File on 4 Podcast
Award-winning current affairs documentary series investigating major issues at home and abroad
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Mali: Europe's Terror Threat
Tue 12 Mar 2013
Does Europe face a new terror threat after military action in Mali? Jenny Cuffe reports.
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Britain in Flood
Tue 26 Feb 2013
Has the government done enough to protect us from flooding? Allan Urry investigates.
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Britain's Plutonium Mountain
Tue 19 Feb 2013
What to do with the world's largest stockpile of civilian plutonium being kept in the UK?
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Russian Riches
Tue 5 Feb 2013
London is home for many rich Russians. But how much are they vetted on arrival?
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Hospitals - Open All Hours?
Tue 22 Jan 2013
Can the NHS afford to have more senior doctors working out of hours? Jane Deith reports.
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Illicit Arms Trade
Tue 15 Jan 2013
Allan Urry asks how gunrunners can fuel the global illegal arms trade from within the UK.
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Highways Agency
Tue 20 Nov 2012
With the CBI calling for it to be scrapped, Allan Urry examines the Highways Agency.
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The Zombie Effect
Tue 13 Nov 2012
What effect are so-called zombie companies having on the UK economy? Hugh Pym investigates
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Second-Class Patients?
Tue 6 Nov 2012
Are people with learning disabilities dying unnecessarily because of poor care in the NHS?
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Too Many Chiefs?
Tue 30 Oct 2012
Ahead of elections for police commissioners, do we need so many separate police forces?
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Public, Private and Profitable
Tue 23 Oct 2012
After the West Coast rail debacle, Michael Robinson investigates government outsourcing.
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Recoiling the Arab Spring
Tue 16 Oct 2012
What threat does a growing fundamentalist branch of Islam pose to Arab Spring countries?
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Alcohol Fraud
Tue 9 Oct 2012
Alcohol smuggling is costing more than a billion pounds in lost taxes. Allan Urry reports.
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Undercover Cops
Tue 2 Oct 2012
How far should undercover police be allowed to go to gather intelligence?
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Green on Blue
Tue 25 Sep 2012
Why are growing numbers of allied soldiers being killed by their Afghan allies?
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07/08/2012
Tue 7 Aug 2012
Is enough being done to combat diesel pollution which is blamed for thousands of deaths?
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Violent Veterans
Tue 24 Jul 2012
Jane Deith examines new research into violent behaviour by soldiers returning from combat.
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European Funding
Tue 17 Jul 2012
Why are areas of Britain losing millions of pounds of regeneration money from Europe?
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Abuse in Sport
Tue 10 Jul 2012
Is sport doing enough to tackle the sexual abuse of athletes? Chris Buckler investigates.
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Asset Returns
Tue 3 Jul 2012
Are stolen Arab billions still locked in British banks? Jenny Cuffe reports.
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School Inspections
Tue 26 Jun 2012
Why are more schools failing their Ofsted inspections? Fran Abrams investigates.
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Secret Justice
Tue 19 Jun 2012
Are plans for secrecy in some civil courts necessary to protect national security?
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NHS Queues
Tue 12 Jun 2012
Jane Deith asks if the official figures for hospital waiting times can be trusted.
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Police Racism
Tue 5 Jun 2012
Why are the police still accused of unfairly treating black and Asian officers?
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Witness Protection
Tue 27 Mar 2012
Are the police doing enough to protect and look after people under witness protection?
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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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