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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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2006 Episodes

Episode 1 EP 1
Get a life

Panorama asks why British workers continue to work some of the longest hours in Europe. Many thought that new technologies would free us fr…

Episode 2 EP 2
Herceptin: Wanting the Wonder Drug

A new generation of drugs is transforming cancer treatment but causing the NHS concern. Panorama investigates the rise of 'patient power', …

Episode 3 EP 3
The National Homes Swindle

Panorama reports on a growing scandal, thousands of families in England and Wales who've been forced to sell the family home in order to pa…

Episode 4 EP 4
Stockwell: Countdown to Killing

Peter Taylor gives an account of the events that led up to an innocent man being shot dead by an elite police firearms team at Stockwell tu…

Episode 5 EP 5
Tony Blair's Long Goodbye

Tony Blair is desperate for the legacy of his time in office to be something other than the war in Iraq. He wants to push through a radical…

Episode 6 EP 6
Bringing Our Boys Home?

Some 8,000 British troops are currently in Iraq, but the MoD has announced that 800 will be withdrawn in May. In order for foreign troops t…

Episode 7 EP 7
The NHS Blame Game

Labour is investing unprecedented amounts into the NHS, but the service is about to announce the biggest deficit in its history. Is this du…

Episode 8 EP 8
The Hospital That Failed Women

A year-long Panorama investigation reveals how Bradford Hospitals NHS Trust may have put around 150 women with breast cancer at risk by fai…

Episode 9 EP 9
Must Have Own Teeth

They call it the "Vampire Theory". The idea that when it comes to the workforce, employers constantly crave the fresh blood of younger work…

Episode 10 EP 10
A Good Time to Say Goodbye

Panorama asked should society allow people to receive medical assistance to die if they are suffering unbearably with terminal illnesses?

Episode 11 EP 11
Labour's Foreign Criminal Crisis

Panorama decided to investigate why at least one thousand foreign-national prisoners have been released since 1999 when they should have be…

Episode 12 EP 12
Fingerprints in the Dock

Shelley Jofre looks at how a routine inquiry in Scotland saw two people erroneously accused of serious crimes, undermining trust in fingerp…

Episode 13 EP 13
Climate Chaos: Bush's Climate of Fear

A US government whistleblower tells Panorama how scientific reports about global warming have been systematically changed and suppressed. S…

Episode 14 EP 14
The Beautiful Bung: Corruption and the World Cup

Panorama interviewed employees of the bankrupt ISL marketing company who confirmed the company had paid bribes to FIFA officials over a per…

Episode 15 EP 15
Right Time for a Baby?

The number of women giving birth in their forties has doubled in ten years. But as women leave it later to have children their chances drop…

Episode 16 EP 16
Rape on Trial

In 1982 Roger Graef's documentary for the BBC called A Complaint of Rape prompted the police to change the way they deal with rape. 25 year…

Episode 17 EP 17
The Money Trap: How the Banks Lure You Into Debt

Alarming numbers of people have killed themselves when their debt gets out of control. Yet high street banks target customers and push borr…

Episode 18 EP 18
Do You Want to Be a Millionaire?

Justin Rowlatt investigates how fraudsters have been exploiting loopholes in the European Single Market to steal two billion pounds a year …

Episode 19 EP 19
The National Homes Swindle: A Growing Scandal

In March 2006, Panorama investigated how sick and elderly people are compelled unlawfully to sell their homes to pay for NHS care. Vivian W…

Episode 20 EP 20
Faith, Hate and Charity

Panorama explores out how a UK charity's donations have helped build support for Hamas, which is regarded by Europe and America as a terror…

Episode 21 EP 21
Hooligans

Panorama carries out an undercover investigation into previously unreported hooligan violence at World Cup 2006. The film follows England f…

Episode 22 EP 22
Whose Water Is It Anyway?

With domestic bills at record highs yet hosepipe bans in effect, an investigation into the UK water companies accused of putting profits be…

Episode 23 EP 23
Jill Dando's Murder: The New Evidence

The face of Holiday and Crimewatch, presenter Jill Dando was shot on her doorstep in April 1999. The Panorama team has forensic analysis wh…

Episode 24 EP 24
Undercover: Football's Dirty Secrets

For the first time, an undercover team has spent a year infiltrating the world of football. This secret camera investigation names top agen…

Episode 25 EP 25
Has It Got to Be Gordon?

After the furore over Gordon Brown's recent meetings with Tony Blair, Andrew Marr speaks to friends, foes and insiders to find out more abo…

Episode 26 EP 26
Sex Crimes and the Vatican

Panorama investigates a secret Vatican document known as the "Crimen Sollicitationis", which established a guideline for handling allegatio…

Episode 27 EP 27
The Price of Blood

John Sweeney investigates how David Mackenzie Mills went from Camden councillor to being part of the biggest public health investigation in…

Episode 28 EP 28
When Cops Kill

Graeme McLagan investigates new scientific evidence revealing how, in split-second life-and-death situations, even the most highly trained …

Episode 29 EP 29
The High Price of Gas

Soaring gas bills are pushing up the cost of heating. Steve Bradshaw investigates why prices are rising and what can be done to avoid an ex…

Episode 30 EP 30
The Nuclear Wal-Mart

As North Korea tests its atomic bomb and Iran defies the world with its nuclear programme, an investigation into the nuclear market that so…

Episode 31 EP 31
Exposed: The Bail Hostel Scandal

Panorama has spent five months secretly monitoring paedophiles and other violent criminals on their release from prison into bail hostels.

Episode 32 EP 32
Booze - What Every Teenager Needs to Know

The Panorama team charts one girl's battle with the bottle as new research suggests youngsters who abuse alcohol risk long-term brain damag…

Episode 33 EP 33
Online Gambling - Britain's New Obsession

Britain's courts are seeing an increasing number of people who have begged, borrowed or stolen so they can gamble online. Is the country re…

Episode 34 EP 34
3 Commando: Hunting the Taleban

Alastair Leithead and Fred Scott with unique footage of the Royal Marines' 3 Commando Brigade as they try to flush out the Taleban in Afgha…

Episode 35 EP 35
My Fake Passports and Me

Shahida Tulaganova sets herself the task of getting a fake passport for every EU country, going under cover to immerse herself in the illeg…

Episode 36 EP 36
What Happened Next?

A return to earlier stories and investigations to report on developments, including what happened after corruption in football was exposed.

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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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