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Current affairs programme, featuring interviews and investigative reports on a wide variety of subjects.
Episode 45 : Woolwich: The Untold Story
December. 19,2013
With two British Muslim converts found guilty of the murder of Drummer Lee Rigby, Panorama asks if the security services among others missed opportunities to prevent Lee's death.
Episode 44 : The Romanians are Coming?
December. 16,2013
Reporter Paul Kenyon joins British police in a Romanian village where most of the men have left to pursue work in the black markets of London, as they try to stem the flow.
Episode 43 : All in a Good Cause
December. 10,2013
Current affairs. Do we really know about the charities we support? Declan Lawn hears from donors and charity workers who believe the quest for money is undermining the mission.
Episode 42 : Energy Bills: Power Failure?
December. 09,2013
Current affairs. Energy bills have gone up by around a quarter in the past four years and politicians from all sides say they are determined to bring them down. Can they deliver?
Episode 41 : Where's Our Aid Money Gone?
December. 02,2013
Current affairs. With the Global Fund's inspector general sacked for 'unsatisfactory' performance after exposing corruption, Richard Bilton challenges those responsible.
Episode 40 : Amazon: The Truth Behind the Click
November. 25,2013
How well does online retailer Amazon treat its workers? Conditions in the company's giant warehouses have been condemned by unions as among the worst in Britain.
Episode 39 : Britain's Secret Terror Force
November. 21,2013
Reporter John Ware interviews former members of a secret undercover unit run by the British Army in the early 1970s as they reveal how they took the war to the IRA.
Episode 38 : The Great House Price Bubble?
November. 11,2013
With house prices hitting record highs at the same time as living standards continue to be squeezed, Adam Shaw goes in search of affordable homes for ordinary working families.
Episode 37 : After Savile: No More Secrets?
November. 04,2013
In Britain, turning a blind eye to child abuse in a school, hospital or a church is not a crime; Panorama talks to victims, police and senior figures calling for the law to change.
Episode 36 : Our Dirty Nation
October. 28,2013
Cleaning up Britain's rubbish costs more than a billion pounds each year. Journalist and Labour peer Joan Bakewell argues that we all need to take more pride in our surroundings.
Episode 35 : Murder in the Alps
October. 21,2013
With exclusive access to eyewitnesses and investigators, Panorama reveals how and asks why a British family and a French cyclist were brutally murdered by a hitman.
Episode 34 : Britain's New Banking Scandal
October. 14,2013
Panorama reporter Adam Shaw lifts the lid on what could be Britain's biggest financial mis-selling scandal - the hard sell of so-called interest rate swaps.
Episode 33 : Malala: Shot for Going to School
October. 07,2013
One year ago, Malala Yousafzai was shot by the Taliban on her school bus. In this Panorama special, she talks exclusively to Mishal Husain about her remarkable journey.
Episode 32 : Saving Syria's Children
September. 30,2013
In a special edition, Panorama travels with British doctors inside Syria to exclusively reveal the devastating impact of the war on children caught in the conflict.
Episode 31 : Terror in Nairobi
September. 30,2013
Panorama investigates the network al-Shabab uses to cross the Somali-Kenyan border at will and this terror group's appeal to radicalised Muslim youths in Britain and beyond.
Episode 30 : Dying for a Bargain
September. 23,2013
Panorama investigates how our clothes - including those of some big high street brands - are really made, finding evidence of an industry that still puts profit before safety.
Episode 29 : The Honeymoon Murder: Who Killed Anni?
September. 19,2013
With access to secret police files, Jeremy Vine looks at the case against the Bristol businessman accused of killing his young bride on honeymoon in South Africa in 2010.
Episode 28 : Tax, Lies and Videotape
September. 16,2013
Current affairs. Panorama goes undercover in the City to investigate the truth about UK tax policy, discovering how London is still home to the tax avoidance industry.
Episode 27 : Locked Up For Being Ill?
September. 09,2013
Current affairs. With police estimating that dealing with mental health patients takes up 25 percent of their time, Paul Kenyon discovers a world of self-harm and suicide attempts.
Episode 26 : The Brothers Who Bombed Boston
August. 05,2013
Panorama explores how the two suspected Boston Marathon bombers - brothers raised and educated in the US - became radicalised, and asks if America's war on terror has come home.
Episode 25 : Tainted Love: Secrets of the Dating Game
July. 29,2013
Legal notice - this episode is the subject of a legal complaint. Reporter Fiona Walker investigates how unscrupulous dating websites are preying on those looking for love.
Episode 24 : Jungle Outlaws: The Chainsaw Trail
July. 25,2013
Panorama investigates illegal logging in the rainforest and the timber trail from Africa to West Europe. Raphael Rowe spent six months tracking logs from Congo's jungle.
Episode 23 : Broken by Battle
July. 15,2013
Panorama investigates the true personal cost of the war in Afghanistan on British troops, going beyond the limits of the Ministry of Defence's statistics on suicide.
Episode 22 : The Trouble with Trump
July. 08,2013
Current affairs. Reporter John Sweeney asks if the Scottish government knew enough about self-proclaimed billionaire Donald Trump before accepting his investment proposal.
Episode 21 : The Truth about Pills and Pregnancy
July. 01,2013
Current affairs. Many women have to take medicines while pregnant. But could they be risking the health of their unborn child? Reporter Shelley Jofre investigates.
