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File on 4

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Award-winning current affairs documentary series investigating major issues at home and abroad

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Listen to File on 4, a News & Politics podcast by BBC. Stream 496 episodes in English, follow new audio stories, and play episodes online on Radio and Podcast.

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Duped in Dubai

Finance professionals who paid thousands for training courses in Dubai seemingly endorsed by a government official say they were duped by th...

38:59May 5, 2026

Searching for Soldier Dad

DNA detectives track down the British soldiers who fathered children in Kenya then disappeared, leaving the children and their mothers witho...

37:24Apr 28, 2026

The Experiments

Jack Butcher investigates allegations that children in West German welfare institutions were subjected to widespread medical abuse, includin...

36:39Apr 20, 2026

Fight on the Right: The MAGA Civil War

President Donald Trump won multiple elections thanks to support from the Maga movement - but cracks have begun to emerge in the broad coalit...

38:15Mar 10, 2026

Bogus self-employment - who pays the price?

As the government’s flagship Employment Rights Act (2025) comes into force, File on 4 Investigates a loophole worrying experts: bogus self-e...

37:27Mar 3, 2026

No CCTV: When train attacks go unrecorded

Sexual harassment and assault on the rail network is on the rise across England, Wales and Scotland but a lack of CCTV evidence is preventin...

37:41Feb 24, 2026

Can boxing look after its own?

Boxing is on the rise with streaming giants now broadcasting major fights and heavy investment from Saudi Arabia reshaping the sport. But fo...

36:46Feb 17, 2026

Missing Billions

File on 4 Investigates: Missing Billions examines the changes to the financial system over the past ten years, including bank branch closure...

36:30Feb 5, 2026

No Win No Fee... No thanks?

File on 4 Investigates reveals new data showing a significant rise in housing disrepair claims, now a growing market for unscrupulous No Win...

37:47Jan 13, 2026

Can cash grants help end homelessness?

Do you give homeless people cash? Many people fear any donation will be misspent but a ground-breaking study in the UK is currently recruiti...

37:33Dec 30, 2025

Firefighting's forever chemical legacy

Industrial firefighting foams are an essential part of on-site safety in UK factories. But for decades some of these familiar canisters cont...

37:53Dec 16, 2025

Adoption: The Blame Game

File on 4 Investigates discovers a world of lies and blame within adoption in the UK. The BBC has conducted the most extensive Freedom of In...

37:37Nov 28, 2025

Multi-Cancer Testing - Hype or Hope?

Multi cancer detection tests or MCDs can detect many cancers through a simple blood test. Many detect fragments of cancerous DNA that have b...

37:39Nov 25, 2025

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