File on 4 Investigates Podcast
News-making original journalism documentary series, investigating stories at home and abroad.
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Locked and Downloaded: The rise in 3D printed guns
Today
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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I accused a policeman of rape but I ended up on trial
Tue 27 Jan 2026
鈥楻uth鈥� accused a police officer of rape but was prosecuted for lying about the allegation.
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Thin on Information? Hair loss drug Finasteride
Tue 20 Jan 2026
Is the popular hair loss drug Finasteride being safely promoted?
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No Win No Fee... No thanks?
Tue 13 Jan 2026
How some No Win No Fee legal firms can leave consumers making claims with big bills to pay
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Can cash grants help end homelessness?
Tue 30 Dec 2025
Is a one-off cash payment a way to ending someone鈥檚 homelessness?
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Firefighting's forever chemical legacy
Tue 16 Dec 2025
The story of firefighting foam鈥檚 toxic legacy.
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An unholy row over bishop accused of bullying.
Tue 9 Dec 2025
A bishop accused of bullying denies any wrongdoing.
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Adoption: The Blame Game
Tue 2 Dec 2025
The story of a hidden world of lies and blame when adoptions break down.
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Multi-Cancer Testing - Hype or Hope?
Tue 25 Nov 2025
Could multi-cancer detection tests help improve earlier diagnosis for NHS patients?
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The IT bug that's caused chaos in the courts
Tue 11 Nov 2025
An IT bug caused evidence to go missing or appear lost in some court cases.
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Chemsex: Hidden Pleasures, Hidden Harms
Tue 4 Nov 2025
Mobeen Azhar explores the risks some gay men take by mixing their sex lives with drug use.
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High Stakes: Gambling in the armed forces
Tue 28 Oct 2025
What's the scale of gambling amongst armed forces personnel and what's being done to help?
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Abused for Our Food
Tue 21 Oct 2025
Georgie Styles investigates evidence of exploitation and abuse in our food system.
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Youth Justice: The project keeping young offenders out of custody
Tue 30 Sep 2025
Why has the number of under-18s in custody in England and Wales dropped to a record low?
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Swiped. Inside London's phone theft epidemic
Tue 23 Sep 2025
Targeting the mobile phone thieves out to steal your handset and access its banking apps.
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Inside the Migrant Hotel
Tue 23 Sep 2025
Sue Mitchell takes listeners into the closed world of the migrant hotels.
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A Prison Inspector Calls
Tue 16 Sep 2025
A unique insight into the many problems facing our prison system.
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Sex Offenders: The Long Way Back
Tue 2 Sep 2025
Alison Holt reports on a charity that aims to rehabilitate men convicted of a sexual crime
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Domestic Abuse: Beyond the Checklist
Tue 26 Aug 2025
Leila Nathoo investigates the risk assessment system for domestic abuse.
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