麻豆社 Radio 4 - File on 4 Investigates

File on 4 Investigates Podcast

News-making original journalism documentary series, investigating stories at home and abroad.

Updated: weekly

Episodes available: indefinitely

Sick of School

Tue 17 Mar 2015

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

Tue 10 Mar 2015

Have UK taxpayers been paying over the odds to prop up council pension funds?
No Place of Safety

Tue 3 Mar 2015

Fran Abrams reports on the shortage of secure places for children at risk.
Insurance and Child Abuse

Tue 24 Feb 2015

Have local authority insurers too much influence on the way sex abuse cases are handled?
Islamic State: Looting for Terror

Tue 17 Feb 2015

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

Tue 10 Feb 2015

With rising numbers of asylum seekers, are some UK communities struggling to cope?
Where Have All the Nurses Gone?

Tue 27 Jan 2015

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

Tue 20 Jan 2015

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

Tue 13 Jan 2015

With serious assaults at a record high, is there a crisis unfolding in the prison system?
Continuing Healthcare: The Secret Fund

Tue 18 Nov 2014

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

Tue 11 Nov 2014

What is being done to tackle the UK's 拢1 billion black market in illegal waste dumping?
Private Equity: Winners and Losers

Tue 4 Nov 2014

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

Tue 28 Oct 2014

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

Tue 21 Oct 2014

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

Tue 14 Oct 2014

What lies behind plans to outsource NHS cancer care in parts of the Midlands?
Fraud: The Thin Blue Line

Tue 7 Oct 2014

Do official crime figures reflect the rise in fraud, and are police able to combat it?
Border Security: All at Sea?

Tue 30 Sep 2014

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

Tue 23 Sep 2014

Is a scandal bigger than Libor brewing for the banks? Did they rig other key markets?
Abused but Not Heard

Tue 16 Sep 2014

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

Tue 15 Jul 2014

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

Tue 8 Jul 2014

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

Tue 1 Jul 2014

The dilemmas faced by charities trying to help people in areas run by militant groups.
Yarl's Wood

Tue 24 Jun 2014

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

Tue 17 Jun 2014

After the recent debate over halal meat, Allan Urry investigates Britain's abattoirs.
Northern Ireland: A Bitter Legacy

Tue 10 Jun 2014

How well is Northern Ireland dealing with the legacy of 30 years of sectarian violence?
Short-selling Students?

Tue 3 Jun 2014

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

Tue 27 May 2014

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

Tue 20 May 2014

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

Tue 13 May 2014

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

Tue 11 Mar 2014

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