''Face the Facts'' was a consumer affairs programme on

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, featuring

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, that ran from the 1986 until 2015. Introduced by

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, cousin of the well-known humanitarian and churchman

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, it usually focused on individuals or organisations within the UK or Europe thought to be corrupt, engaged in malpractice or active criminality. The programme has imitated (and been imitated by) similar investigation shows in the UK, including the very similar ''

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'' (1985–98) on ITV. In 2008, the show received the Radio Documentary Award from the

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(OWBT) organisation. The award was given for "Lost in Translation", which OWM described as "a hard-hitting documentary about the use of local translators by British forces in Iraq, the dangers that those translators faced, and the lack of support from the people who hired them.""One World Broadcasting Trust - Awards 2008"
, Website

External links

BBC Radio 4 'Face the Facts'
- home page on BBC R4 website.

References

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