File on 4
Award-winning current affairs documentary series investigating major issues at home and abroad
File on 4 - 01/07/2008
Lesley Curwen investigates growing concerns that many blood transfusions are unnecessary and could do more harm than good to patients.
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File on 4 - 01/12/2009
Kate Clark investigates why thousands of Iraqi refugees are still refusing to return home, despite the US handing security control in the country back to the Iraqi government.
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File on 4 - 02/02/2010
Allan Urry investigates what is being done to combat the increasing threat to British and other coalition troops in Afghanistan of improvised explosive devices.
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File on 4 - 02/06/2009
Jenny Cuffe asks if the government policy of tightening immigration rules to help preserve jobs for British workers is being undermined by employers seeking to reduce pay.
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File on 4 - 03/02/2009
Allan Urry investigates how criminal syndicates have been able to target GPs, hospitals and chemists with cheap counterfeit drugs.
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File on 4 - 03/06/2007
Allan Urry investigates the effects of budget cuts on the Royal Navy as an enquiry about the recent capture of British sailors in the Persian Gulf gets under way.
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File on 4 - 03/06/2008
Fran Abrams investigates the financial war against terrorism in the light of a recent High Court ruling that suspects' assets cannot be frozen.
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File on 4 - 03/07/2007
Allan Urry asks whether the UK and Europe are doing enough to prevent the Iranians from acquiring sensitive military technology and equipment from western companies.
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File on 4 - 03/11/2009
As regulators look for ways to control so-called 'casino operations', Michael Robinson lifts the lid on the tricks of the trade which some banks are now using to increase profits.
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File on 4 - 04/03/2008
As the goverrnment devolves more responsibilities to England's nine Regional Development Agencies, Allan Urry investigates their performance.
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File on 4 - 04/11/2008
Allan Urry investigates claims that the NHS is failing to sufficiently deal with soldiers traumatised by their experiences in Afghanistan and other war zones.
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File on 4 - 05/02/2008
In the wake of the New Year chaos on Britain's railways, Julian O'Halloran looks at Network Rail's performance on track maintenance and its record on safety checks.
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File on 4 - 05/06/2007
Julian O'Halloran explores current attempts to cut greenhouse gas emissions and asks whether carbon trading and similar schemes can have any impact on climate change.
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File on 4 - 06/02/2007
Russia has denied any part in the death by radiation poisoning of Alexander Litvinenko. Julian O'Halloran reports from St Petersburg and Moscow on a series of other mystery deaths.
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File on 4 - 06/03/2007
Stephen Grey tells the inside story of Britain's dirty war against drugs. Why did a policy of using major dealers as informants do little to stem the flow of drugs on to streets?
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File on 4 - 06/10/2009
With a Parliamentary report due to add to criticism of Whitehall's defence purchasing systems, Gerry Northam asks why it seems so hard to buy the right equipment for our forces.
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File on 4 - 06/11/2007
BBC Business Editor Robert Peston investigates the causes of the recent Northern Rock crisis.
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File on 4 - 07/07/2009
Allan Urry asks whether ministers can still justify their claim that Britain's system of public protection from violent offenders and sex abusers is among the best in the world.
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File on 4 - 08/07/2008
Allan Urry investigates the impact of the economic downturn on urban regeneration as the credit crunch and falling property values force some developers to abandon their plans.
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File on 4 - 08/12/2009
Fran Abrams investigates if aggressive cost-cutting in the government's forensic science service is beginning to hit the way the service operates and consequently undermine justice.
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File on 4 - 09/06/2009
Julian O'Halloran investigates claims that industrial-scale pig farms in America played a key role in exposing us to the swine flu virus.
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File on 4 - 09/10/2007
New research suggests that occupational cancer deaths in the UK could be far higher than previously thought. Tim Whewell investigates.
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File on 4 - 10/02/2009
Lucy Ash investigates the behind-the-scenes role played by Egypt and its President Hosni Mubarak in the latest crisis in Gaza.
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File on 4 - 10/06/2007
Julian O'Halloran explores current attempts to cut greenhouse gas emissions and asks whether carbon trading and similar schemes can have any impact on climate change.
