File on 4 Investigates Podcast
News-making original journalism documentary series, investigating stories at home and abroad.
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Dangerous habit: The criminal networks flooding the UK with fake cigarettes
Tuesday
The global criminal gangs supplying the UK with counterfeit cigarettes.
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Forced Adoption: Is it happening today?
Tue 6 Oct 2026
If some birth mothers were better supported, would fewer babies need to go into care?
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Tinderbox Britain - Are we ready for more wildfires?
Tue 29 Sep 2026
After a record breaking wildfire season, are we prepared for the growing threat?
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Has a cult come to town?
Tue 22 Sep 2026
The Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light are based in Crewe. Who are they?
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China and the UK... after the 'Golden Era'
Tue 15 Sep 2026
Examining Chinese state influence in UK public life.
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Medical Emergency
Tue 1 Sep 2026
Dr Lalith Wijedoru investigates why one doctor dies by suicide every three weeks.
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The Coroners Question
Tue 25 Aug 2026
Coroners have a vital role but the system faces pressures: is the service fit for purpose?
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Saving Young Men from Murder: The Homeboy Story
Tue 18 Aug 2026
Psychiatrist Gwen Adshead visits the largest gang rehabilitation charity in the world.
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After EncroChat
Tue 11 Aug 2026
The EncroChat hack was a huge law enforcement weapon against drugs. But has it worked?
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A Romanian Ransom
Tue 4 Aug 2026
Uncovering a secret Cold War trade of animals in exchange for Jewish lives.
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Letby Hospital: Maternity failings at the Countess of Chester
Tue 21 Jul 2026
Concerns raised over standards in maternity care at the Countess of Chester Hospital
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Epstein Files: Lutnick, the Royals and the British Whistleblower
Tue 14 Jul 2026
Trading influence: US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, the royals and the Epstein Files.
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Strict schools: Taking discipline too far?
Tue 30 Jun 2026
Are some schools are taking strict discipline too far?
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Sins of the past: Should the Church of England pay for its links to slavery?
Tue 16 Jun 2026
Should the Church of England pay for its links to slavery?
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Tricked into pregnancy? The Liv Nervo story
Tue 9 Jun 2026
A woman who says she was tricked into pregnancy fights to change the law.
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Hair Strand Tests in the Family Court
Tue 26 May 2026
Questions are raised about how hair strand tests are interpreted in Family Courts.
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Adding Up: How Councils meet the costs of Special Educational Needs
Tue 19 May 2026
How do councils cope with the rising SEN bill?
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Locked and Downloaded: The rise in 3D printed guns
Tue 12 May 2026
How much of a threat to the UK are homemade printed weapons?
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Searching for Soldier Dad
Tue 28 Apr 2026
DNA detectives track down the British soldiers who fathered children in Kenya
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Are white working class girls falling behind?
Tue 14 Apr 2026
When it comes to school attendance and attainment are some girls falling behind?
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The Experiments
Tue 7 Apr 2026
An investigation into widespread medical abuse in German children's homes.
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Sunshine and Secrets: The hidden side of IVF
Tue 31 Mar 2026
What happens when the IVF sperm or egg donor you choose isn鈥檛 the one you get?
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The battle for hearts and lungs: Transplants in trouble.
Tue 24 Mar 2026
Is the UK's heart and lung transplant service still world beating?
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Fight on the Right: The MAGA Civil War
Tue 10 Mar 2026
What's behind the growing schism within the Make America Great Again coalition?
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Bogus self-employment - who pays the price?
Tue 3 Mar 2026
Why is the rise in bogus self-employment a problem for all of us?
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No CCTV: When train attacks go unrecorded
Tue 24 Feb 2026
Is a lack of CCTV preventing victims of train attacks getting justice?
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Is the answer to the NHS bed crisis virtual?
Tue 10 Feb 2026
Can virtual wards, where patients are treated at home, ease pressure on NHS hospitals?
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