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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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1987 Episodes

Episode 1 EP 1
The President's Star Warriors

President Reagan dreams of Star Wars as a perfect defence against nuclear attack. But will his Strategic Defence Initiative be a shield to …

Episode 2 EP 2
Citizen Murdoch
Episode 3 EP 3
Living with AIDS

AIDS is now a world-wide disease, from its heartland in Africa the virus has spread across the globe. Panorama reports from three continent…

Episode 4 EP 4
Stockton - Never Had It So Good
Episode 5 EP 5
The Kinnock Alternative

As the political parties gear up for the forthcoming General Election, what alternative vision does Labour offer for Britain after 8 years …

Episode 6 EP 6
The Private Wars of Colonel North

Michael Cockerell reports on the key role of Colonel Oliver North, US Deputy National Security Adviser, in the Iran-Contra arms scandal.

Episode 7 EP 7
The Alliance Alternative
Episode 8 EP 8
Your Child - Unfit for Life
Episode 9 EP 9
Austin Rover - Breakthrough or Breakdown?

Labour rescued it by nationalisation. The Conservatives cannot wait to privatise it. What is the truth about Austin Rover's future?

Episode 10 EP 10
Northern Ireland: The Troubled Peace

With no end to the violence in sight, Panorama looks at how people have tried to come to terms with their suffering in two of the most affl…

Episode 11 EP 11
Brent Schools - Hard Left Rules

Ever since a head teacher was suspended on suspicion of having made a racist remark, the London Borough of Brent has been a major political…

Episode 12 EP 12
Chernobyl - 'Nobody Thought it Could Happen'

Tonight Panorama premieres a Soviet television documentary called Warning that reveals how ordinary Russian people dealt with the aftermath…

Episode 13 EP 13
Front Line Blues: Policing the Cities

Britain's inner-city police forces are faced with a crisis. The top priority is no longer fighting crime but stopping public disorder. As t…

Episode 14 EP 14
Scientology: The Road to Total Freedom?

John Sweeney investigates the Church of Scientology, endorsed by some major Hollywood celebrities, but which continues to face the criticis…

Episode 15 EP 15
AIDS - The Fight for Control

Panorama reports from three cities on the AIDS frontline, Sao Paulo in Brazil, Munich in Germany and Minneapolis in America; and examines c…

Episode 16 EP 16
Gorbachev and the Defence of Europe
Episode 17 EP 17
The Party Leaders: David Owen and David Steel

With the election campaign now in full swing. Sir Robin Day talks live in the studio to the leaders of the Liberal/SDP Alliance. The Rt Hon…

Episode 18 EP 18
The Party Leaders: Neil Kinnock

With ten days to go before polling, Sir Robin Day talks live in the studio to the Leader of the Labour Party, The Rt Hon Neil Kinnock, abou…

Episode 19 EP 19
The Party Leaders: Margaret Thatcher

As the Election Campaign draws to a close. Sir Robin Day talks to the Prime Minister, The Rt Hon Margaret Thatcher , about her bid for a th…

Episode 20 EP 20
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Episode 21 EP 21
Sailing Too Close to Disaster

On 6 March the Herald of Free Enterprise capsized suddenly just outside Zeebrugge and 188 people lost their lives. Tonight Fred Emery inves…

Episode 22 EP 22
Fair Play for Britain's Blacks

For years now it's been illegal to refuse someone a job just because they're black. Yet, says the Policy Studies Institute, at least a thir…

Episode 23 EP 23
Not in My Backyard

Waste disposal in Britain is worth £5 billion a year and, in the US, it's said to be the fastest legal way to make a fortune. As environmen…

Episode 24 EP 24
Britain's Amateur Justice System: A Jail Lottery?

What are your chances of ending up in jail if you are found guilty of committing a petty crime? It depends where you do it. In some parts o…

Episode 25 EP 25
Dying to Win - Drugs in Sport

It's not just cheating; it can kill and it's big business. A former British track star is in America facing charges of dealing in counterfe…

Episode 26 EP 26
Must Labour Lose?

The Labour Party begins its annual conference in Brighton today in sombre mood. After three general election defeats in succession, Labour'…

Episode 27 EP 27
Inner Cities - We Want Them Too

Tomorrow, on the first day of its conference in Blackpool, the Conservative Party debates a resolution that welcomes the government's commi…

Episode 28 EP 28
Alcohol: More Harm Than Heroin

Everyone knows the horror of illegal drugs like heroin. Yet alcohol is killing far more people. Today people drink twice as much as they di…

Episode 29 EP 29
Arms Control - Checking on Cheating

Tom Mangold explains how verification has become the litmus test of superpower relations, and how it has been politically manipulated by ea…

Episode 30 EP 30
Poll Tax - What Price on Your Head?

Every man and woman in Great Britain faces having to pay a local government tax: a flat charge per head, varying from council to council. T…

Episode 31 EP 31
A Class Revolution

Education is the next priority in Margaret Thatcher 's cultural revolution. State education is poised for its most radical change since the…

Episode 32 EP 32
Adrift in Space

What future has Britain in space? Is the Government about to surrender Britain's toehold in the space technology of the next century or is …

Episode 33 EP 33
Harming or Helping? - The New Abortion Bill

David Alton's bill to reform the abortion law is now before Parliament. The real battle is about to begin. Over the next two months, MPs mu…

Episode 34 EP 34
The Storm Beyond the Crash

What will be the fallout from the Great Crash in the stock markets this autumn? Does it signal a historic decline in America's status as ec…

Episode 35 EP 35
The Uncertain Summit

American president Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev are both in political trouble at home and need to do a deal. Next Mond…

Episode 36 EP 36
Debt: How Deep Are You in?

As the Christmas spending spree reaches its frenzied peak, Richard Lindley reports on a borrowing boom that's left the average British hous…

Episode 37 EP 37
The Troubled Madonna of the Philippines

21 months ago, Cory Aquino was swept to victory on a wave of 'People Power', a modern day Madonna who had delivered the Philippines from th…

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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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