Panorama (Season 68)

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

  • Poster for How to Save the High Street

    How to Save the High Street (Episode 1)

    Air date: 2020-01-13

    Overview: Business journalist Adam Shaw investigates the government's plans to spend millions of pounds reviving run-down town centres.

  • Poster for The Corrupt Billionaire

    The Corrupt Billionaire (Episode 2)

    Air date: 2020-01-20

    Overview: Leaked documents reveal how an impoverished country was corruptly exploited by its former ruling family. With Richard Bilton.

  • Poster for Britain's Killer Motorways?

    Britain's Killer Motorways? (Episode 3)

    Air date: 2020-01-27

    Overview: Reporter Richard Bilton looks at 'smart' motorways, where the hard shoulder is turned into a live lane, and asks how safe they really are.

  • Poster for Cashing in on the Housing Crisis

    Cashing in on the Housing Crisis (Episode 4)

    Air date: 2020-02-03

    Overview: Reporter Callum Tulley meets some of the growing number of people living in temporary accommodation.

  • Poster for Failed by the NHS: Callie’s Story

    Failed by the NHS: Callie’s Story (Episode 5)

    Air date: 2020-02-10

    Overview: Reporter Ellie Flynn talks to the family of Callie Lewis, who killed herself while in the care of the NHS, and uncovers the extent of the service's failure to provide adequate mental health care.

  • Poster for Amazon: What They Know About Us

    Amazon: What They Know About Us (Episode 6)

    Air date: 2020-02-17

    Overview: Panorama investigates Amazon's rise to corporate superpower and asks whether there is a dark side to our love affair with the company.

  • Poster for Mo Farah and the Salazar Scandal

    Mo Farah and the Salazar Scandal (Episode 7)

    Air date: 2020-02-24

    Overview: Reporter Mark Daly investigates fresh allegations against Alberto Salazar, the man who coached Mo Farah to Oylmpic glory.

  • Poster for Spying on the Scammers

    Spying on the Scammers (Episode 8) 7.0

    Air date: 2020-03-02

    Overview: Panorama goes inside a criminal call centre to reveal how scammers cheat their victims.

  • Poster for The Million Pound Disability Payout

    The Million Pound Disability Payout (Episode 9)

    Air date: 2020-03-09

    Overview: Panorama investigates why the DWP has lost so many employment tribunals for disability discrimination.

  • Poster for Britain’s Bus Crisis

    Britain’s Bus Crisis (Episode 10)

    Air date: 2020-03-16

    Overview: What has gone wrong with Britain’s buses? Richard Bilton travels coast to coast to find out.

  • Poster for Coronavirus: The Week That Changed Britain

    Coronavirus: The Week That Changed Britain (Episode 11)

    Air date: 2020-03-23

    Overview: Panorama looks at how Britain is coping with its biggest crisis since the Second World War – and asks if the government has the right strategy to contain the virus.

  • Poster for Lockdown UK

    Lockdown UK (Episode 12)

    Air date: 2020-03-30

    Overview: Panorama investigates the financial impact of Covid-19. Richard Bilton tells the story of the fight to save the UK's economy from an unprecedented threat.

  • Poster for Coronavirus: The Most at Risk

    Coronavirus: The Most at Risk (Episode 13)

    Air date: 2020-04-06

    Overview: Richard Bilton hears from some of those most at risk from coronavirus, who have been told to stay at home for at least three months.

  • Poster for On the NHS Frontline

    On the NHS Frontline (Episode 14)

    Air date: 2020-04-20

    Overview: Four weeks into the government lockdown to save lives and protect the NHS, Jane Corbin reports from the frontline to tell the inside story of a Coventry hospital coping with Covid-19.

  • Poster for Has the Government Failed the NHS?

    Has the Government Failed the NHS? (Episode 15)

    Air date: 2020-04-27

    Overview: Has the government let down the health workers leading the fight against the coronavirus? Reporter Richard Bilton investigates the delays and mistakes that may have put the lives of NHS staff at risk.

  • Poster for Coronavirus: When Will We Be Safe?

    Coronavirus: When Will We Be Safe? (Episode 16)

    Air date: 2020-05-04

    Overview: Panorama reports from the frontline of science, asking when we will be able to beat the virus and get back to normal life.

  • Poster for Lockdown: How Business Is Coping

    Lockdown: How Business Is Coping (Episode 17)

    Air date: 2020-05-11

    Overview: Panorama follows business owners and key workers struggling through lockdown, from the courier collecting suspected samples of Covid-19 to the funeral director collecting and burying the dead.

