Episode guide
Four Corners: Series 2014
44 episodes · premiered Feb 3, 2014
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- Episode 1: This Trucking Life Feb 3, 2014 · 45m Long haul truckies say they're being pushed to the brink by big business and government with lethal results.
- Episode 2: Stone Cold Justice Feb 18, 2014 · 45m Violence is part of life in the Middle East but have children now become a new target for Israeli security forces? A special investigation by journalist John Lyons.
- Episode 3: Inside North Korea Feb 17, 2014 · 45m Follows the journeys of a small group of North Korean secret film-makers, revealing what life is really like under the new leader Kim Jong Un.
- Episode 4: Little Boy Lost Feb 24, 2014 · 45m A little boy lost and a family's search for answers; how did the police get the investigation so wrong? Geoff Thompson reports.
- Episode 5: Tales from the Organ Trade Mar 3, 2014 · 45m Faced with death, would you illegally pay for a heart, lungs or kidney? Thousands do and the international black market is booming.
- Episode 6: The Boy with the Henna Tattoo Mar 10, 2014 · 45m The inside story of an investigation to rescue an Australian child from an international paedophile ring. Caro Meldrum-Hanna reports.
- Episode 7: Drawing the Line Mar 17, 2014 · 45m An investigation of the intelligence operation that's caused friction in Australia's relationship with East Timor. Marian Wilkinson reports.
- Episode 8: The Dancing Shiva Mar 24, 2013 · 45m Quentin McDermott investigates the scandal that's engulfing the National Gallery. Were our finest art experts duped?
- Episode 9: How China Fooled the World Mar 31, 2013 · 45m An investigation of the Chinese debt binge that's left economists holding their breath. What will be the impact on Australia?
- Episode 10: A Lender of Last Resort Apr 7, 2014 · 45m How does a mortgage broker, whose work has prompted multiple complaints and is the subject of ongoing police investigation, continue to operate? Linton Besser reports on Australia's…
- Episode 11: End of the Road Apr 14, 2014 · 45m The car manufacturing industry is on the way out, so what's the real impact? Stephen Long reports.
- Episode 12: Day of Days Apr 21, 2014 · 45m Four Corners commemorates the 70th anniversary of the Normandy landings.
- Episode 13: The Manus Solution Apr 28, 2014 · 45m Geoff Thompson puts together the most comprehensive account yet of what took place at The Manus Island Regional Processing Centre in February 2014.
- Episode 14: Banking Bad May 5, 2014 · 45m Putting the spotlight on a top bank's financial planners. Was it bad advice or just greed? Adele Ferguson reports.
- Episode 15: Streets of Shame May 12, 2014 · 45m A shocking insight into the sexual exploitation of many thousands of poor and vulnerable children in Pakistan, one of the world's most important Muslim nations.
- Episode 16: Lost: MH370 May 19, 2014 · 45m How did Malaysian authorities lose a plane, search in the wrong place and ignore significant evidence for so long? Caro Meldrum-Hanna reports on the Mystery of Flight MH370.
- Episode 17: The Walking Wounded May 26, 2014 · 45m It was a high-tech hip replacement that failed. The company tried to cover it up. Now they're exposed. Quentin McDermott reports.
- Episode 18: The Pope's Revolution Jun 2, 2014 · 45m Can Pope Francis reform a Church weighed down by scandal and controversy?
- Episode 19: Chamber of Horrors Jun 9, 2014 · 45m With ample evidence of sex abuse in the military, why don't the top brass deal with the abusers? Michael Brissenden reports.
- Episode 20: In the Shadow of the Stadiums Jun 16, 2014 · 45m Brazil splurged billions to host the soccer World Cup while many live a life of poverty and crime. What price the "beautiful game?"
- Episode 21: Democracy for Sale Jun 23, 2014 · 45m Democracy is a powerful concept. But it doesn't come cheap. Reporter Linton Besser delves inside the investigation that blew the lid on corruption within Australia's major political parties.
- Episode 22: Rupert, Rebekah and Andy Jun 30, 2014 · 45m She was the queen of the British tabloids, a faithful and trusted servant of media mogul Rupert Murdoch. He was the top aide to the British Prime Minister. But for the past eight months…
- Episode 23: Power to the People Jul 7, 2014 · 45m While the rest of the world moves to embrace renewable energy why is Australia drawing back? Four Corners documents the revolution in power generation taking place across the globe.
