Supported Living

File on 4 looks at the growth in supported living homes for learning disabled adults.

Can we Fix it? The Inside Story of Match Fixing in Tennis

The inside story of how players and betting gangs are fixing matches in tennis.

Inside the World of the Class A Student

Students say drugs are as common as alcohol.

Finding Freedom - The Fight Against Modern Slavery

Are victims of modern slavery and trafficking being let down? File on 4 investigates.

The Orphanage Business

File on 4 exposes the abuse of Ugandan children being cared for in UK-funded orphanages

Youth Justice?

Are young offenders being failed by the system meant to protect them?

Power Games

Are companies ‘gaming’ the system of green subsidies designed to reduce farm pollution?

The Unorthodox Life of Miriam

The shocking story of one woman's attempt to escape an Orthodox Jewish community.

My Homeless Son

Are homeless teenagers being let down by the very people meant to protect them?

Criminal Waste

The millions to be made from serious waste crime - the 'new narcotics' for organised gangs

Fuelling the future?

Does Britain’s green energy strategy stack up?

Paying the Price - Private Hospitals

File on 4 investigates standards of care in some UK private hospitals.

Transforming Care - Is it Working?

Lucy Adams investigates care for the learning disabled seven years after Winterbourne View

Debt Killed My Dad

Helen Grady investigates the high cost of bankruptcy.

Paralympics – Gaming the System?

Are some paralympic athletes gaming the classification system to win medals?

Counting the Cost: Antidepressant Use in Children

Why are more children than ever being prescribed antidepressants and what are the risks?

Prison, drugs and debts - who's paying the price?

Prison, drugs and debts - who's paying the price of the thriving drug trade in our jails?

Construction in Crisis?

Are construction giants exploiting their suppliers to balance their books?

The Private World of the NHS

Why is 'private' the word that dare not speak its name in the National Health Service?

Falling Short - Fake News and Financial Markets

Is financial fake news damaging business? Geoff White reports.

Back Home from ISIS

What risks do returning jihadis from IS in Iraq and Syria pose in the UK?

Failed by Forensics?

Are failings in forensic science leading to more miscarriages of justice?

Citizenship for Sale

An investigation into the lucrative trade of selling citizenship to the world's rich.

Criminal Records?

What part is social media playing in the rise in violent crime in the UK?

The Lost Children of Marianvale

An investigation into the former Marianvale mother and baby home in Northern Ireland.

The Invisible Man of Britain’s Far Right

An investigation into Jim Dowson, the front man for Knights Templar International.

A Place of Safety?

An investigation into standards in an NHS trust providing mental health care.

Squalid Prisons - Who's to Blame?

Have private contracts for prison maintenance made our jails more dangerous?

The Missing Bitcoin Billions

The mystery of the missing Bitcoin billions: a real-life cryptocurrency crime drama.

Disclosing the Truth

How are disclosure of evidence failures affecting justice in the magistrates' courts?

On the Critical List? Britain's Ageing Hospitals

Can the NHS afford to run and replace its ageing hospitals? Lesley Curwen investigates.

Dying on the Streets

Why does life on the street also mean death on the street for some rough sleepers?

Potters Bar, Ukraine's stolen billions and the Eurovision connection

UK companies are being used to launder dirty money as new transparency rules are flouted.

A Deadly Prescription

As deaths involving prescription drugs increase, who is supplying demand on the streets?

Sheltered from Harm

Who protects the residents of sheltered housing schemes from abuse or neglect?

Degrees of Deception

How thousands of people in the UK have obtained fake and worthless degrees.

What's New about the New Far Right?

What threat do the new and emerging far right groups pose to the UK?

Paradise Papers: Profits from the Poor

An investigation into international offshore finance.

The Nuclear Option - Powering the Future and Cleaning Up the Past

How are plans for the future of nuclear power progressing - and how to clean up the past?

Crossing the Line - Britain's Teenage Drug Mules

The urban gangs using children to flood rural Britain with drugs and violence.

Police Protection? The Murder of Kevin Nunes

Questions remain about alleged police misconduct in a 15-year-old murder investigation.

Elderly Patients in Hospital - Who Cares?

