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Four Corners

Four Corners is an Australian television programme revolving around investigative journalism and the coverage of current affairs. The show debuted on TV in 1961 and has since then become the longest-running show of its kind in Australia. The concept is heavily inspired by the British show of the same kind Panorama. Four Corners airs weekly and investigates one issue every week, both nationally and internationally. Over the years the program has covered numerous controversial topics and uncovered several high profile cases, including police corruption in Queensland (in 1987), the involvement of the French secret service in the bombing of the Rainbow Warrior (in 1985) and the power of the fossil fuel lobby in Australia (in 2006). Four Corners has been honored with a place in the Logies Hall of Fame.

Rating:3.3 of 5Total number of episodes:233Last broadcast:12/11/2018 at 20:33

2018

Season 2018, Episode 40 (Bitter End)

12/11/2018 4.0 10 x

The final Four Corners for 2018 examines the corporate crisis that engulfed the ABC and brought down both the Managing Director and Chair. Sarah Ferguson speaks with inside players including Michelle Guthrie and Justin Milne.

Season 2018, Episode 39 (Crime And Panic)

05/11/2018 3.0 9 x

According to the media, Melbourne is in the grip of a crimewave, overrun by African street gangs responsible for a wave of violence. Reporter Sophie McNeill is on the ground to get to the truth about "African" crime.

Season 2018, Episode 38 (Windsor Inc.)

29/10/2018 4.0 2 x

The visit by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex was a triumph for the House of Windsor brand. We examine the sophisticated corporate campaign to future-proof the Crown and how the Royals modernised and rebuilt their reputation.

Season 2018, Episode 37 (Big Guns)

22/10/2018 4.0 11 x

How a cashed up gun industry has Australia's firearms laws in its sights. Sean Nicholls examines a lobby group funded and directed by major firearms sellers and manufacturers employing new tactics, connections and influence.

Season 2018, Episode 36 (Prisons Uncovered)

15/10/2018 3.0 14 x

Hidden cameras behind bars reveal the problems facing governments around the world: how to manage soaring prison populations, rife with drugs, violence and squalid living conditions as well as the rise of privately run jails.

Season 2018, Episode 35 (The Monsanto Papers)

08/10/2018 4.0 11 x

The secret tactics used by global chemical giant Monsanto to protect its billion-dollar business and its star product, the weed killer, Roundup. We trace the company's influence campaign from the US back to Australian farms.

Season 2018, Episode 34

01/10/2018 3.0 13 x

Sarah Ferguson and the award-winning Four Corners team investigate the issues and uncover the hidden stories that will have Australia talking. #4Corners

Season 2018, Episode 33 (Who Cares? (part 2))

24/09/2018 4.0 36 x

In part two, we detail shocking cases of abuse and premature deaths in our nursing homes. Carers and families come forward to tell their stories and reveal the abject failure of government regulation to protect the elderly.

Season 2018, Episode 32 (Who Cares? (part 1))

17/09/2018 4.5 105 x

In part one, Four Corners investigates the business of aged care and what that means for the vulnerable residents left in its care. Families speak out with disturbing accounts of overworked staff and neglected residents.

Season 2018, Episode 31 (Manchester Bomb: Our Story)

10/09/2018 4.0 15 x

The teenage survivors rebuilding their lives. They were young girls and teenagers, out to see their favourite pop star in Manchester. As the show ended, a terrorist detonated a home-made bomb killing 22 and injuring 250.

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