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File on 4 - 10/06/2008
Julian O'Halloran reports on the calls for a new generation of coal-fired power stations by electricity generating companies concerned over energy security and rocketing gas prices.
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File on 4 - 10/07/2007
With Britain in the middle of a construction boom, Julian O'Halloran investigates claims of cartels and price-rigging.
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File on 4 - 10/11/2009
Allan Urry investigates the effects on frontline policing of the force's current funding problems and asks if they could do more to deliver better value from the money they get.
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File on 4 - 11/03/2008
Julian O'Halloran reports on a new compensation scheme for wounded soldiers which began in 2005 but appears not to have met victims' expectations.
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File on 4 - 11/11/2008
Simon Cox investigates how English football's finances have got into such a mess, with Premier League clubs alone currently in three billion pounds-worth of debt.
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File on 4 - 12/02/2008
Concerns are being expressed over the fundraising methods of the British National Party. Fran Abrams investigates.
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File on 4 - 12/06/2007
Gerry Northam reports on the Private Finance Initiative. A keystone of Gordon Brown's policy as Chancellor, the scheme is showing signs of strain. Has the money been spent wisely?
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File on 4 - 13/02/2007
The government promised to hit major criminals where it hurts. So why is it closing the agency which seizes their assets? Gerry Northam investigates.
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File on 4 - 13/10/2009
As councils prepare to wield the jobs axe, Julian O'Halloran asks if some authorities have added to their budget crises by awarding excessive pay and perks to their own executives.
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File on 4 - 14/07/2009
With an inquiry underway into the mid-air explosion in 2006 aboard a Nimrod aircraft, Angus Stickler examines the safety record of the RAF in recent conflicts.
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File on 4 - 14/10/2008
Michael Robinson investigates the lawsuits that are being filed in the US by banks and financial institutions arguing over who is to blame for the global financial crisis.
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File on 4 - 15/07/2008
Gerry Northam investigates the Colonial Development Corporation, established in 1948 to promote industry and agriculture in the poorest parts of the British Empire.
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File on 4 - 16/06/2009
Gerry Northam investigates allegations of incompetence and neglect in England's biggest quango, the Learning and Skills Council.
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File on 4 - 16/09/2008
While Britain's hospitals struggle to contain the spread of MRSA, Jenny Cuffe reports on a new and potentially fatal strain of the bacteria which attacks children and young people.
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File on 4 - 16/10/2007
Billions of pounds are allocated for regeneration projects in the UK, but are the proper accounting procedures in place? Gerry Northam investigates.
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File on 4 - 17/06/2008
Gerry Northam investigates claims that tens of thousands of elderly dementia sufferers are being given powerful drugs which are unnecessary and have potentially lethal side effects.
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File on 4 - 17/07/2007
Gerry Northam reports on how the allocation system for council housing works and asks if local people are losing out to economic migrants.
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File on 4 - 17/11/2009
Jenny Cuffe reports from DR Congo on the scale of illegal gold mining and asks if the industry does enough to ensure that gold supplies aren't being used to fund conflict.
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File on 4 - 18/03/2008
Danny Shaw looks at government proposals to deal with prison overcrowding and asks whether bigger jails will solve the problem.
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File on 4 - 18/09/2007
Allan Urry investigates cases of abuse in homes for elderly people in care and asks why it seems so difficult to monitor such cases and to obtain redress when they are discovered.
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File on 4 - 18/11/2008
Amardeep Bassey investigates the use of funds that Britain is spending on projects to prevent violent extremism taking root in Muslim communities.
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File on 4 - 19/02/2008
Town halls are facing thousands of backdated equal pay claims from women workers. But how are cash-strapped local authorities going to meet the bills? Jenny Cuffe reports.
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File on 4 - 19/06/2007
As the death toll in Afghanistan continues to rise, Kate Clark reveals how corruption and mismanagement is threatening Hamid Karzai's government and boosting the Taleban.
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File on 4 - 20/01/2009
Julian O'Halloran examines UK insolvency laws and asks whether weaknesses in regulation and enforcement are being exploited by some company directors to unfairly dispose of debts.