Who cares? Are elderly patients being left to suffer and die from neglect in hospital?

Extremism: Hidden in Plain Sight

Manveen Rana uncovers hate speech and sectarianism in British Urdu media.

Adoption: Families in Crisis

Is there enough support available to struggling adoptive families?

Paralympic Sport - Fair Play?

Are some countries cheating the paralympic classification system in the pursuit of medals?

The Secrets of Smyllum Park

An investigation into the treatment of children at Smyllum Park orphanage in Scotland.

About a Boy - The Hidden Victims of Grooming

Are teenage boys let down by the system when they report being targeted by paedophiles?

Car Emissions - Coming Clean?

After the US diesel scandal, does Europe also need to come clean about car emissions?

Mental Health Parity: Progress or Pipe Dream?

Radio 4's investigative current affairs documentary series.

Preventing TB

TB remains a killer disease, how effective are attempts to find a better vaccine?

Children with ME

Families of children with a severe fatigue condition say they have been accused of abuse.

What Lies Beneath: The Legacy of Landfill

The toxic legacy of the UK's tens of thousands of underground waste dumps.

Online Grooming

File on 4 investigates the true scale of child sexual grooming on social media.

Gain Without the Pain: Legal Drugs in Sport

Painkillers in sport - the legal doping risking the long-term health of athletes.

Killings in Care Homes

Are care homes able to protect frail and vulnerable elderly residents from violence?

Policing the Police

Are the police really open to scrutiny when people complain about misconduct?

Councils in Crisis

The local councils turning to commercial investments to balance the books.

The Prison Contraband Crisis

Claims corrupt staff are behind the bulk of drugs and phones causing chaos in prisons.

Rogue Hauliers

An investigation into how lethal lorries posing a danger to the public remain on the roads

Neglect: The Story of UK Homecare

An investigation into the state of home care services in the UK.

Outclassed: The Kids Excluded from School

An investigation into standards in pupil referral units for children excluded from school.

Speaking Up - Whistleblowing in the NHS

How are whistleblowers who report unsafe care in the NHS treated?

The Turnaround Game

What protection do small businesses have when banks treat them badly?

The Cost of a Kidney

How a worldwide shortage of organs is fuelling a dangerous trade in transplant tourism.

Breaking Into Britain

An expose of firms offering to produce fake papers to enable migrants to get into the UK.

A Greek Tragedy

The plight of unaccompanied child migrants arriving in Greece. Is the EU doing enough?

London Calling

Is the UK doing enough to tackle corruption and prevent money laundering in the capital?

The Hidden Homeless

Are local councils doing enough to provide accommodation for the homeless?

Behind Closed Doors

Are foreign domestic workers the forgotten victims of modern slavery in Britain?

Changing Tides: Can the UK keep its renewable energy promises?

Holding back the tide: will the UK keep its renewable energy promises?

How Safe Is Your Pension?

As the scandal over the collapse of BHS rumbles on, how safe is your pension?

Transforming Rehabilitation: At What Cost?

Have major changes to the probation system put the public at risk?

Little Brother's Big Secrets

Is the UK's alternative investment market, known as 'little brother', open to fraud?

The Last Taboo

Are allegations of sex crimes made by elderly victims being ignored?

Homes Not Hospitals

Has care for people with learning disabilities improved since Winterbourne View?

'High Way' to Hell

'High way' to hell: File on 4 investigates the lethal highs coming to the UK from China.

What Happened at Aston Hall Hospital?

Why were children injected with a so-called truth serum at Aston Hall Hospital?

Trade and Torture

Is the UK putting trade above concerns about human rights in the United Arab Emirates?

The Price of PFI

New revelations about structural problems in schools and hospitals built under PFI schemes

Whose Right to Buy Is It Anyway?

Is the scheme that allows council tenants to buy their own homes open to fraud and abuse?

Child Protection

What will it take to improve failing children's services - and is change fast enough?

The Cancer Drugs Fund

How will the new Cancer Drugs Fund cope with the challenges of rising cost and demand?

Fair Game

Should English football clubs take a closer look at who they turn to for investment?

An Unsafe Conviction?

Thomas Bourke has served more than 20 years for murder, but is his conviction safe?

