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Panorama

TV Show 1953 6.3/10 2365 episodes
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Synopsis

Current affairs programme, featuring interviews and investigative reports on a wide variety of subjects.

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2012 Episodes

Episode 1 EP 1
Stephen Lawrence: Time For Justice

On verdict day of one of the most eagerly awaited trials in recent history, this Panorama Special on the Stephen Lawrence case reveals the …

Episode 2 EP 2
Train Fares: Taken for a Ride?

Packed in like sardines, on trains that often arrive late... But it is the price of the tickets that really upsets lots of rail travellers,…

Episode 3 EP 3
Secrets of the Tory Billionaire

Panorama investigates Lord Ashcroft's links to a controversial construction company in the Caribbean which has gone bust.

Episode 4 EP 4
Hunting the Internet Bullies

Current affairs. With online bullying rapidly growing in size and intensity, Declan Lawn meets X Factor star Cher Lloyd, who describes how …

Episode 5 EP 5
Poor America

With one and a half million American children now homeless, reporter Hilary Andersson meets the school pupils who go hungry in the richest …

Episode 6 EP 6
Britain's Hidden Alcoholics

Alastair Campbell meets some of the increasing number of Britain's middle-class professionals for whom one glass of wine after work is neve…

Episode 7 EP 7
The Cost of Raising Britain

With nurseries and childminders costing families up to a third of their income, and working mums feeling squeezed out of the workplace, Pan…

Episode 8 EP 8
The Money Farmers

Samantha Poling reveals how millions of pounds of public money are being paid out to businessmen and millionaire farmers in an abuse of the…

Episode 9 EP 9
Homs: Journey into Hell

Paul Wood charts the rise and brutal suppression of the uprising in the Syrian city of Homs. What started with hope of revolution now sees …

Episode 10 EP 10
Britain's Crimes of Honour

Panorama reveals the shocking details of beatings, imprisonment and 'honour' killings, the women driven to suicide and also hears from thos…

Episode 11 EP 11
Murdoch's TV Pirates

As Rupert Murdoch faces accusations of law-breaking at his British tabloids, Panorama reveals fresh hacking allegations striking at the hea…

Episode 12 EP 12
The Honeymoon Murder

With exclusive access to publicly unseen CCTV footage, this Panorama special examines in detail the hours leading up to the death of Anni D…

Episode 13 EP 13
The Great Apprentice Scandal

Panorama's Shelley Jofre investigates problems reported in government supported apprenticeship schemes, a flagship programme for getting yo…

Episode 14 EP 14
Ivory Wars: Out of Africa

Rageh Omaar goes on the trail of ivory poachers, smugglers and organised crime syndicates to investigate the plight of Africa's elephants.

Episode 15 EP 15
Billionaires Behaving Badly?

Current affairs. Glencore is a commodity giant that trades huge quantities of wheat, coal and much of the world's copper. John Sweeney talk…

Episode 16 EP 16
Undercover: Elderly Care

Current affairs. Panorama reveals the appalling treatment of an elderly care home resident with dementia, captured on film after a concerne…

Episode 17 EP 17
Madeleine: The Last Hope?

Current affairs. The senior UK investigator in the Madeleine McCann case speaks about why he believes he has the best opportunity yet to so…

Episode 18 EP 18
The Truth About Tax

Panorama investigates how some of the UK's most famous companies have been using a tax haven at the heart of Europe to save millions in tax.

Episode 19 EP 19
Eurovision's Dirty Secret

Panorama goes undercover inside Eurovision host nation Azerbaijan to reveal the truth about this secretive country and its approach to the …

Episode 20 EP 20
Euro 2012: Stadiums of Hate

With days to go before the kick-off of the Euro 2012 championships, Panorama reveals evidence of racist violence and anti-semitism at the h…

Episode 21 EP 21
Life and Debt: A Greek Tragedy

John Humphrys investigates the economic crisis in Greece, meeting ordinary Greeks and exploring how the outcome of the upcoming election ma…

Episode 22 EP 22
Call Centres Undercover

Britain is being affected by an 'epidemic' of unsolicited and unwanted calls and texts. With an estimated three billion marketing calls and…

Episode 23 EP 23
Britain on the Brink: Back to the 70s?

Britain is suffering the longest peacetime slump in decades. Panorama asks whether Britain is able to cope with a new age of austerity with…

Episode 24 EP 24
Britain's Biggest Waste Dumpers

Raphael Rowe tracks down some of Britain's biggest illegal fly-tippers, criminals who have pocketed tens of thousands of pounds handed over…

Episode 25 EP 25
The Truth About Sports Products

Panorama investigates sports products that promise to boost your performance. Shelley Jofre tests the science behind the advertising claims…

Episode 26 EP 26
Disabled or Faking It?