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File on 4 - 20/02/2007
Allan Urry examines the performance of the Learning and Skills Council, Britain's largest quango.
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File on 4 - 20/03/2007
Gerry Northam investigates reports that Britain's most vulnerable adults are not properly protected from abuse by the very people who are paid to care for them.
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File on 4 - 20/11/2007
Gerry Northam investigates reports that research into the development of new cancer treatments is being jeopardised by failure to take basic precautions in laboratories.
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File on 4 - 21/07/2009
Gerry Northam investigates whether some of the UK's biggest and most audacious corporate fraudsters are now practically immune from prosecution.
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File on 4 - 21/10/2008
Julian O'Halloran investigates claims that recent rises in gas and electricity bills are due to weak regulation, bad planning and the market being dominated by just six companies.
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File on 4 - 22/01/2008
Lord Laming's inquiry into the death of Victoria Climbie and subsequent report called for a major reform of the way child abuse cases are handled, but how much has changed?
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File on 4 - 22/09/2009
Allan Urry assesses the threat of attacks by white, racist, right-wing extremists and fears that they could lead to a rise in racial tensions.
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File on 4 - 23/06/2009
Michael Robinson investigates disturbing rises in the cost of building schools, hospitals and roads. Does the Private Finance Initiative represent value for money for taxpayers?
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File on 4 - 23/09/2008
Allan Urry examines the case for linking animal cruelty with child abuse, amid concerns expressed by the RSPCA and the NSPCC that offenders may be more likely to commit both crimes.
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File on 4 - 23/10/2007
Allan Urry investigates the growing impact of crack cocaine on society as its use spreads across the UK's towns and cities.
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File on 4 - 24/06/2007
As the death toll in Afghanistan continues to rise, Kate Clark reveals how corruption and mismanagement is threatening Hamid Karzai's government and boosting the Taleban.
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File on 4 - 24/06/2008
Kate Clark investigates efforts to stem the opium trade in Afghanistan, which is said to bankroll the Taliban.
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File on 4 - 24/07/2007
Ministers believe that investment, rather than aid, is the key to lifting developing countries out of poverty. But is this theory borne out by facts? Fran Abrams investigates.
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File on 4 - 24/11/2009
Gerry Northam examines the dilemmas posed for doctors by the fact that hospitals are having to use organs from the elderly, smokers, cancer sufferers and drug users for transplants.
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File on 4 - 25/03/2008
Angus Stickler investigates the market for platinum and the rush by mining companies to exploit South Africa's reserves.
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File on 4 - 25/09/2007
As American house prices are hit by a flood of defaults on home loans, Michael Robinson investigates concerns about borrowing and the potential danger for the UK housing market.
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File on 4 - 25/11/2008
Michael Robinson investigates whether the Prime Minister's instruction to banks to keep funds flowing will halt the rise in evictions and unemployment.
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File on 4 - 26/02/2008
Armadeep Basset reports on the activities of UK-based Sikh groups in support of a violent campaign for an independent homeland in the Punjab.
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File on 4 - 26/05/2009
Allan Urry investigates more claims of bad behaviour on the part of bankers and follows the struggle of a group of small business owners who are battling with a high street giant.
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File on 4 - 26/06/2007
Angus Stickler investigates honour-based violence in the UK, which frequently involves crimes against women in Muslim communities.
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File on 4 - 27/01/2009
Jon Manel finds out if the law is keeping pace with the increasing numbers of British couples who are having children using surrogate mothers, both in Britain and abroad.
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File on 4 - 27/02/2007
With attention focused again on the diamond trade, Fran Abrams reports from one of the world's most unstable countries, the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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File on 4 - 27/03/2007
Teenage gun crime in Britain is a matter of increasing concern. Ministers are promising action, but where are young gang members obtaining their firearms? Allan Urry investigates.
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File on 4 - 27/05/2008
Allan Urry reports from Liverpool. The city is celebrating its status as European Capital of Culture, yet the City Council is the subject of scathing reports by government auditors.
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File on 4 - 28/07/2009
Stephen Grey investigates the relationship between the US and the UK security services in the hidden War on Terror.
