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Panorama

TV Show 1953 6.3/10 2365 episodes
Documentary News

Synopsis

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

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The Great Pit Disaster

The economic case for closing 31 pits and putting 30,000 miners on the dole was "unanswerable", the government said. But public outcry forc…

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The Road to Hope

On 20 January, Bill Clinton will become the first Democratic president of the United States for 12 years. Peter Jay, who was Britain's amba…

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The Bitter-Enders: Part 1

First of a two-part report. As South Africa prepares for the coming election, David Dimbleby talks to President F W De Klerk and to Nelson …

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The Bitter-Enders: Part 2

Second of a two-part report. David Dimbleby talks to President F W De Klerk and to Nelson Mandela, and assesses the chances of the white an…

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Monarchy, Magic and Citizen Major

This year sees the 40th anniversary of the Queen's coronation. What is the prospect for the monarchy today, and what place is there for its…

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Whose Mind Is It Anyway?

A month after being discharged from a psychiatric hospital, Tracey Evans killed her children in what she called an "act of love". Her husba…

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Arming for Islam

A new military power looks set to overtake Saddam's Iraq. In the Islamic republic of Iran the heirs of Ayatollah Khomeini are spending bill…

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A Class Apart

The dramatic increase in the numbers of children expelled from school is causing problems for a Government already grappling with public an…

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The Peace Penalty

As the post-Cold War military cuts go deeper, Britain faces hundreds of thousands of job losses in the defence sector, bringing despair to …

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Underclass in Purdah

Nisha Pillai reveals the emergence of a Muslim underclass among Pakistanis and Bangladeshis and looks at the dangers and dilemmas it throws…

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Fair Cops

Britain's top policemen now admit that their old Dixon of Dock Green image was always a myth - and that in the battle to convict criminals,…

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Dumping Granny

By the end of this decade more than a million people in Britain will be over 85. Some families are already abandoning relatives when they b…

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Pack of Lies

Tom Mangold investigates the tobacco companies' conspiracy to cover up research that helps prove the link between smoking, cancer and other…

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Lucky to Have a Job

Are workers in Britain being exploited by bosses who say they are lucky to have a job? Thousands are being forced to work longer hours for …

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The Beast of Corleone

For more than ten years, Salvatore Riina was the Godfather of the Mafia, the world's largest criminal organisation. After 23 years on the r…

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The Gene Genie

The race is on to discover the genes that determine people's susceptibility to illness and disease. Billions of dollars are available in th…

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Secrets of the Citadel

A report from Aldermaston, Britain's top-secret nuclear weapons factory, known as the Citadel. Nuclear weapons are being constructed in bui…

Episode 21 EP 21
Lloyd's Last Chance

Lloyd's of London - the most famous insurance market in the world - is in crisis. After hurricanes, terrorism and tanker disasters losses r…

Episode 22 EP 22
Bad Medicine

Can hospitals be trusted to provide the best possible care? Panorama offers evidence that some cannot and that differences in financing and…

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The Gift of God or Human Torment?

Thousands of Catholic priests have left active service to marry. Sex scandals involving American archbishops have rocked Rome and led Pope …

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Wessex Man

Wessex Regional Health Authority is said to have wasted tens of millions of pounds on installing a computer system that had to be abandoned…

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The Dental AIDS Mystery

Florida dentist Dr David Acer has been held responsible for transmitting the deadly HIV virus to six of his patients. Two have died. Yet af…

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The Rape of Justice

In cases of sexual assault, are the courts too lenient when it comes to sentencing? Will the government respond to public disquiet? Deborah…

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To Catch a Thief

Is Britain becoming a nation of vigilantes? Peter Godwin investigates a growing trend of DIY crime-fighters - some legal, others definitely…

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The Whole Truth

A succession of miscarriages of justice have brought about tougher measures to protect the accused in criminal cases. But have the scales o…

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An Ordinary Boy

Two IRA bombs in a crowded Warrington shopping centre on 20 March this year killed 3-year-old Jonathan Ball immediately; 12-year-old Tim Pa…

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The Norway Channel

The story of a Norwegian couple who had formed a secret channel between the Israelis and the Palestinian Liberation Organisation.

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Panorama Special: The Manager
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Babies on Benefit

Michele is 22 and expecting the fifth of her babies she's had by two different fathers. Janet lied to the authorities to gain extra welfare…

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Cut Adrift

"It's very easy when you're in politics - to find yourself cut adrift from the everyday concerns of people in the country" John Major tells…

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Pensioned Off

Stephen Bradshaw reports that the state pays out billions of pounds in benefits to pensioners who don't need the money. Would it not make s…

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The Sinful Messiah

John Penycate examines the Branch Davidians and David Koresh's bizarre cocktail of religion, violence and sexual abuse, and reveals the sto…

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Securing a Headline

With the Jamie Bulger trial about to start, and public concern about child criminals in the news, the Government is promising tough new pol…

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Water - Profits and Poverty

A few yrs ago water charges were a small item on the rates bill, but now they're increasing up to 8 times the rate of inflation. While wate…

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A Very British Folly

This week the government is expected to give the final go-ahead to Thorp, a nuclear "laundry" meant to clean the used fuel of a new generat…

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Race, Violence and the Law

New government figures suggest that racially motivated attacks in Britain are far more frequent than was previously estimated. Only a small…

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Getting Away with Murder

Stephen Bradshaw reports from Foca, in Bosnia, where innocent civilians have been victims of war crimes, and of history's broken promises, …

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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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