File on 4
Hosted by Adrian Goldberg and Jane Deith · BBC Radio 4
4.6from 131 ratings
- 515
- Episodes
- 106
- Transcribed
- 131
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2010
- First episode
About File on 4
News-making original journalism documentary series, investigating stories at home and abroad.
- Publisher
- BBC Radio 4
- Category
- news · society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 5 Oct 2010
- Latest episode
- 3 Nov 2026
Latest episodes
106 of 515 episodes have a transcript.
3 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
Is it time to press pause on AI data centres?
24 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
The fugitive fraudster who stole from you
13 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Dangerous habit: The criminal networks flooding the UK with fake cigarettes
Inside a recent episode
Is it time to press pause on AI data centres?
Published 3 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Such is the demand for access to the electric grid. Some data center developers have been told they'll have to wait up to 10 years for a connection. It's the scale of the amount of connections that's wanted. Last year, the most energy that was ever needed from the electricity grid was 45 gigawatts. […]
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Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.
- Alexia Durran
- Faye Dunn
- Simon Andriesz
- Liv Nervo
Reach and audience
Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.2 / 5
- 36 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.8 / 5
- 95 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 55 / 100
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- Quality
- 72
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 96
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- Does not typically book guests
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Questions about File on 4
Who hosts File on 4?
Adrian Goldberg and Jane Deith host the show. Published by BBC Radio 4.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes weekly, based on its RSS feed.
Does File on 4 take guests?
The show does not typically feature guests, based on episode analyses.
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