File on 4 Investigates Podcast
News-making original journalism documentary series, investigating stories at home and abroad.
Episodes to download
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Punished for being mentally ill
Tue 14 Mar 2023
People experiencing mental health crisis facing more harm from criminal justice system.
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Missing Migrant Children
Tue 7 Mar 2023
What happened to the 200 migrant children who went missing from hotels in the UK?
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Looking for Levi
Tue 28 Feb 2023
What happened to rugby star and X-Factor contestant Levi Davis, who vanished in Spain?
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Firefighters on Trial
Tue 21 Feb 2023
Firefighters on trial: File on 4 investigates claims of racism, sexism and bullying.
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Three Friends
Tue 14 Feb 2023
Why did three friends die while under the care of same mental health trust?
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Living with Andrew Tate
Tue 7 Feb 2023
A British woman talks about her relationship with controversial influencer Andrew Tate.
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Learning to survive: The School Fighting the Cost of Living Crisis
Tue 24 Jan 2023
The story of one primary school on the front line of the cost of living crisis.
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Abandoned in Afghanistan
Tue 10 Jan 2023
Thousands abandoned in Afghanistan despite being promised help by the UK.
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How did my child die? The crisis in paediatric pathology
Tue 3 Jan 2023
Adrian Goldberg investigates how a shortage of pathologists is impacting bereaved parents.
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Cost of Living Forcing Children into Care
Tue 20 Dec 2022
An investigation finds the cost of living crisis will force more children into care.
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Albanian Exodus
Tue 8 Nov 2022
Paul Kenyon investigates why so many young Albanians want to travel illegally to the UK.
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High Anxiety: The Deadly Trade in Street Valium
Tue 1 Nov 2022
The cheap but deadly pills behind a spike in overdose deaths.
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Roblox: A Dangerous Game?
Tue 25 Oct 2022
Is the gaming platform Roblox doing enough to stop children being exploited and groomed?
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Is the Patient Breathing?
Tue 18 Oct 2022
Twenty-four hours on the front line of the ambulance crisis.
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The Brain Drain
Tue 11 Oct 2022
The ‘brain drain’ of doctors from developing countries to work in the UK.
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Leicester: Behind the Divide
Tue 4 Oct 2022
Recent tensions between sections of the Hindu and Muslim communities in Leicester.
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Isobel's Story
Tue 27 Sep 2022
Concerns British victims of abuse are less likely to get help than foreign nationals.
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Justice on Trial
Tue 6 Sep 2022
An investigation into software introduced in criminal courts that sources say is ‘unsafe’.
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Assaulted by my massage therapist
Tue 12 Jul 2022
Calls for the massage industry to be regulated after sexual assaults by therapists.
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Children’s 91¸£ÀûÉçs: Profits Before Care?
Tue 28 Jun 2022
An investigation into the standards of care provided by ‘for profit’ children’s homes.
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Dementia: The Final Indignity
Tue 21 Jun 2022
Are dementia patients being failed when it comes to their continence care?
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Sibling Sexual Abuse: The Last Taboo?
Tue 14 Jun 2022
Livvy Haydock explores the challenges and complexities of sibling sexual abuse.
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Gambling on Justice
Tue 7 Jun 2022
Does the criminal justice system understand crimes driven by gambling addiction?
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Ukraine: The Disinformation War
Tue 31 May 2022
British academics accused of sharing Russian disinformation about the war in Ukraine.
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Searching Questions
Tue 24 May 2022
Why are a disproportionate number of black children being strip-searched?
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Ukraine: Taking in the Trauma
Tue 17 May 2022
Is the UK’s ‘91¸£ÀûÉçs for Ukraine’ scheme fit for purpose?
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Locking Up the Sick
Tue 10 May 2022
Nearly half of seriously mentally ill prisoners denied the hospital treatment they need.
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Ukraine: War Stories
Tue 15 Mar 2022
People all over Ukraine tell their personal stories of the Russian invasion as it happens.
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