- Episode 24: Rosie's Story Jul 15, 2014 · 45m It was a crime that left Australians horrified. The tragic death of Luke Batty, killed by his father. Could his brutal murder have been prevented? Luke's mother Rosie tells her story.
- Episode 25: Generation Like Jul 21, 2014 · 45m Thanks to social media, today's teenagers are able to interact directly with their culture and their heroes, dispensing approval to music, videos, food and clothes, as well as each other…
- Episode 26: Cult Of Horrors Jul 28, 2014 · 45m He is a self-styled evangelist who told his followers he was The Anointed One, chosen by God to convert the world to his beliefs. In reality, Scott Williams was a cult leader who used his…
- Episode 27: ISIS Terror in Iraq Aug 4, 2014 · 45m They're known as ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) and they are sweeping across Iraq with frightening speed. They brutalise anyone they perceive as an enemy and then show the results…
- Episode 28: In the Name of the Law Aug 11, 2014 · 45m They were sexually abused by the clergy and then found themselves targeted by the Church's lawyers. Why did it happen and who was responsible for the strategy? Reporter Quentin McDermott…
- Episode 29: Battle for the Reef Aug 18, 2014 · 45m Testing claims the Reef is at risk and should be on the UNESCO World Heritage 'in danger' list. Marian Wilkinson reports.
- Episode 30: The Hand that Holds the Scalpel Aug 25, 2014 · 45m He was a highly paid neurosurgeon, addicted to cocaine and obsessed with sex. Yet despite significant evidence he was running out of control, and the death of a call girl he'd hired…
- Episode 31: The White Widow Sep 1, 2014 · 45m The story of the woman dubbed the White Widow, now one of the world's most wanted terror suspects.
- Episode 32: MH17 - Caught in the Crossfire Sep 8, 2014 · 45m The horror of flight MH17 and the shocking war that resulted in the plane being shot down. Stephen Long reports.
- Episode 33: High Rollers - High Risk? Sep 15, 2014 · 45m Australian casinos that target Asian VIP gamblers to boost their profits could run a serious risk of exposure to organised crime, according to a range of law enforcement and security…
- Episode 34: Made in Thailand Sep 22, 2014 · 45m Inside the surrogacy industry. Debbie Whitmont reports.
- Episode 35: The Seduction of Smoking (1) Sep 29, 2014 · 45m The tobacco industry is pouring vast amounts of money into developing electronic or e-cigarettes which are claimed to be safer than conventional cigarettes and could save millions of…
- Episode 36: The Seduction of Smoking (2) Sep 30, 2014 · 45m The tobacco industry is pouring vast amounts of money into developing electronic or e-cigarettes which are claimed to be safer than conventional cigarettes and could save millions of…
- Episode 37: Privacy Lost Oct 6, 2014 · 45m How governments use internet providers to spy on you.
- Episode 38: Fat Chance Oct 13, 2014 · 45m This week, reporter Geoff Thompson goes to the Victorian town of Ararat to see if an ongoing community intervention to promote weight loss and better health can work.
- Episode 39: Ice Rush Oct 20, 2014 · 45m This week on Four Corners, reporter Caro Meldrum-Hanna travels through the regions of two states, riding with police and users, to tell the shocking story of towns and people in the grip…
- Episode 40: The Enemy Within Oct 27, 2014 · 45m Investigating the Green on Blue killing of three Australian soldiers in Afghanistan. Quentin McDermott reports.
- Episode 41: Gangster Jihad Nov 3, 2014 · 45m Khaled Sharrouf: jihadist or simply a criminal? Marian Wilkinson reports.
- Episode 42: Ireland's Lost Babies Nov 10, 2014 · 45m The shocking story of how young unmarried Irish mothers were forced to work in work-houses to atone for their sins while their children were taken away from them.
- Episode 43: Being Me Nov 17, 2014 · 45m The story of girls and boys, born in the wrong body and their struggle to be who they are. Janine Cohen reports.
- Episode 44: In Our Care Nov 24, 2014 · 45m How caregivers preyed on the vulnerable, unable to defend themselves. Nick McKenzie reports.