Episode 20 : Kids Lost in Care
June. 24,2013
Panorama investigates the standard of residential care for vulnerable children. In homes where care is not up to scratch, some young people run away into risky situations.
Episode 19 : Elderly Care: Condition Critical?
June. 17,2013
Using secret filming and exclusive research into the mortality rates of care and nursing homes for the elderly in England, Panorama exposes the pain of poor care and neglect.
Episode 18 : Traffic Fines - Highway Robbery?
June. 12,2013
With councils fining drivers in ever-greater numbers after capturing them on CCTV, Panorama tries to find new ways to cut down on the mountain of traffic tickets issued each year.
Episode 17 : Blacklist Britain
June. 10,2013
Richard Bilton does the first TV interview with the bookkeeper for the organisation which ran a secret blacklist subscribed to by some of the biggest names in British business.
Episode 16 : Cash for Questions Undercover
June. 06,2013
A Panorama special going undercover to reveal lobbying practices which raise serious questions about standards in political life.
Episode 15 : Cancer: Hope for Sale?
June. 03,2013
Richard Bilton investigates a controversial American doctor who claims he can cure cancer. Why has he been allowed to sell an unproven and experimental treatment for 30 years?
Episode 14 : Hillsborough - How They Buried the Truth
May. 20,2013
A Panorama investigation reveals how police, politicians, lawyers and judges all played a part in burying the truth about Britain's worst football disaster.
Episode 13 : Jobs for the Boys?
May. 13,2013
Former England and Arsenal footballer Sol Campbell investigates why the unemployment rate for young black British men is roughly double that of their white counterparts.
Episode 12 : The Russians Are Coming
April. 29,2013
Reporter Darragh MacIntyre investigates a death in a Russian prison that has brought the threat of violence to the UK, and the death of a whistleblower found in Surrey.
Episode 11 : Secrets of Britain's Sharia Councils
April. 22,2013
Panorama reporter Jane Corbin goes undercover to investigate what is really happening in Britain's Sharia Councils - Islamic religious courts.
Episode 10 : North Korea Undercover
April. 15,2013
Panorama reporter John Sweeney spends eight days undercover inside North Korea, the most rigidly-controlled nation on Earth.
Episode 9 : The Derby Fire: Secrets and Lies
April. 02,2013
The Derby fire, in which six children died, was an attack on a family that shocked the country. Panorama asks were warnings missed?
Episode 8 : The Spies Who Fooled the World
March. 18,2013
On the eve of the tenth anniversary of the Iraq War, Panorama reveals how key aspects of the secret intelligence used to justify the invasion were based on fabrication and lies.
Episode 7 : America's Gun Addiction
March. 11,2013
Following the Newtown massacre, Panorama meets the teachers who want to use guns to protect their schools and reveals America's national crisis in mental healthcare.
Episode 6 : Mission Accomplished? Secrets of Helmand
February. 25,2013
Reporter Ben Anderson joins Allied troops preparing to hand over to Afghan forces next year, finding the Afghan army and police to be poorly trained and lacking resources.
Episode 5 : What's Really in our Food?
February. 18,2013
Panorama investigates the horse meat scandal and reveals more concerns about what is really in our food. Richard Bilton questions the 'light touch' regulation of the food industry.
Episode 4 : Inside Barclays: Banking on Bonuses
February. 11,2013
After a series of controversies, bosses at Barclays say they're changing the culture of the bank. But what went wrong? Reporter Richard Bilton investigates the bonus culture that drove one of our biggest banks.
Episode 3 : The Great Abortion Divide
February. 04,2013
Victoria Derbyshire investigates the great abortion divide between Northern Ireland and most of the United Kingdom, and asks if it is time to change the law.
Episode 2 : The Great Disability Scam?
January. 28,2013
Only half of people with a disability are in work. Panorama investigates if one of the government's most ambitious welfare reforms can solve the problem of disability unemployment.
Episode 1 : Immigration Undercover
January. 21,2013
Reporter Paul Kenyon goes undercover with the new type of gang smuggling illegal immigrants out of the UK as well as in, right under the nose of the British authorities.
Seasons
Season 3
Starting on 19th September 1955, Richard Dimbleby took over as the presenter of Panorama bringing you “ Television’s Window on the World” according to the Radio Times.
Continuing the weekly listings paper went on “Every Monday in this programme film and television cameras focus on events and personalities of the moment.” The show originated from the BBC Television Studios in London, with contributions from Outside Broadcast units, Regional Studios, and the BBC Film Unit.
(Information from BBC Genome Project https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/)
Season 2
The second season of Panorama began on the 20th of October. Similar to the first year, it was described as “a fortnightly topical magazine” by the Radio Times of the day. Again introduced by Max Robertson the series ran from the end of 1954 until the middle of 1955, ending on the 10th of August.
(Information again collated from BBC Genome project at https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/)
Season 1
Panorama began broadcasting on 11th November 1953 as a fortnightly show. Described by the Radio Times of the day as a “reflection of the contemporary scene” it included reviews of the contemporary arts as well as featuring documentary pieces.
The first season of Panorama concluded its run on 4th August 1954
(Information taken from the Radio Times via BBC Genome project programme index at https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk)
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