  • Poster for Coronavirus Crisis: Europe's Migrant Camps

    Coronavirus Crisis: Europe's Migrant Camps (Episode 18)

    Air date: 2020-05-18

    Overview: Panorama investigates conditions inside Greek migrant camps during the Covid-19 lockdown, as experts warn of the potential for dangerous outbreaks inside the camps.

  • Poster for Coronavirus: Destination New York

    Coronavirus: Destination New York (Episode 19)

    Air date: 2020-06-01

    Overview: Panorama reports from New York City, asking why more than 16,000 people have died of coronavirus in a city with some of the best health care in the world.

  • Poster for Scandal at the Post Office

    Scandal at the Post Office (Episode 20)

    Air date: 2020-06-08

    Overview: Panorama reveals how the Post Office covered up evidence of miscarriages of justice.

  • Poster for George Floyd: A Killing That Shook the World

    George Floyd: A Killing That Shook the World (Episode 21)

    Air date: 2020-06-15

    Overview: Thousands of people have joined marches against racism after the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Clive Myrie asks if this event could change race relations in America for good.

  • Poster for Hunting the Neo-Nazis

    Hunting the Neo-Nazis (Episode 22)

    Air date: 2020-06-22

    Overview: Panorama investigates a global network of neo-Nazis and discovers that it is recruiting in the UK. Reporter Daniel De Simone reveals how the network operates across the world.

  • Poster for Has Covid Testing Gone Wrong?

    Has Covid Testing Gone Wrong? (Episode 23)

    Air date: 2020-06-29

    Overview: Reporter Richard Bilton investigates the rapid expansion of our Covid-19 testing capacity and asks whether we have got the world-beating service the prime minister promised.

  • Poster for Britain’s Cancer Crisis

    Britain’s Cancer Crisis (Episode 24)

    Air date: 2020-07-06

    Overview: Panorama investigates fears that the coronavirus pandemic has caused a crisis in cancer care that could mean many thousands more will die.

  • Poster for How Scotland Cut Violent Crime

    How Scotland Cut Violent Crime (Episode 25)

    Air date: 2020-07-13

    Overview: Scotland has dramatically cut violent crime in the past 15 years, but how was it done? Kate Silverton films with Police Scotland’s Violence Reduction Unit to find out.

  • Poster for Lifting the Lockdown

    Lifting the Lockdown (Episode 26)

    Air date: 2020-07-16

    Overview: Panorama is in Salford as the city lifts the lockdown and tries to get its community back to work. But with the council approaching bankruptcy, can services be sustained?

  • Poster for Britain’s Coronavirus Gamble

    Britain’s Coronavirus Gamble (Episode 27)

    Air date: 2020-07-20

    Overview: Panorama investigates the scientific advice the government followed in the early stages of the coronavirus pandemic.

  • Poster for China's Coronavirus Cover-Up

    China's Coronavirus Cover-Up (Episode 28)

    Air date: 2020-07-27

    Overview: Carrie Gracie investigates whether China hid crucial information about Covid-19 from the world.

  • Poster for The Forgotten Frontline

    The Forgotten Frontline (Episode 29)

    Air date: 2020-07-30

    Overview: Panorama follows the unfolding tragedy in care homes, as they struggle to protect residents against the killer virus. Over several months, cameras were allowed into two very different care homes, revealing the dedication of care staff, the frustration of managers and the heartache as more and more lives are lost. Across the country, more than 20,000 residents and care workers have died with coronavirus. Alison Holt asks if care homes were abandoned to fight the virus alone.

  • Poster for Stacey Dooley and the Lockdown Babies

    Stacey Dooley and the Lockdown Babies (Episode 30)

    Air date: 2020-08-03

    Overview: Almost a quarter of a million babies have been born in the UK since lockdown began. Stacey Dooley reports from Bradford Royal Infirmary to find out how the pandemic is transforming the way we deal with pregnancy and birth. She meets pregnant women terrified of getting the virus, women giving birth and new mums with coronavirus who have had to isolate themselves from friends and family. Stacey also speaks to midwives and doctors who reveal how their lives have changed in order to protect mothers.

  • Poster for Has Lockdown Changed What We Eat?

    Has Lockdown Changed What We Eat? (Episode 31)

    Air date: 2020-08-10

    Overview: The way we eat is changing – and the way we shop for our food is too. Almost five months after the beginning of lockdown, Panorama reporter Tom Heap investigates the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on Britain’s biggest manufacturing sector - food - and looks at how the way we shop, cook and consume has been transformed

  • Poster for Escaping My Abuser

    Escaping My Abuser (Episode 32)

    Air date: 2020-08-17

    Overview: Victoria Derbyshire investigates what the coronavirus lockdown meant for those trapped with an abusive partner, and meets some of those who managed to escape.