Police Firepower

Do the plans to recruit more armed police go far enough? Danny Shaw investigates.

Dirty Oil?

Did UK firms win multi-million pound oil contracts through bribes to corrupt officials?

The Panama Papers

A major investigation reveals how the world's most notorious regimes get around sanctions

Tennis: The Italian Files

Simon Cox reveals more allegations about match-fixing in tennis.

UK Asylum: A Systems Failure?

With applications rising, is the UK's asylum process reaching crisis point?

Special Guardianships: Keeping Things in the Family?

Placing children with relatives is an alternative to adoption. But does it always work?

Dementia: What Do We Know?

Has a drive to increase the diagnosis of dementia and find a cure been effective?

Sunni Shia Splits?

Are relations between Sunni and Shia Muslims in the UK being strained by tensions abroad?

After the Floods - A Tale of Two Cities

Could York learn from its Dutch counterpart about flood protection?

Vaccine Damages

Are people damaged by vaccines being short-changed by the government?

NHS Contracts: Tender Issues

File on 4 investigates the collapse of one of the NHS's biggest healthcare contracts.

Tennis: Game, Set and Fix?

Have the tennis authorities done enough to investigate allegations of match-fixing?

Bent Cops?

Allan Urry investigates claims of dirty tricks in one of Britain's biggest police forces.

An Inside Job

British people smugglers: inside the trade in bringing illegal immigrants into the UK.

Locum Doctors: Bad for Your Health?

How safe are we in the hands of the growing number of agency staff at NHS hospitals?

The Billion-Dollar Aid Question

The UK is giving a billion pounds of aid to Syrian refugees. But is it being well spent?

Can Rotherham Recover?

A lasting legacy? Have the sexual abuse revelations blighted Rotherham in the longer-term?

Colleges in Crisis

With millions of new apprenticeships promised, how will cash-strapped FE colleges deliver?

Dirty Money UK

The role of British companies in a billion-dollar Moldovan bank scam.

Missing Medicines

Allan Urry investigates why the NHS is running short of some life-saving medicines.

Working in the Shadows

Simon Cox meets migrants working in Britain illegally.

CPS: Prosecutors on Trial

Under fire over controversial decisions, is the Crown Prosecution Service up to the job?

The Cost of a Cuppa

Jane Deith investigates conditions for tea workers in Assam.

Police Complaints: A Fair Cop?

Good cop? Bad cop? Reforming the police complaints process. Presented by Claire Savage.

Off Track: Network Rail

Why is Network Rail struggling with its multibillion-pound plan to upgrade our railways?

The Aid Business

Are taxpayers getting value from Britain's £12 billion foreign aid budget?

Ticket to Hide

Destination UK: Uncovering the back door route for migrants trying to get into the UK.

Treating Stroke: The Doctors' Dilemma

Does a leading stroke drug cause more harm than good?

Housing Blight?

How can we build more houses and still protect our countryside? Allan Urry investigates.

Abandoned to their Fate

Abandoned to their fate - are teenagers being pushed out of the care system too quickly?

Minding the Gap: Mental Healthcare

Are vulnerable patients dying after being discharged from mental health care too soon?

Who Killed Emma?

Why, ten years on, does one of the biggest murder cases in Scotland remain unsolved?

Targeting the Vulnerable

How sexual abusers are increasingly targeting people with learning difficulties.

Gun Control: Europe's Flooded Market

After terrorist shootings in Europe, how vulnerable is the UK to a similar attack?

Sick of School

Why are so many teachers off work with stress? Jane Deith investigates.

A Pensions Patchwork

Have UK taxpayers been paying over the odds to prop up council pension funds?

No Place of Safety

Fran Abrams reports on the shortage of secure places for children at risk.

Insurance and Child Abuse

Have local authority insurers too much influence on the way sex abuse cases are handled?

Islamic State: Looting for Terror

Is Islamic State profiting from the global trade in antiquities looted from Syria?

Asylum Seekers

With rising numbers of asylum seekers, are some UK communities struggling to cope?

Where Have All the Nurses Gone?

With so much pressure on the NHS, why are we still so short of nurses? Jane Deith reports.

