The Fourcast

From Channel 4 News, an in-depth look at the News stories you need to know about; how the past shapes the present and what might lie ahead for us all.

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33m
Mark Menzies: is UK politics full of scandal? 18 Apr 2024
34m
What impact will war in Gaza have on UK political parties? 11 Apr 2024
32m
Will immigration determine the election and Sunak’s future? 21 Mar 2024
35m
The Political Fourcast: Did Tory budget steal Labour policies – and May election rumblings 7 Mar 2024
Israel / Gaza news special 10 Oct 2023
20m
Why Ukraine isn’t joining Nato 12 Jul 2023
The people drowning as Europe pushes them away 5 Jul 2023
22m
Mutiny in Moscow: why it’s not all over for Vladimir Putin 28 Jun 2023
A journey through hell: the Darién gap 21 Jun 2023
Inside the village divided over asylum seekers 14 Jun 2023
26m
Are America and China destined for war? 25 May 2023
25m
When will Ukraine strike back at Russia? 18 May 2023
27m
Fentanyl: why it’s the deadliest drug ever 11 May 2023
25m
King Charles III Coronation: made-up rituals and fake history 4 May 2023
25m
Is Africa at the centre of a new cold war? 13 Apr 2023
26m
Is this the end of Trump’s presidential run? 6 Apr 2023
23m
Could Israel’s crisis lead to civil war? 3 Apr 2023
24m
Can Rishi Sunak win the next election? 30 Mar 2023
25m
Covid three years on: Partygate, WhatsApp, and a Lab Leak? 24 Mar 2023
26m
Gary Lineker row: is the BBC too Left or Right Wing? 17 Mar 2023
27m
UK economy: are we still facing recession? 9 Mar 2023
26m
China: on the brink of war with the US? 7 Mar 2023
23m
The Brexit deal: the end of seven years of political chaos? 3 Mar 2023
24m
Ukraine war one year on: what’s next for Russia 24 Feb 2023
27m
Turkey-Syria quake: fading hopes and shoddy buildings 17 Feb 2023
25m
Israeli-Palestinian tensions: new stage to an old conflict 10 Feb 2023
26m
Ukraine: how Western tanks will change the war 3 Feb 2023
26m
Will the Iran protests lead to regime change? 27 Jan 2023
26m
NHS crisis: how bad is it? 20 Jan 2023
32m
Ukraine, China and beyond: what might happen in 2023 13 Jan 2023
29m
2022 review: Ukraine war, strikes and three prime ministers 21 Dec 2022
26m
Will Harry and Meghan change the monarchy? 15 Dec 2022
32m
Ukraine: how winter could change the war 8 Dec 2022
27m
The end of Zero Covid in China – but not Xi 2 Dec 2022
27m
Rishi Sunak: less Trussonomics, same poll numbers 25 Nov 2022
29m
What the midterms tell us about Trump and America’s future 18 Nov 2022
26m
As China prepares for war, what’s Xi’s next move? 11 Nov 2022
26m
How the Republicans became a Trump fan club 28 Oct 2022
27m
Ukraine: who supports Russia and why? 21 Oct 2022
29m
Can Liz Truss survive as PM? 14 Oct 2022
26m
‘Defeat in Ukraine could be the end of Putin’ 7 Oct 2022
How Ukraine is pushing Russia to the brink 30 Sep 2022
25m
Did Nato get Putin and Ukraine wrong? 23 Sep 2022
The Elizabeth line: the queue for the Queen 18 Sep 2022
The Queen and the new King 14 Sep 2022
The Queen has died at 96 8 Sep 2022
26m
State of the nation: the January 6 hearings 18 Aug 2022
22m
Sunak v Truss: the future of the Tory Party 18 Aug 2022
24m
Could Taiwan be the next Ukraine? 18 Aug 2022
Airport chaos: could it get worse? 1 Aug 2022
Stories of harassment from inside the Houses of Parliament 27 Jul 2022
The legacy of Donald Trump’s foreign policy 18 Jul 2022
How to search for someone lost in the Amazon rainforest 13 Jul 2022
Boris: going, going, not gone 11 Jul 2022
Inside Al Shabaab: the extremist group trying to seize Somalia 6 Jul 2022
27m
Why Germany has a moral dilemma over Ukraine – expert explains 4 Jul 2022
America after Roe 29 Jun 2022
26m
Ukraine war: how long will the conflict go on? 27 Jun 2022
Stalked: the story of Gracie Spinks – did police fail to spot a killer? 24 Jun 2022
Rwanda: what about LGBTQ+ asylum seekers? 21 Jun 2022
Sleaze, sexism & slander: misogyny in Westminster 15 Jun 2022
America and guns: tyranny of the minority 14 Jun 2022
Boris Johnson: moving on or moving out? 10 Jun 2022
India’s ‘Love Jihad’ conspiracy theory 8 Jun 2022
How Britain’s landscape has changed in 70 years 6 Jun 2022
The Caribbean and the Queen: a new era 3 Jun 2022
The Sue Gray report: is it too late now to say sorry? 27 May 2022
Out and proud – a watershed moment in football? 23 May 2022
Gender violence in Pakistan: women fighting back 20 May 2022
Nato goes Nordic: why Finland and Sweden want to join 18 May 2022
Northern Ireland: stalemate, borders and centrist politics 13 May 2022
Does the EU need an army? 11 May 2022
The dirty truth behind Britain’s air pollution problem 9 May 2022
Cocaine, cartels and crime in Ecuador 6 May 2022
HRT and Me: what medication shortages mean for women 4 May 2022
Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover 2 May 2022
The fast fashion landfill in Ghana 29 Apr 2022
Ukraine: what does Russia want now? 27 Apr 2022
How high could inflation go? 25 Apr 2022
Thailand’s cryptocurrency gold rush 22 Apr 2022
Why 2000 was a pivotal year in American politics 20 Apr 2022
Macron v Le Pen: a very different rematch 18 Apr 2022
‘A catalogue of tragedies’: the Shrewsbury maternity scandal 15 Apr 2022
Finland is always ready for war – is it ready for Nato too? 13 Apr 2022
War crimes and retreat: the invasion shifts in Ukraine 11 Apr 2022
Trans people excluded from ‘conversion therapy’ ban 8 Apr 2022
Is there really a ‘woke war’ at the National Trust? 7 Apr 2022
Is Nato needed now more than ever? 4 Apr 2022
Is partygate still a threat to Boris Johnson? 1 Apr 2022
Vlad the invader: how Putin became a pariah 30 Mar 2022
The Fourcast Shorts: oligarch power and ‘dirty money’ 29 Mar 2022
The nightmare of Mariupol 28 Mar 2022
Inside Russia: an alternative reality 25 Mar 2022
Two years on: learning to live with Covid-19 23 Mar 2022
Racial bias and reporting war 21 Mar 2022
On the frontline of war for three weeks 18 Mar 2022
The homecoming of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe 17 Mar 2022
Who is the real President Zelenskyy? 16 Mar 2022
Big Mac attack: sanctions hit Russia 14 Mar 2022
Escaping war: reporting from the Ukrainian border 11 Mar 2022

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