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Four Corners: Series 2013

43 episodes · first aired Jan 4, 2013

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  1. 1 Lance and the Truth Jan 4, 2013 · 45m He's a drug cheat, a bully and a liar who abused his best friends to keep a terrible secret, but has Lance Armstrong finally told the truth? The answer - almost certainly - is no.
  2. 2 America's Broken Dreams Feb 11, 2013 · 45m It may be the wealthiest country in the world but as documentary maker Philippe Levasseur shows in America's Broken Dreams, when you lose your job in the US there is very little to protect…
  3. 3 Reach For The Sky Feb 18, 2013 · 45m It's been called the smartest fighter plane on the planet but it is way over budget and still not delivered. Can the F.35 live up to the hype, or is the project set ot crash and burn?
  4. 4 Punch Drunk Feb 25, 2013 · 45m Australians love a drink, and some see no problem at all with drinking to excess. But now doctors, police and paramedics have called 'time', warning that alcohol-fuelled violence has…
  5. 5 A Betrayal of Trust Mar 4, 2013 · 45m With Australia's population ageing, governments have made it very clear, you had better save and plan for your own retirement. But how can you be sure your money is in safe hands...
  6. 6 The Enemy Within Mar 11, 2013 · 45m How did a Lebanese immigrant move from owning an ethnic newspaper business to become the most influential politician in the State...
  7. 7 The Untouchables Mar 18, 2013 · 45m This PBS-Frontline investigation asks why the US Department of Justice has failed to act on credible evidence that Wall Street deliberately packaged toxic loans and sold them to investors.
  8. 8 Mission Accomplished? Mar 25, 2013 · 45m The plan for Afghanistan was a robust democracy overseen by a well-trained army and police. But do the new security forces really have their hearts in the job?
  9. 9 Gas Leak! Apr 1, 2013 · 45m The coal seam gas industry promotes itself as a cleaner carbon-fuel alternative; but how do we know this is true? Until now much of the information used to back this claim has come from…
  10. 10 A Gracious Gift Apr 8, 2013 · 45m This is a story Australians think they know: the gift of a donated organ that transforms the life of someone with a devastating illness. What we see here for the first time is the…
  11. 11 The Spies Who Fooled the World Apr 15, 2013 · 45m How the West was duped by informants who claimed Saddam Hussein had WMD and how this phony intelligence was used to justify the invasion of Iraq.
  12. 12 Who's Cheating Whom? Apr 22, 2013 · 45m Australians like to think their sports stars play fair but now it's alleged there's widespread drug taking and links with organised crime.
  13. 13 No Advantage Apr 29, 2013 · 45m We go inside Australia's offshore refugee processing centres on Nauru and Manus Island. What you see will shock you. Protests, evidence of self-harm and testimony of suicide attempts.
  14. 14 The Surf Club May 6, 2013 · 45m The surf life saving movement is Australia's biggest volunteer organisation and it saves thousands of lives each year. But right now Surf Life Saving Australia is at a crossroads... Wendy…
  15. 15 Raising Adam Lanza May 13, 2013 · 45m An unflinching profile of the young man responsible for one of America's worst school massacres. Who was Adam Lanza - and what led him to kill 27 people at Sandy Hook Elementary school…
  16. 16 The Big Gamble May 20, 2013 · 45m We take a revealing look at the world of sports betting and the man who's made himself the face of the industry - Tom Waterhouse.
  17. 17 Hacked! May 27, 2013 · 45m Andrew Fowler reveals that hackers, working from locations overseas, have targeted key Federal Government departments and major corporations in Australia.
  18. 18 The Hunt For Britain's Sex Gangs Jun 3, 2013 · 45m It was the police investigation that stunned Britain. Young men of Pakistani heritage grooming young girls with the intention of abusing them, gang raping them and then trading them with…
  19. 19 The Hunting Party Jun 10, 2013 · 45m Hunting wild animals is a growth industry and now the pressure is on to get access to national parks. Who really benefits and who is at risk?
  20. 20 Escaping North Korea Jun 13, 2013 · 45m Two North Korean defectors are smuggled across borders by a human smuggler who promises them a safe escape. Will they survive the perilous 5,000 km journey to freedom?
  21. 21 Fashion Victims Jun 25, 2013 · 45m Australians love a bargain, but what's the real cost of cheap clothes from the sweat shops in Bangladesh? On 24th April this year more than a thousand people were killed when an eight…
  22. 22 On the Brink Jul 1, 2013 · 45m Could you live on 35 dollars a day and pay for food, clothing, transport and other bills? That's what single unemployed people are entitled to on the Newstart allowance.