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File on 4 - 28/10/2008
Tim Whewell reports from Georgia, reassessing the origins of the recent conflict with Russia and investigating who was responsible for the outbreak of hostilities.
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File on 4 - 29/01/2008
As investigations continue into the cause of the blaze at the Royal Marsden, Allan Urry asks whether fire safety standards in Britain's hospitals are good enough.
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File on 4 - 29/04/2008
Julian O'Halloran investigates the events surrounding the fiasco of the opening of Terminal 5 at Heathrow and examines the record of BAA.
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File on 4 - 29/05/2007
Allan Urry investigates the effects of budget cuts on the Royal Navy as an enquiry about the recent capture of British sailors in the Persian Gulf gets under way.
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File on 4 - 29/09/2009
Miriam O'Reilly investigates claims of widespread problems in community mental health services which are allowing dangerous patients to commit violent offences or harm themselves.
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File on 4 - 30/01/2007
The programme investigates the way in which the MoD treats soldiers who have been badly injured and the families of those killed in action.
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File on 4 - 30/06/2009
Miriam O'Reilly investigates no-win, no-fee lawyers who are allowed to charge up to 800 pounds per hour in bringing claims against the NHS.
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File on 4 - 30/10/2007
Julian O'Halloran reports on the tensions which have resurfaced in America's Deep South following a case of alleged racial injustice and white supremacist provocation.
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File on 4 - 31/07/2007
Sarah Spiller asks whether the government's controversial ID card scheme will be a valuable weapon to combat fraud and terrorism or an expensive flop.
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File on 4 - A Taxing Dilemma
While the government axes spending to try to balance the books, Michael Robinson reveals how some firms are slashing their UK tax bills.
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File on 4 - Afghan Security
$27 billion has been spent on training the Afghan police and army, to allow British and other troops to eventually withdraw. But are they ready to take control of their country?
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File on 4 - Are bribe firms escaping justice?
The Serious Fraud Office has developed a new strategy to punish firms who use bribery and corruption to win contracts abroad. But is it working? Allan Urry investigates.
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File on 4 - Arms smugglers
Allan Urry investigates how weapons dealers are using the UK to export illegal consignments of arms to the Middle East and other conflict zones.
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File on 4 - Bitter Medicine
Legal cases brought by patients who have been harmed by drugs are notoriously difficult to win. Is the government making it almost impossible for them even to be heard in court?
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File on 4 - Care Homes: When An Inspector Calls
As the number of care home inspectors is cut, Fran Abrams asks if enough is being done to protect the elderly from neglect and abuse.
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File on 4 - Charities - Giving and Taking
As part of its Big Society project, the government wants charities to play a leading role in providing public services. Can we be sure they are fit and honest enough to do the job?
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File on 4 - Children who abuse children
Jackie Long finds out what is being done to help young abusers stop offending against other children and why so many are slipping through the net.
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File on 4 - Computing calamities
Gerry Northam asks if some major IT projects could be scrapped by a new government looking for big spending cuts.
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File on 4 - Concerns over child courts
Seven years after reporting that CAFCASS, the family courts' advisory service, was in crisis, Jenny Cuffe returns to ask why the service is still facing a backlog of urgent cases.
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File on 4 - Concerns over Redcaps' role
Simon Cox examines the record of the Royal Military Police in dealing with alleged crimes by British forces both during operations and in peacetime.
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File on 4 - Crisis in public sector pensions
As former MPs retire on 'gold-plated' pensions, is a funding crisis looming for all public sector pension schemes? Gerry Northam investigates.
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File on 4 - Domestic servitude
Scores of foreign workers are brought into the UK for domestic servitude, according to official figures. Jenny Cuffe investigates.
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File on 4 - Drug danger distraction?
Ann Alexander investigates concerns about the way a bestselling antipsychotic drug was marketed and asks how much the public should be told about the drugs they take.
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File on 4 - Europe's Missing Millions
As EU member states make harsh spending cuts, Angus Stickler tracks how European funds are really being spent. Can widespread fraud and abuse be prevented?