Declan Lawn reports on plans to get millions of people claiming disability benefits back into work. But will new assessment tests victimise…

Episode 27 EP 27
Rats, Traps, Bugs and Cutbacks

Budget cuts mean some councils are disbanding pest control teams and others are charging for previously free services. Will this lead to mo…

Episode 28 EP 28
Justice Denied: The Greatest Scandal?

Twenty years after a Panorama investigation helped to clear the Cardiff Three, the same team returns to investigate why the trial against t…

Episode 29 EP 29
Kony: Hunt for the World's Most Wanted

Reporter Sorious Samura investigates the myths surrounding one of Africa's most bizarre and brutal criminals, Joseph Kony, and the internat…

Episode 30 EP 30
Dial 999... and Wait?

With police, fire and ambulance services facing cuts in public spending, Panorama examines the effect on 999 response times. Declan Lawn re…

Episode 31 EP 31
Old, Drunk and Disorderly?

Joan Bakewell investigates alcohol problems among those aged 65 and over, the age group most likely to drink every day, at home and alone.

Episode 32 EP 32
Trouble on the Estate

Panorama visits a housing estate in Blackburn, learning what it is like to live there. The programme follows families, children and police,…

Episode 33 EP 33
Price Tag Wars

Panorama presents an insight into the world of the so-called Price Taggers, a group of Israeli teenagers who believe every Palestinian atta…

Episode 34 EP 34
Reading, Writing and Rip-Offs

Panorama investigates the computer supply companies whose directors have grown rich signing up hundreds of schools to deals that have taken…

Episode 35 EP 35
Undercover: Debt on the Doorstep

With the economy showing few signs of recovery, reporter Richard Bilton investigates the thriving debt business - a world of cash on the do…

Episode 36 EP 36
Britain's Secret Health Tourists

Declan Lawn reports on how 'health tourists' are obtaining free NHS treatment they should be paying for, at a cost of millions to the healt…

Episode 37 EP 37
Return of the Supergrass

Panorama investigates the deals being offered to often violent gangsters to become the next generation of supergrasses in an effort to tack…

Episode 38 EP 38
Kill at Will? America on Trial

Ahead of America's costliest-ever elections, Raphael Rowe investigates how lobby groups helped create laws blamed for one of the most contr…

Episode 39 EP 39
Jimmy Savile - What the BBC Knew

A Panorama Special investigates the Jimmy Savile child abuse scandal and asks what the BBC knew in the past, and examines the events around…

Episode 40 EP 40
The Hospital That Stopped Caring

A year after Panorama exposed the violent abuse patients suffered at the Winterbourne View hospital, Alison Holt investigates if society's …

Episode 41 EP 41
Gambling Nation

With casino-style gambling now available day or night at the touch of a button in our homes and on our phones, Panorama explores its popula…

Episode 42 EP 42
Badgers: Dodging the Bullet?

Panorama investigates the government's sudden decision last month to postpone its controversial badger cull, days before it was due to star…

Episode 43 EP 43
The Mind Reader: Unlocking My Voice

Panorama follows a group of severely brain injured patients and reveals the revolutionary efforts made to help them communicate with their …

Episode 44 EP 44
Who's Watching the Detectives?

Mark Daly investigates whether the Independent Police Complaints Commission is fit for purpose, and if it has sufficient power or independe…

Episode 45 EP 45
Undercover: How to Dodge Tax

Panorama goes undercover to investigate corporate service providers - the people and companies who sell corporate anonymity and access to o…

Episode 46 EP 46
How Safe is Your Hospital?

With the NHS under huge pressure, Panorama reveals poor patient care is putting thousands of people at risk of death or serious injury ever…

Episode 47 EP 47
The Secret Drone War

Panorama goes to Waziristan to report on the drone war and to find out from its victims why they are seeking justice in the British courts.

Episode 48 EP 48
Britain's Hidden Housing Crisis

Panorama Special that follows four stories over five months and reveals the devastating impact of being evicted from your own home and losi…

Episode 49 EP 49
The Tax Haven Twins

Reporter John Sweeney investigates the secretive world of the billionaire Barclay twins. Sir Frederick and Sir David Barclay own the paper …

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many episodes does Panorama (1953) have?

Since its debut in 1953, Panorama has aired over 1,500 episodes, with new editions still broadcast weekly.

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