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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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2007 Episodes

Episode 1 EP 1
IVF Undercover

Police officers have made unannounced visits to two clinics run by Britain's most successful test-tube baby doctor.

Episode 2 EP 2
How to Poison a Spy

John Sweeney investigates the death of ex-KGB spy and Russian dissident Alexander Litvinenko, poisoned and killed by radioactive Polonium 2…

Episode 3 EP 3
Secrets of the Drugs Trials

Shelley Jofre investigates how one of Britain's biggest drug companies misled doctors into prescribing the anitidepressant Seroxat to teena…

Episode 4 EP 4
Should I Fight Back?

Jeremy Vine goes on a whistle-stop tour of the country to see how people deal with anti-social behaviour and violent crime in their areas.

Episode 5 EP 5
Please Look After Mum

In a Yorkshire town, reporter Vivian White discovers a series of cases in which elderly people have allegedly been unsafe and unprotected i…

Episode 6 EP 6
For Queen and Country?

As the Iraq war approaches its fifth year, army families angered by what they see as public apathy and government embarrassment, speak out …

Episode 7 EP 7
GBH on the NHS

Shelley Jofre investigates the claim that an estimated 75,000 NHS workers were victims of violent assaults by patients last year.

Episode 8 EP 8
Go Green or Else

Tears, rows and recriminations as Panorama reporter Justin Rowlatt, his wife and three kids spend a year without their car, their tumble dr…

Episode 9 EP 9
Stalkers: Murder in Slow Motion

Stella Moore's daughter Tania was brutally killed by the man who stalked her relentlessly. She asks why women can still be murdered by stal…

Episode 10 EP 10
A Good Kicking

A report on the torture of seven Iraqi civilians in 2003 while in British custody in Basra and the subsequent investigation.

Episode 11 EP 11
Soldiers on the Run

Investigation into the increasing numbers of British soldiers returning from Iraq going AWOL rather than face life in the British Army. Fea…

Episode 12 EP 12
Death on Corfu

Investigation into how the deaths in Corfu of British children Bobby and Christi Shepherd has raised serious doubts about the travel indust…

Episode 13 EP 13
Life Behind Bars

A reporter goes undercover as a prison officer for five months at Rye Hill high security prison, and discovers a world of bribery, corrupti…

Episode 14 EP 14
TV's Dirty Secrets

Can you trust your favourite TV shows? In the wake of recent scandals about how broadcasters use premium rate phone lines, Panorama investi…

Episode 15 EP 15
The Real Spooks

Following the conviction of five men accused of conspiracy to cause explosions, evidence that MI5 failed to pass on details linking them to…

Episode 16 EP 16
Murder at the World Cup

Investigation into the murder of cricket coach Bob Woolmer, with access to the man leading the hunt for his killer, police deputy commissio…

Episode 17 EP 17
Midwives Undercover

Using shocking undercover footage recorded in two major hospitals, an investigation into alleged serious failings in UK maternity services.

Episode 18 EP 18
White Fright

An investigation into the increasing separation and segregation between Muslim Asians and whites. Vivian White reports from a northern Engl…

Episode 19 EP 19
Scientology and Me

John Sweeney investigates the Church of Scientology and allegations made by former members and relatives of current members. However, durin…

Episode 20 EP 20
WiFi: A Warning Signal

With twelve cities now completely covered by wireless (WiFi) computer networks, and many secondary and primary schools using WiFi in the cl…

Episode 21 EP 21
Married to the Mob

A report on British woman Ann Hathaway, wife of the alleged head of one of Sicily's biggest Cosa Nostra clans, who was recently convicted f…

Episode 22 EP 22
On a Wing and a Prayer

Shelley Jofre investigates whether Britain's single biggest loss of military life in over two decades could have been avoided, and reveals …

Episode 23 EP 23
Princes, Planes and Payoffs

Investigation into allegations of massive corruption at the heart of the biggest arms deal in history between Britain and Saudi Arabia, and…

Episode 24 EP 24
Is TV Bad for My Kids?

In a unique social experiment, TVs, computers and games consoles are taken away from a class of seven- and eight-year-olds for two weeks an…

Episode 25 EP 25
Trust Me I'm Gordon... Not Tony

As he officially becomes the new prime minister, reporter John Ware investigates Gordon Brown's relationship to the truth and his involveme…

Episode 26 EP 26
What Happened Next?