  23. 23 To the Bitter End Jul 8, 2013 · 45m Reporter Marian Wilkinson tells the turbulent story of Labor's bitter leadership struggle, the dramatic day that ended the term of Australia's first female Prime Minister and Labor's…
  24. 24 Manhunt: The Boston Bombers Jul 15, 2013 · 45m Next on Four Corners, PBS' NOVA documentary producer, Miles O'Brien, looks at how the events unfolded on the day of the bombing and he tracks how a team of investigators used modern…
  25. 25 Chemical Time Bomb Jul 22, 2013 · 45m In the 1980s and 1990s governments across Australia outlawed the use of the herbicide 245T. The ban was introduced for one very good reason - 245T contains dioxin, a chemical impurity with…
  26. 26 In Search of Nathan Tinkler Jul 29, 2013 · 45m The rise and fall of Australia's youngest billionaire, Nathan Tinkler. How did he make so much money and where did it go?
  27. 27 Walking Wounded Aug 1, 2013 · 45m War photographer Giles Dooley lost both legs and an arm while on assignment in Afghanistan and returns to record the plight of Afghan civilians who've lost even more.
  28. 28 Cry Freedom: Mandela's Legacy Aug 12, 2013 · 45m Nelson Mandela promised a South Africa based on freedom and equality. But as the country's former leader lies in hospital critically ill, the nation he fought to create is slowly…
  29. 29 Finding Mercy Aug 19, 2013 · 45m What do you do when your best friend is lost to you in a tide of violence and cruelty? Do you search across continents to find her? That is the story of filmmaker Robyn Paterson and her…
  30. 30 Buying Time Aug 26, 2013 · 45m There is not a person in the community that is not affected by cancer in some way. We go inside the hospitals and consulting rooms with Australians who are confronting the reality that the…
  31. 31 No Margin For Error Sep 2, 2013 · 45m Four Corners goes on the campaign trail, taking a fly-on-the-wall look at two seats that will be crucial in deciding who wins Government this time around.
  32. 32 In Google We Trust Sep 9, 2013 · 45m Australians are among the most technically connected in the world - but do we know where our data goes and how it's being used?
  33. 33 My Own Choice Sep 16, 2013 · 45m The story of a young man with a serious debilitating illness trying to find a way to legally end his own life.
  34. 34 Preying on Paradise Sep 23, 2013 · 45m A look at the renewed fight against corruption in Papua New Guinea. Will Australia help or hinder the battle? Marian Wilkinson reports.
  35. 35 Cover Up Sep 30, 2013 · 45m Two insiders blow the lid on a financial scandal that goes to the heart of one of Australia's most important and trusted institutions.
  36. 36 Terror in the Desert Oct 7, 2013 · 45m The harrowing story of an al Qaeda raid on a remote North African gas plant, told by the people who survived it.
  37. 37 No Accounting Oct 14, 2013 · 45m The Jawoyn people were held up as the model Indigenous community. What went wrong? Matthew Carney reports.
  38. 38 While They Were Sleeping Oct 21, 2013 · 45m It was an Australia Day paddock party for a group of 19-year-old school friends. But something went very wrong. By sunrise, two young people were dying. So why has no one been held to…
  39. 39 Fire In The Wire Oct 28, 2013 · 45m We're told many bushfires are deliberately lit but close analysis suggests powerlines are the main culprits. What if many of our worst fires are in fact very much like industrial accidents…
  40. 40 Supersizing India's Kids Nov 4, 2013 · 45m A large part of India is in danger of eating itself into an early grave. BBC This World discovers Indian families, obsessed with the glitter of the West, are indulging their children with…
  41. 41 JFK - The Lost Bullet Nov 11, 2013 · 45m Was John F. Kennedy the victim of conspiracy or a lone gunman? Can the third bullet fired at him that day in Dallas help answer that question?
  42. 42 Trading Misery Nov 18, 2013 · 45m In September a boat carrying 72 asylum seekers sank in stormy waters off the coast of Indonesia. Most of those onboard drowned, many of them children. Sarah Ferguson goes on the trail of…
  43. 43 Palmer Drama Nov 25, 2013 · 45m Clive Palmer says he's bankrolled the Palmer United Party to give voice to millions of Australians who can't afford a lobbyist, but can we take him at his word?