Benefit Sanctions

Benefit sanctions are aimed at shirkers, but is the system also penalising the vulnerable?

Prison Violence

With serious assaults at a record high, is there a crisis unfolding in the prison system?

Continuing Healthcare: The Secret Fund

Care Crisis: Can the NHS afford long-term community nursing care for the old and the sick?

Dirty Secrets

What is being done to tackle the UK's £1 billion black market in illegal waste dumping?

Private Equity: Winners and Losers

Did private equity takeovers play a role in the collapse of some major high street names?

The Last Taboo?

Is there a hidden problem of child sex abuse within Britain's Asian communities?

Ebola

Simon Cox investigates why it took so long for the world to wake up to the threat of ebola

NHS: Testing the Market

What lies behind plans to outsource NHS cancer care in parts of the Midlands?

Fraud: The Thin Blue Line

Do official crime figures reflect the rise in fraud, and are police able to combat it?

Border Security: All at Sea?

With concern over illegal immigrants and returning extremists, how secure are UK borders?

Rigged Markets?

Is a scandal bigger than Libor brewing for the banks? Did they rig other key markets?

Abused but Not Heard

Victims of sexual abuse at Knowl View school in Rochdale tell their side of the story.

Childhood Cancer

Childhood Cancer: Is red tape stopping the development of new drug treatments?

Late Payments

Will new government measures help small companies being crippled by late-paid bills?

A Deadly Dilemma

The dilemmas faced by charities trying to help people in areas run by militant groups.

Yarl's Wood

Simon Cox investigates conditions in Yarl's Wood immigration removal centre.

Inside the Abattoir

After the recent debate over halal meat, Allan Urry investigates Britain's abattoirs.

Northern Ireland: A Bitter Legacy

How well is Northern Ireland dealing with the legacy of 30 years of sectarian violence?

Short-selling Students?

Are students getting a fair deal in the cut-throat world of higher education?

Practices Under Pressure

Is the family doctor an endangered species? Jenny Cuffe reports.

Miscarriage of Justice

Righting Wrongs: How effective is the system for investigating miscarriages of justice?

Street Slaves

Modern-day slavery in the UK - how the homeless and vulnerable are used for cheap labour.

Election Fraud

Is organised voting fraud skewing the outcome of local elections in some parts of Britain?

The Accountant Kings

What role do accountants play in managing modern Britain? Simon Cox investigates.

Deadly Hospitals?

Does the NHS rely on the wrong statistics to judge hospitals? Gerry Northam reports.

Repeat Offenders

Are government reforms to probation on track and will they work? Danny Shaw investigates.

Flooding: Best Laid Plans?

How well prepared is Britain's transport infrastructure to weather the winter storms?

Cut-Price Care

Are the old and vulnerable paying the price of cuts in home care?

Food Fraud

After last year's horsemeat scandal, have enough lessons been learned?

Default by Design?

Predatory or prudent? Has RBS been playing fair with its business customers?

Liquid Assets

As water company bills rise, Lesley Curwen investigates where the money goes.

Chemical Weapons

Is enough being done to prevent rogue states and terrorists acquiring chemical weapons?

A Healthy Market?

What do we know about the deals struck with private companies to run parts of the NHS?

Up to the Job?

Is the government's flagship Work Programme working? Gerry Northam investigates.

Deadly Drugs

What's behind the rise in deaths among those who have taken the drug ecstasy?

What Price Social Housing?

Homes at risk? Are housing associations trying to gamble their way out of a crisis?

The Syrian Connection

Who are the British jihadists fighting in Syria and could they pose a threat to the UK?

HS2: Winners and Losers

Who are the winners and losers from high-speed rail?

Electricity Prices: A Shock to the System?

What will the government's plan to produce more low-carbon energy do to our fuel bills?

Secrecy and Surveillance

What rights do people have when they feel they've been unfairly put under surveillance?

What Price Cheap Clothes?

In London fashion week, Jane Deith reports from Bangladesh on safety for textile workers.

A Place of Safety?

Are psychiatric hospitals failing to learn vital lessons from suicides among patients?

Coal Comfort?

Coal keeps the lights on. But as UK mining firms collapse, do ministers have a plan?