  • Poster for Hostage in Iran

    Hostage in Iran (Episode 33)

    Air date: 2020-08-24

    Overview: Reporter Darragh MacIntyre meets the families of British people arbitrarily detained in Iran and asks whether the payment of a historic debt could set them free.

  • Poster for Fighting for an Education

    Fighting for an Education (Episode 34)

    Air date: 2020-09-07

    Overview: As most children in England return to their classrooms, reporter Sean Dilley investigates the system for supporting young people with special educational needs.

  • Poster for Exposing the Illegal Organ Trade

    Exposing the Illegal Organ Trade (Episode 35)

    Air date: 2020-09-14

    Overview: Panorama investigates one of the world’s most brutal trades - the buying and selling of human organs.

  • Poster for Banking Secrets of the Rich and Powerful

    Banking Secrets of the Rich and Powerful (Episode 36)

    Air date: 2020-09-21

    Overview: Panorama uncovers secret reports that expose how banks have failed to tackle crime. Reporter Richard Bilton also exposes the business deals billionaires would rather you didn’t know about.

  • Poster for Test and Trace Exposed

    Test and Trace Exposed (Episode 37)

    Air date: 2020-09-28

    Overview: Panorama hears from whistleblowers working inside the government’s new coronavirus tracking system. They reveal chaos, technical problems, confusion and wasted resources.

  • Poster for Australia Burning

    Australia Burning (Episode 38)

    Air date: 2020-10-05

    Overview: Panorama hears from the people living in the path of last year's bush fires in Australia, and asks whether such events are to become normal.

  • Poster for Belly Mujinga: Searching for the Truth

    Belly Mujinga: Searching for the Truth (Episode 39)

    Air date: 2020-10-12

    Overview: Rianna Croxford investigates the death of transport worker Belly Mujinga, following reports she had been coughed and spat on by a customer at London’s Victoria Station.

  • Poster for Sport’s Hidden Crisis

    Sport’s Hidden Crisis (Episode 40)

    Air date: 2020-10-19

    Overview: Colin Jackson investigates the hidden extent of eating disorders in British sport and asks what the authorities should be doing to tackle the problem.

  • Poster for Has Covid Stolen My Future?

    Has Covid Stolen My Future? (Episode 41)

    Air date: 2020-10-26

    Overview: Kash Jones investigates the long-term consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic on young people.

  • Poster for Is TikTok Safe?

    Is TikTok Safe? (Episode 42)

    Air date: 2020-11-02

    Overview: Tina Daheley investigates whether TikTok, the social media sensation of lockdown, is safe for the millions of young people who have signed up.

  • Poster for Liverpool: Fighting Covid

    Liverpool: Fighting Covid (Episode 43)

    Air date: 2020-11-09

    Overview: Panorama reporter Jane Corbin visits Liverpool to find out how people are coping with tier three coronavirus restrictions.

  • Poster for Can Biden Unite America?

    Can Biden Unite America? (Episode 44)

    Air date: 2020-11-16

    Overview: Joe Biden has won the battle for the White House. Reporter Hilary Andersson meets the Trump supporters who believe the election was stolen and asks whether they will ever accept their new president.

  • Poster for Return from ISIS: A Family’s Story

    Return from ISIS: A Family’s Story (Episode 45)

    Air date: 2020-11-23

    Overview: The extraordinary story of one family's journey from a small town in America to the heart of the Islamic State group and back.

  • Poster for The Home I Can’t Afford

    The Home I Can’t Afford (Episode 46)

    Air date: 2020-11-25

    Overview: Panorama investigates the government’s shared-ownership scheme, designed to get more people on the property ladder, but leaving some with escalating costs and huge debts.

  • Poster for Business on the Brink

    Business on the Brink (Episode 47)

    Air date: 2020-12-01

    Overview: Panorama follows businesses fighting to survive the pandemic and sees the pressure on those trying to save jobs and livelihoods.

  • Poster for Britain’s Wild Weather

    Britain’s Wild Weather (Episode 48)

    Air date: 2020-12-07

    Overview: Justin Rowlatt visits communities around Britain battered by this year’s extreme weather - unprecedented rainfall, sunshine and sustained high temperatures - to find out how they have coped.

  • Poster for The Race for a Vaccine

    The Race for a Vaccine (Episode 49)

    Air date: 2020-12-14

    Overview: The inside story of the development of the Oxford vaccine against Covid-19. Fergus Walsh scrutinises the data that has come out of the trials, and examines the vaccination's efficacy and safety.

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