File on 4 Investigates
by BBC Radio 4
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Estimated from 24 chart positions in 24 markets.
By chart position
- 🇬🇧GB · Documentary#43100K to 300K
- 🇦🇺AU · Documentary#1415K to 30K
- 🇧🇷BR · Documentary#1471K to 10K
- 🇮🇳IN · Documentary#1481K to 10K
- 🇮🇸IS · Documentary#563K to 10K
- Per-Episode Audience
Est. listeners per new episode within ~30 days
67K to 230K🎙 ~2x weekly·493 episodes·Last published 1mo ago - Monthly Reach
Unique listeners across all episodes (30 days)
135K to 459K🇬🇧65%🇦🇺7%🇧🇷2%+21 more - Active Followers
Loyal subscribers who consistently listen
40K to 138K
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From 22 epsHosts
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Recent episodes
Letby Hospital: Maternity failings at the Countess of Chester
Jul 21, 2026
37m 03s
Epstein Files: Lutnick, the Royals and the British Whistleblower
Jul 14, 2026
37m 38s
Jon Holmes, Generation Shame
Jul 3, 2026
36m 23s
Strict schools: Taking discipline too far?
Jun 30, 2026
37m 40s
Fake Marriages - The real story
Jun 23, 2026
37m 21s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/21/26 | maternity carehospital scandals+3 | — | Countess of ChesterBBC Radio 4 | — | maternity careCountess of Chester+3 | — | 37m 03s | ||
| 7/14/26 | whistleblowingbusiness ethics+4 | Simon Andriesz | BBC Radio 4Wall Street | — | whistleblowerHoward Lutnick+5 | — | 37m 38s | ||
| 7/3/26 | adoptionunmarried mothers+5 | — | Warwickshire County CouncilCommittee on Human Rights | EnglandWales | adoptionunmarried mothers+8 | — | 36m 23s | ||
| 6/30/26 | school disciplinemental health+3 | — | Outwood Grange AcademyIvybridge Community College | WakefieldDevon+1 | strict schoolsdiscipline measures+3 | — | 37m 40s | ||
| 6/23/26 | immigration enforcementsham marriages+4 | — | Home OfficeFile on 4+1 | — | fake marriagesimmigration+4 | — | 37m 21s | ||
| 6/16/26 | slaveryreparations+4 | — | Church of EnglandBBC Radio 4 | — | Church of Englandslavery+5 | — | 37m 43s | ||
| 6/9/26 | reproductive coerciondomestic abuse+3 | Liv Nervo | NERVO | — | Liv Nervoreproductive coercion+4 | — | 37m 46s | ||
| 5/26/26 | family courthair strand tests+5 | — | — | — | hair strand testsfamily court+5 | — | 37m 07s | ||
| 5/19/26 | Special Educational Needscouncil funding+4 | — | BBC Radio 4BBC News Data Journalism team | EnglandWhitley Bay+1 | Special Educational Needscouncil funding+5 | — | 37m 27s | ||
| 5/12/26 | 3D printed gunscrime+4 | — | National Crime AgencyFile on 4 Investigates+1 | — | 3D printed gunsUK crime+3 | — | 38m 00s | ||
| 5/5/26 | financetraining courses+4 | — | BritishDubai | — | Dubaifinance+5 | — | 38m 59s | ||
| 4/28/26 | DNA investigationmilitary history+3 | — | — | KenyaNanyuki+2 | DNA detectivesBritish soldiers+5 | — | 37m 24s | ||
| 4/20/26 | medical abusechildren's welfare+3 | — | BBC Radio 4Whistledown | West Germany | medical experimentsWest Germany+3 | — | 36m 39s | ||
| 4/14/26 | educationdisadvantage+4 | Hayley Mortimer | Department for Education | England | white working class girlsGCSE results+5 | — | 37m 11s | ||
| 3/31/26 | IVFdonor anonymity+3 | — | BBC Radio 4 | Northern Cyprus | IVFsperm donor+5 | — | 37m 16s | ||
| 3/24/26 | transplantationhealthcare+3 | — | NHS EnglandBBC Radio 4+1 | — | heart transplantlung transplant+5 | — | 37m 38s | ||
| 3/10/26 | MAGA movementpolitical schism+5 | — | MAGAFox News+2 | — | MAGADonald Trump+7 | — | 38m 15s | ||
| 3/3/26 | bogus self-employmentemployment rights+5 | — | BBC Radio 4Employment Rights Act (2025) | — | bogus self-employmentEmployment Rights Act+5 | — | 37m 27s | ||
| 2/24/26 | sexual harassmenttrain safety+4 | — | British Transport PoliceBBC | EnglandWales+2 | sexual violenceCCTV+5 | — | 37m 41s | ||
| 2/17/26 | boxinghealth issues+4 | — | BBC Radio 4Saudi Arabia+2 | — | boxinghealth problems+4 | — | 36m 46s | ||
| 2/10/26 | NHS bed crisisvirtual wards+4 | — | NHSEngland | — | NHSvirtual wards+5 | — | 37m 59s | ||
| 2/5/26 | financial systembank branch closures+5 | Steve WebbHelen Boyd+4 | NHSSouth East Coast Ambulance Service+8 | — | missing billionsfinancial assets+5 | — | 36m 30s |
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Chart history for File on 4 Investigates
Peaked at #43 in United Kingdom, currently #43 in United Kingdom.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | — | #43 | #43 | — |
| IS | — | #56 | #56 | — |
| ID | — | #60 | #60 | — |
| Ireland | — | #68 | #68 | — |
| KE | — | #74 | #74 | — |
| GR | — | #75 | #75 | — |
| NG | — | #82 | #82 | — |
| MY | — | #93 | #93 | — |
| TW | — | #112 | #112 | — |
| VN | — | #113 | #113 | — |
| South Africa | — | #113 | #113 | — |
| SG | — | #118 | #118 | — |
| CZ | — | #133 | #133 | — |
| TH | — | #135 | #135 | — |
| Australia | — | #141 | #141 | — |
| Brazil | — | #147 | #147 | — |
| India | — | #148 | #148 | — |
| HK | — | #148 | #148 | — |
| AT | — | #152 | #152 | — |
| IL | — | #158 | #158 | — |
Chart Positions
24 placements across 24 markets.
Chart Positions
24 placements across 24 markets.