Tobacco: The Lobbyists

What influence does the tobacco lobby have in the fight over new laws on cigarettes?

Faith, Hope and... Tax Avoidance

As big business is asked to pay its dues, are some charities being used for tax avoidance.

NHS: Pricing Patients

With attention on A&E, is there a bigger problem in the way hospitals are funded?

Petrol Prices

Are petrol prices manipulated to keep them artificially high?

Council Asset Sales

Are taxpayers getting value for money when cash strapped councils sell off their assets?

Grooming: A Life Sentence?

Are young grooming victims getting the help they need to rebuild their lives?

Elderly Care: Neglected Questions

Are there lessons in the collapse of the UK's biggest elderly care home abuse inquiry?

Iran's Nuclear Standoff

With growing concern over Iran's nuclear intentions, is the UN watchdog up to the job?

Superbugs

Can the NHS protect patients from new antibiotic-resistant superbugs?

Rochdale Abuse: Failed Victims?

A police whistleblower claims last year's Rochdale child grooming case failed victims.

Dangerous Hospitals?

Can we rely on the NHS to uncover hospital scandals? Presented by Gerry Northam.

Mali: Europe's Terror Threat

Does Europe face a new terror threat after military action in Mali? Jenny Cuffe reports.

Britain in Flood

Has the government done enough to protect us from flooding? Allan Urry investigates.

Britain's Plutonium Mountain

What to do with the world's largest stockpile of civilian plutonium being kept in the UK?

The Bill for Brussels

Does the European Union spend too much on self-promotion?

Russian Riches

London is home for many rich Russians. But how much are they vetted on arrival?

Taxing Questions

Corporate tax: Who writes the rules? Fran Abrams investigates.

Hospitals - Open All Hours?

Can the NHS afford to have more senior doctors working out of hours? Jane Deith reports.

Illicit Arms Trade

Allan Urry asks how gunrunners can fuel the global illegal arms trade from within the UK.

Highways Agency

With the CBI calling for it to be scrapped, Allan Urry examines the Highways Agency.

The Zombie Effect

What effect are so-called zombie companies having on the UK economy? Hugh Pym investigates

Second-Class Patients?

Are people with learning disabilities dying unnecessarily because of poor care in the NHS?

Too Many Chiefs?

Ahead of elections for police commissioners, do we need so many separate police forces?

Public, Private and Profitable

After the West Coast rail debacle, Michael Robinson investigates government outsourcing.

Recoiling the Arab Spring

What threat does a growing fundamentalist branch of Islam pose to Arab Spring countries?

Alcohol Fraud

Alcohol smuggling is costing more than a billion pounds in lost taxes. Allan Urry reports.

Undercover Cops

How far should undercover police be allowed to go to gather intelligence?

Green on Blue

Why are growing numbers of allied soldiers being killed by their Afghan allies?

07/08/2012

Is enough being done to combat diesel pollution which is blamed for thousands of deaths?

Tuberculosis

Is the NHS failing to tackle the rise in tuberculosis in Britain?

Violent Veterans

Jane Deith examines new research into violent behaviour by soldiers returning from combat.

European Funding

Why are areas of Britain losing millions of pounds of regeneration money from Europe?

Abuse in Sport

Is sport doing enough to tackle the sexual abuse of athletes? Chris Buckler investigates.

Asset Returns

Are stolen Arab billions still locked in British banks? Jenny Cuffe reports.

School Inspections

Why are more schools failing their Ofsted inspections? Fran Abrams investigates.

Secret Justice

Are plans for secrecy in some civil courts necessary to protect national security?

NHS Queues

Jane Deith asks if the official figures for hospital waiting times can be trusted.

Police Racism

Why are the police still accused of unfairly treating black and Asian officers?

Witness Protection

Are the police doing enough to protect and look after people under witness protection?

A Bridge Too Far?

Why do so many British public sector contracts go to foreign companies?

Tax Avoidance

As the Treasury reviews tax avoidance, Fran Abrams asks - how widespread is the problem?

Family Annihilation

What drives fathers to kill their families and themselves? Jane Deith investigates.

Credit Rating Agencies

Do credit rating agencies threaten our financial stability? Hugh Pym investigates.

