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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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2023 Episodes

Episode 1 EP 1
The NHS Crisis: Can It Be Fixed?

The NHS is in a critical condition. As hospitals struggle with soaring demand, increasing waiting times and their biggest ever workforce cr…

Episode 2 EP 2
Dogs, Dealers and Organised Crime

Reporter Sam Poling goes undercover to reveal the increasingly close relationship between organised crime and dog dealing.

Episode 3 EP 3
Forgotten Heroes of the Covid Front Line

Catherine Burns meets NHS workers who are living with long Covid and struggling to return to work. They now face the prospect of having to …

Episode 4 EP 4
Is the Cloud Damaging the Planet?

Panorama reporter Richard Bilton investigates the environmental cost of moving our lives online and into the cloud.

Episode 5 EP 5
Aftershock: The Turkey-Syria Earthquake

More than 30,000 people are known to have been killed in the earthquake that devastated Turkey and Syria. Panorama asks if more could have …

Episode 6 EP 6
Sex for Work: The True Cost of Our Tea

An undercover investigation for Panorama reveals that women working on plantations producing tea for PG Tips and Lipton are pressured to ha…

Episode 7 EP 7
Ukraine's War Diaries

When Russian forces invaded Ukraine in February 2022, Panorama asked five Ukrainians to start filming their lives. The result is a powerful…

Episode 8 EP 8
Crisis Pregnancy Centres Uncovered

An investigation into pregnancy advice centres outside the NHS giving misleading information. Reporter Divya Talwar also uncovers links bet…

Episode 9 EP 9
Elon Musk's Twitter Storm

When one of the world’s richest men bought Twitter, almost everything there changed. Thousands of staff were sacked and users previously ba…

Episode 10 EP 10
Cops, Cash and Fraudsters

Every year, scammers steal billions from the public, and fraud now represents around 40 per cent of all reported crime in the UK. Over the …

Episode 11 EP 11
Surviving the Pay Squeeze

Millions of people in the UK feel like they've had a pay cut, with wages often not keeping up with the cost of living. As public sector wor…

Episode 12 EP 12
What’s Gone Wrong with Our Housing?

Richard Bilton investigates the problems Margaret Thatcher's right-to-buy policy is causing 40 years later, including the return of slum la…

Episode 13 EP 13
The Drug Wars that Killed Olivia

When Olivia Pratt-Korbel was shot dead in her home, the nine-year-old became the youngest victim of Liverpool's drug wars. There have been …

Episode 14 EP 14
Road Wars - Neighbourhood Traffic Chaos

Justin Rowlatt reports on plans to reduce traffic through Low Traffic Neighbourhoods, in what has become a battle between those who support…

Episode 15 EP 15
Will King Charles Change the Monarchy?

As the nation prepares for the coronation of King Charles III, Panorama asks if the new king will adapt the monarchy to suit modern times.

Episode 16 EP 16
Private ADHD Clinics Exposed

More and more people are turning to private clinics for an assessment to determine whether they have ADHD. Panorama investigates whether th…

Episode 17 EP 17
Landfill: Britain’s Toxic Secrets

Every year, millions of tonnes of waste are dumped in landfill sites, but how safe are they? Reporter Amber Haque investigates a Staffordsh…

Episode 18 EP 18
Ultra-Processed Food: A Recipe for Ill Health?

The UK is facing a chronic illness epidemic, with diabetes rates at record levels and cancers in young people rising steeply. Now, there’s …

Episode 19 EP 19
Electric Cars: Is It Time to Buy?

With the sale of new petrol and diesel cars to be banned in less than seven years, we’re all supposed to be going electric. But so far fewe…

Episode 20 EP 20
The Antidepressant Story

In the UK, around one in seven now take an antidepressant. Globally they have made the pharmaceutical industry billions. When the current g…

Episode 21 EP 21
Is China Watching You?

From spy balloons to secret police stations and dissidents on the run, Panorama investigates China’s global surveillance operation. We reve…

Episode 22 EP 22
Westminster's Toxic Culture

Parliament is once again under fire over complaints about sexual harassment and bullying, with MPs suspended from their parties and claims …

Episode 23 EP 23
Debt Trap: Who's Cashing In?

As the cost of living crisis deepens, figures suggest almost 13 million people in the UK are falling behind on their bills and struggling w…

Episode 24 EP 24
The Millionaire Who Cheated a Council

A series of disastrous investments has left Thurrock Council effectively bankrupt. Services are being cut and council tax raised to try to …

Episode 25 EP 25
Beyond Human: Artificial Intelligence and Us

Reporter Lara Lewington speaks to some of the so-called 'godfathers' of AI about their hopes and fears, and she meets researchers developin…

Episode 26 EP 26
Lucy Letby: The Nurse Who Killed

Lucy Letby has been convicted of murdering and harming babies. So what turned a likeable nurse into a serial killer? For the first time, Pa…

Episode 27 EP 27
Teenage Vaping: What's the Harm?

Vaping among Britain's teenagers is on the rise, and there's growing concern that some companies are targeting underage vapers. So, should …

Episode 28 EP 28
The Dark Side of Ballet Schools

Panorama investigates claims of bullying and body shaming at two of the UK's top ballet schools, The Royal Ballet School in London and Elmh…

Episode 29 EP 29
Downfall of the Crypto King

Panorama explores the breakneck rise and sensational fall of Sam Bankman-Fried, the maths genius who set out to transform the world of cryp…

Episode 30 EP 30
The Abercrombie Guys: The Dark Side of Cool

Panorama investigates allegations of exploitation and abuse at the top of one of the biggest fashion brands in the US.

Episode 31 EP 31
The Big Mortgage Squeeze

The BBC’s cost of living correspondent Colletta Smith meets the homeowners feeling the squeeze as they come off cheaper fixed-rate mortgage…

Episode 32 EP 32
Challenging Putin: Moscow and the Mutiny

Jane Corbin investigates what really happened during the mutiny led by Yevgeny Prigozhin and asks what the long-term consequences might be …

Episode 33 EP 33
At War: Crisis in the Middle East

Panorama reports on the conflict between Israel and Hamas. After 1,400 Israelis, including women and children were murdered by Hamas fighte…

Episode 34 EP 34
Prime Suspect: Who Took Madeleine McCann?

It’s been 16 years since the disappearance of Madeleine McCann. Richard Bilton travels across Portugal and Germany to find out more about t…

Episode 35 EP 35
Boohoo's Broken Promises

Fast fashion giant Boohoo faced serious criticism in 2020 for poor working conditions at its suppliers. A Panorama investigation reveals re…

Episode 36 EP 36
Why Are We Still Searching for Fossil Fuels?

Richard Bilton investigates why oil, coal and gas exploration is booming when almost every country in the world has committed to limit the …

Episode 37 EP 37
Putin and Ukraine's Stolen Children

The Ukrainian government says that thousands of children have been taken unlawfully to Russia since the start of the war. The International…

Episode 38 EP 38
My Teacher the Abuser: Fighting for Justice

Ever since Nicky Campbell went public about the abuse that he both experienced and witnessed in the 1970s, he’s become the public face of a…

Episode 39 EP 39
The Water Pollution Cover-Up

Water companies are dumping huge quantities of sewage in UK rivers every year. So why do some of the worst offenders have such good environ…

Episode 40 EP 40
The Billionaire Bishop and the Global Megachurch

With more than 30 branches in the UK, the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God, led by a Brazilian billionaire businessman, claims to tra…

Episode 41 EP 41
Care Workers under Pressure

Panorama investigates a care home short of staff, where external medical professionals report seeing residents neglected, and overseas staf…

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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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