Four Corners Season 52 Episodes

Episode 1

Revolution in the Classroom

49 mins

An investigation into a new approach to education aimed at improving the standard of school teaching.

Episode 2

The Comeback Kid?

53 mins

How the Labor Party went from the heights of popularity to the depths of political despair.

Episode 3

Interview: Robert Fisk

51 mins

Kerry O'Brien interviews Robert Fisk, the Independent's Middle East correspondent, about the crisis in Syria.

Episode 4

Given or Taken?

50 mins

The heartbreaking story of forced adoption in Australia.

Episode 5

Stephen Rushton

49 mins

The harrowing story of a police shooting and the cover up that followed.

Episode 6

Dicing with Debt

52 mins

A private sector debt binge and bailout in one of Europe's smallest countries.

Episode 7

The Fastest Changing Place on Earth

54 mins

The story of modern China told through the eyes of the villagers forced to sell their homes to make way for urban development.

Episode 8

Without Consent

50 mins

The shocking expose of a practice hidden within Australia's migrant communities - the forced marriage of young girls.

Episode 9

Happy Banking?

51 mins

A story that reveals how key Australian banks dealt with the Global Financial Crisis and the shocking impact it had on their customers: loans terminated, businesses liquidated and lives in turmoil.

Episode 10

Blood and Honour

50 mins

Can the war in Afghanistan be won and is Australia's involvement worth the price that's being paid?

Episode 11

Judgement Day

49 mins

Twenty years after the High Court's Mabo judgement, the inside story of the court decision that threatened to divide a nation.

Episode 12

Hard Knocks

52 mins

A confronting story that looks at the implications of cutting-edge research relating to the prevention and management of head injuries in football players.

Episode 13

Interview with Jim Gamble, fmr Head of the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre

48 mins

It was a disappearance that made international headlines and raised tensions between Britain and Portugal. Now comes the story of the new police investigation that some hope might finally explain what really happened to three year old Madeleine.

Episode 14

Casualties of the Boom

51 mins

Next on Four Corners, how massive mining developments are killing communities in regional Australia.

Episode 15

Smugglers' Paradise - Australia

50 mins

Next on Four Corners: How the biggest people smuggling networks in Indonesia have moved their operations to Australia.

Episode 16

WikiLeaks -The Forgotten Man

53 mins

Next on Four Corners - a return to the remarkable story of 'WikiLeaks -The Forgotten Man', Bradley Manning.

Episode 17

Gina Rinehart - The Power of One

50 mins

She's rich, she's powerful and no one stands in her way. Not even her family.

Episode 18

Unholy Silence

50 mins

Four Corners investigates claims that the Catholic Church has covered up allegations of sexual abuse made against priests and brothers in Australia.

Episode 19

The Price of Pearl

49 mins

Pearls - they're beautiful, luxurious and the height of fashion, but what price is being paid by the young divers who fetch pearl shells from the deep?

Episode 20

Sex, Lies and Julian Assange

50 mins

In 2012, Four Corners investigated the allegations of sexual crimes against Assange and the claims of US involvement.

Episode 21

A Matter of Life and Death

53 mins

How authorities are failing to protect women and children in mortal danger, and failing to prevent their partners' homicidal rage.

Episode 22

Inside Mail

50 mins

Last year the nation spent $14 billion punting on horses. Most people put their money down believing the races are a true contest, but are they?

Episode 23

Kerry O'Brien interviews Nicholas Tonti-Filippini and Stefan Poniatowski

50 mins

Exposing the international trade in human body parts and tissue.

Episode 24

Koala Crunch Time

52 mins

In key parts of Australia, koalas are dying in big numbers. Are we prepared to compromise development to protect their natural habitat?

Episode 25

Crash Landing

50 mins

In 2009, a rescue jet ditched into the stormy seas off Norfolk Island and miraculously all aboard survived. Three years on Four Corners asks, what really happened?

Episode 26

There is No 3G in Heaven

54 mins

One suicide is a tragedy. But what happens when a community is rocked by a series of suicides, one after another, all of them young people?

Episode 27

The Hunt for Joseph Kony Interviews

53 mins

African warlord Joseph Kony was targeted in a worldwide internet campaign. What impact did it have on him, and why is he still at large?

Episode 28

Growing Up Poor

53 mins

Growing up poor in modern Australia: this week Four Corners asks children what it's like being poor in the midst of plenty.

Episode 29

Taxing Times in Timor

51 mins

Four Corners' reporter Andrew Fowler travels to Timor-Leste to detail a no holds barred struggle that involves billions of dollars and the promise of investment and jobs from energy processing.

Episode 30

The Battle for Syria

51 mins

Four Corners goes on the frontline of the civil war raging in Syria. Clover Films' reporter Ghaith Abdul-Ahad and producer Jamie Doran tell the dramatic story of the battle for Aleppo, Syria's biggest city.

Episode 31

The World According to Lance

55 mins

How was one of the most celebrated sporting heroes of all time condemned as a drug cheat? Did Lance Armstrong really fool us all?

Episode 32

The Super Trawler

54 mins

Some believed the super-trawler would revolutionise the fishing industry in Australia. Now it sits silent and empty, banned from plying its trade in Australian waters. What went wrong?

Episode 33

Rise of the Superbugs

52 mins

The rise of the superbugs. Why our reliance on antibiotics could pose a serious threat to our health.

Episode 34

Another Bloody Business

50 mins

Next on Four Corners, we bring you a story the live export industry doesn't want told.

Episode 35

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Four Corners' reporter Andrew Fowler travels to Timor-Leste to detail a no holds barred struggle involves billions of dollars and promise of investment and jobs from energy processing.

Episode 36

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Four Corners goes on frontline of civil war raging in Syria. Clover Films' reporter Ghaith Abdul-Ahad and producer Jamie Doran tell dramatic story of battle for Aleppo, Syria's biggest city.

Episode 37

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How was most celebrated sporting heroes of all time condemned as a drug cheat? Did Lance Armstrong really fool us all?.

Episode 38

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Some believed super-trawler would revolutionise fishing industry in Australia. Now it sits silent and empty, banned from plying its trade in Australian waters.

Episode 39

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The rise of superbugs. Why our reliance on antibiotics could pose a serious threat to our health.

Episode 40

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Next on Four Corners, we bring you a story live export industry doesn't want told.

Episode 41

The Other Side of Jimmy Savile