Diabetes

Despite pledges to tackle diabetes, why do 24,000 people die needlessly each year?

Iranian Sanctions

How will a European ban on Iranian oil affect Britain during a period of economic gloom?

BioSecurity

As scientists alter viruses to make potentially deadly mutations, is the public at risk?

Police Restraint

Angus Stickler investigates deaths in police custody.

Carers in Conflict

File on 4 investigates claims of bullying and abuse of power by social services.

Coroners Under Scrutiny

Ann Alexander investigates whether families are getting justice in the coroner's court.

Costing the Games

Will Britain's Olympic billions buy a lasting legacy for taxpayers?

An Inside Job?

Should more prisoners be made to work? And are government plans to make them realistic?

Cash from the Crisis

How investors are profiting from the eurozone crisis. Can money be made from disaster?

Madrassas

Are children at risk of abuse in Britain's unregulated madrassa schools?

Planning Rows

Allan Urry investigates the Government's radical changes to the planning system.

Energy Prices

Are households and businesses being overcharged for gas and electricity?

NHS Procurement

Does the NHS spend too much on bandages and syringes? Jenny Cuffe investigates.

Cyber Spies

Cyber Spies: computer hacking and the state.

Kick Starting Recovery?

Can the government's strategy to boost local enterprise recover from a 'chaotic' start?

Exiles in Fear

Why are some Rwandans in the UK living in fear of their government? Jenny Cuffe reports.

Revolving Doors

Is there a conflict of interest when public servants take private sector jobs?

An Emergency Crisis?

Allan Urry examines claims of a crisis in hospital accident and emergency services.

Open Borders?

Facing massive job cuts, will the Border Agency be able to protect the UK's frontiers?

Business As Usual?

Do the complex financial products banks still offer threaten another meltdown?

Elderly Care

Why the UK's elderly care sector is facing a financial crisis.

A Living Death

Should it be made simpler to end the life of patients in a vegetative state?

PFI Profits

Have taxpayers lost billions of pounds in the secretive resale of PFI contracts?

The Iran Connection

Allan Urry investigates claims that Iran has been stepping up its support for terrorism.

Air Crashes

When a plane crashes, does the investigation always get to the real reasons?

Memory on Trial

Can memory evidence alone deliver justice in sex abuse cases when claims go back decades?

Organs Failure?

Is the NHS doing enough to combat the crisis in organ donations? Allan Urry investigates.

Egypt's Missing Millions

Fran Abrams investigates the corruption that lay behind the Mubarak regime.

Danger at Work

After the first UK corporate manslaughter conviction, File on 4 examines safety at work.

Doctors in Charge

Family doctors are key to the Government health reforms, but how efficient are our GPs?

Airport Woes

Why were flights grounded by snow? Do Britain's airport woes run deeper than bad weather?

Shaken Babies?

Andrew Hosken examines claims of a dirty tricks campaign over Shaken Baby Syndrome.

Bent Cops

Are police doing enough to tackle corruption in their ranks? Allan Urry investigates.

Tolerating the Intolerant?

Is religious intolerance growing among Britain's ethnic minorities?

Homes but no loans

How will the mortgage freeze hit Britain's already battered economy?

Bitter Medicine

Is the government making it almost impossible to sue a drug company?

Europe's Missing Millions

Angus Stickler investigates fraud involving European regional funding schemes.

Care Homes: When An Inspector Calls

Is enough being done to protect the elderly in care homes? Fran Abrams investigates.

The Great Train Robbery?

Why do Britain's railways cost more than elsewhere in Europe? Allan Urry investigates.

Charities - Giving and Taking

Can charities be trusted to run public services well and honestly? Gerry Northam reports.

The Somali Connection

How British Somalis are recruited to fight for the banned Islamist group, al-Shabaab.

A Taxing Dilemma

Michael Robinson reveals loopholes which let big businesses slash their UK tax bills.

Foundation Hospitals: An Acute Crisis?

Why should we want more foundation hospitals when so many are in financial trouble?

Insolvency Practitioners: A Corporate Killing

Allan Urry investigates concerns about the role of insolvency practitioners.

Afghanistan: Enemies Within

Can Afghan forces guarantee the country's security when British and other troops pull out?