File on 4 Investigates

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

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Hair Strand Tests in the Family Court
Questions are raised about how hair strand tests are interpreted in Family Courts.
26 May 2026,37 mins
Adding Up: How Councils meet the costs of Special Educational Needs
How do councils cope with the rising SEN bill?
19 May 2026,37 mins
Locked and Downloaded: The rise in 3D printed guns
How much of a threat to the UK are homemade printed weapons?
12 May 2026,38 mins
Duped in Dubai
The investment course that didn't deliver.
05 May 2026,38 mins
Searching for Soldier Dad
DNA detectives track down the British soldiers who fathered children in Kenya
28 Apr 2026,37 mins
Are white working class girls falling behind?
When it comes to school attendance and attainment are some girls falling behind?
14 Apr 2026,37 mins
The Experiments
An investigation into widespread medical abuse in German children's homes.
07 Apr 2026,37 mins
Sunshine and Secrets: The hidden side of IVF
What happens when the IVF sperm or egg donor you choose isn’t the one you get?
31 Mar 2026,37 mins
The battle for hearts and lungs: Transplants in trouble.
Is the UK's heart and lung transplant service still world beating?
24 Mar 2026,37 mins
Fight on the Right: The MAGA Civil War
What's behind the growing schism within the Make America Great Again coalition?
10 Mar 2026,38 mins,
Bogus self-employment - who pays the price?
Why is the rise in bogus self-employment a problem for all of us?
03 Mar 2026,37 mins
No CCTV: When train attacks go unrecorded
Is a lack of CCTV preventing victims of train attacks getting justice?
24 Feb 2026,37 mins
Can boxing look after its own?
Can boxing do more to look after its fighters?
17 Feb 2026,36 mins
Is the answer to the NHS bed crisis virtual?
Can virtual wards, where patients are treated at home, ease pressure on NHS hospitals?
10 Feb 2026,37 mins
I accused a policeman of rape but I ended up on trial
‘Ruth’ accused a police officer of rape but was prosecuted for lying about the allegation.
27 Jan 2026,37 mins,
Thin on Information? Hair loss drug Finasteride
Is the popular hair loss drug Finasteride being safely promoted?
20 Jan 2026,37 mins
No Win No Fee... No thanks?
How some No Win No Fee legal firms can leave consumers making claims with big bills to pay
13 Jan 2026,37 mins
Can cash grants help end homelessness?
Is a one-off cash payment a way to ending someone’s homelessness?
30 Dec 2025,37 mins
Firefighting's forever chemical legacy
The story of firefighting foam’s toxic legacy.
16 Dec 2025,37 mins
An unholy row over bishop accused of bullying.
A bishop accused of bullying denies any wrongdoing.
09 Dec 2025,37 mins
Adoption: The Blame Game
The story of a hidden world of lies and blame when adoptions break down.
02 Dec 2025,37 mins
Multi-Cancer Testing - Hype or Hope?
Could multi-cancer detection tests help improve earlier diagnosis for NHS patients?
25 Nov 2025,37 mins
The IT bug that's caused chaos in the courts
An IT bug caused evidence to go missing or appear lost in some court cases.
11 Nov 2025,37 mins
Chemsex: Hidden Pleasures, Hidden Harms
Mobeen Azhar explores the risks some gay men take by mixing their sex lives with drug use.
04 Nov 2025,38 mins,
High Stakes: Gambling in the armed forces
What's the scale of gambling amongst armed forces personnel and what's being done to help?
28 Oct 2025,37 mins
Abused for Our Food
Georgie Styles investigates evidence of exploitation and abuse in our food system.
21 Oct 2025,36 mins
Youth Justice: The project keeping young offenders out of custody
Why has the number of under-18s in custody in England and Wales dropped to a record low?
30 Sep 2025,37 mins
Swiped. Inside London's phone theft epidemic
Targeting the mobile phone thieves out to steal your handset and access its banking apps.
23 Sep 2025,37 mins
Inside the Migrant Hotel
Sue Mitchell takes listeners into the closed world of the migrant hotels.
23 Sep 2025,38 mins
A Prison Inspector Calls
A unique insight into the many problems facing our prison system.
16 Sep 2025,37 mins,