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File on 4 - Foundation Hospitals: An Acute Crisis?
The NHS is meant to be shielded from the cuts that threaten huge areas of public spending. But even elite foundation hospitals are already in the red. Julian O'Halloran reports.
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File on 4 - Homes but no loans
With banks chasing profits and affordable mortgages harder to find, Michael Robinson asks what impact the new housing freeze will have on Britain's economy.
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File on 4 - How to Close Guantanamo?
How to Close Guantanamo? Jon Manel looks at the potential problems in closing the detention facility and investigates claims that the US is already breaking international law.
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File on 4 - Illegal workers
Jon Manel lifts the lid on illegal working in London, discovering a world of forged documents and faked identities.
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File on 4 - Insolvency Practitioners: A Corporate Killing
Allan Urry investigates whether insolvency practitioners measure up to the high standards expected of them when they are called in to a stricken business.
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File on 4 - Is Jobcentre Plus working?
As Britain braces itself for a rise in unemployment, Allan Urry reports from the communities already hardest hit and asks what those in the dole queue can expect at the Jobcentre.
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File on 4 - NHS safety alerts ignored?
Julian O'Halloran asks how many people are still being killed by avoidable medical blunders in hospitals, and how far the NHS has progressed in addressing the situation.
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File on 4 - Oil Spill Hangover
As BP's oil spill threatens fishing towns and tourist beaches along America's Gulf coast, Gerry Northam asks if lessons from previous disasters could have prevented the tragedy.
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File on 4 - Pensions crisis
Fran Abrams investigates allegations that some companies are dumping their pension fund obligations and leaving the Pensions Protection Fund to pick up the bill.
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File on 4 - Protecting the vulnerable
Are vulnerable people being let down by a judicial system which is supposed to protect them from financial abuse? Fran Abrams investigates.
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File on 4 - Stingy banks?
Firms say that British banks make it too difficult for them to borrow money. Is this stifling the chances of Britain's economic recovery? Morland Sanders investigates.
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File on 4 - Teachers in the dock
Julian O'Halloran investigates claims that overreaction by schools to minor incidents or unproven allegations is ruining the careers of hundreds of innocent teachers.
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File on 4 - The crisis in town hall finances
As local authorities struggle to balance the books because of the economic downturn, Allan Urry reports on a crisis in town hall finances.
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File on 4 - The Great Train Robbery?
As fares are set to rise again, much of the passenger criticism is aimed at the Train Operating Companies, but how much are they to blame? Allan Urry investigates.
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File on 4 - The legacy of toxic lending
Michael Robinson investigates the legacy of toxic lending by British banks and reveals why the threat it poses to UK jobs, homes and incomes is especially acute.
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File on 4 - The next banking nightmare?
While Britain's top bankers celebrate their bonuses, Michael Robinson investigates the commercial property market and the nasty surprises that it may hold for the banks.
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File on 4 - The Somali Connection
How are young, British-based Somalis lured into fighting for the al-Qaeda-linked Jihadist group, al-Shabaab? Jenny Cuffe investigates.
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File on 4 - Torturers in the UK
Fran Abrams investigates the case for new laws and tougher policing to prevent alleged human rights abusers from taking refuge in this country.
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File on 4 - Troops trauma
New research plays down claims of an epidemic of mental illness among soldiers who've served in Afghanistan. But do the figures tell the full story? Julian O'Halloran investigates.
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File on 4 - Who polices the police?
Gerry Northam investigates the independence of the Independent Police Complaints Commission, and if its record over five years encourages public confidence.
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File on 4 - Who stole my house?
Shari Vahl investigates the extent to which inadequate safeguards to property rights might be contributing to the theft of millions of pounds 'under the noses' of homeowners.
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File on 4 - Why does the UK still have high stillbirth rates?
The number of stillbirths in the UK has remained the same over the past decade, and many go unexplained. Are opportunities to learn lessons being missed? Ann Alexander investigates.
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File on 4 - Zimbabwe's sanctions busters
Grant Ferrett investigates whether the sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe are adequate to stop wealth being channelled out of the country by people close to the Mugabe regime.
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