What happened after the cameras went away? Panorama returns to previous investigations to report on developments. Find out what NHS bosses …

Episode 27 EP 27
Our Missing Children

John Sweeney reports on child welfare in Norfolk.

Episode 28 EP 28
Heroes of 21/7

On 21st July 2005, a group of suicide bombers set out to bring death to the capital. Panorama talks to the bus and tube passengers who thou…

Episode 29 EP 29
Tagging Undercover: A Panorama Special

As more offenders are being tagged as an alternative to custody, reporters go undercover to reveal 'life on the tag' from inside one of the…

Episode 30 EP 30
Immigration: How We Lost Count

The Government has no idea how many immigrants enter Britain illegally, but how many enter lawfully? Panorama visits some of the immigratio…

Episode 31 EP 31
Children's Fight Club

Investigation into websites that show videos of young teenagers being bullied and assaulted, which feature advertisements for some major Br…

Episode 32 EP 32
The Cost of Keeping Britain Dry

Kate Silverton looks at how much the summer floods have cost the UK and how much more we are prepared to spend to defend the country from f…

Episode 33 EP 33
On a Knife Edge

As the number of youths killed on the streets of London this year rises to 17, with more young victims across the country, Panorama profile…

Episode 34 EP 34
Return to Gaza

Six weeks after the release of the BBC's Alan Johnston, Panorama goes back to Gaza to examine what's become of the place now that the world…

Episode 35 EP 35
Weekend 'Nazis'

An investigation into the growing use of Second World War re-enactment events as a forum for extreme right-wing views by Nazi enthusiasts.

Episode 36 EP 36
Dogfighting Undercover

Dogfighting Undercover

Episode 37 EP 37
Real Apprentices

Investigation into why nearly a million young people in the UK are not in work or education. With the figure reportedly at a ten-year high,…

Episode 38 EP 38
Destination Europe

Paul Kenyon traces the criminal gangs behind the illegal and hazardous migration routes which thousands of Africans are desperate enough to…

Episode 39 EP 39
Wasting Police Time

There may be more police officers than ever, but what are they actually doing? Frontline officers tell Panorama they find it increasingly d…

Episode 40 EP 40
Give Us Your DNA

Someone is added to the DNA database every minute, including people who haven't been charged with any offence. It can solve crimes and free…

Episode 41 EP 41
How I Became a Muslim Extremist

Investigative report. After the 7/7 bombings, the government vowed to silence Muslim extremists. Two years on, radical group Hizb ut-Tahrir…

Episode 42 EP 42
Sub-prime Suspect

With mortgages regularly being sold to people on benefits and some home loans being given at up to sixteen times the applicant's salary, Pa…

Episode 43 EP 43
Is America Ready for a Black President?

Barack Obama is a political sensation in the States - an African-American with a real chance of becoming President next year. But although …

Episode 44 EP 44
FIFA and Coe

With England set to bid for the 2018 World Cup, Panorama investigates allegations against FIFA and asks if England can expect fair play fro…

Episode 45 EP 45
Kidnapped: The Alan Johnston Story

For the first time, BBC Correspondent Alan Johnston tells the full dramatic story of his kidnap by militant Jihadists in Gaza.

Episode 46 EP 46
Jill Dando: The Jury's Out

Raphael Rowe investigates claims that the forensic evidence which lead to the conviction of Barry George for the murder of Jill Dando in 20…

Episode 47 EP 47
Taking on the Taliban: The Soldiers' Story

Following a unit of 35 British soldiers on the frontline in Afghanistan, a six-month tour which left one dead and 12 seriously wounded.

Episode 48 EP 48
What Next for Craig?

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Episode 49 EP 49
The Mystery of Madeleine McCann

Investigation into why Madeleine McCann's parents have found it so hard to shake off the suspicion that they somehow had a role in her disa…

Episode 50 EP 50
Please Look After Dad

Investigation into the case of a woman convinced that the powerful anti-psychotic drugs prescribed for her father's dementia were doing him…

Episode 51 EP 51
The Battle for Basra Palace

Using combat footage shot by the soldiers themselves, the story of the last and bloodiest British fight in southern Iraq - the battle for B…

Episode 52 EP 52
Basra - The Legacy

Reporter Jane Corbin examines the dark heart of Basra. Once Iraq's most cosmopolitan city, it is now a place where murder and corruption is…

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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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