Alan Bromly
Director
Panorama (1953)
2011
Current affairs programme, featuring interviews and investigative reports on a wide variety of subjects.
Released Nov. 11, 1953
Episode 35 min
10+
Genres: Documentary, News
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Production Companies: BBC, BBC Productions
Network: BBC One
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S59E1 - Too Much Too Young
Provocative clothing, raunchy dancing on prime-time TV, access to pornography - Panorama examines the growing concern about the sexualisation of children in the UK. Sophie Raworth, a mother of three, goes behind the headlines to discover what images young people are being exposed to, and asks what impact the sexualised world is having on our children. Is too much, too young, putting them at risk?
Jan. 10, 2011, midnight
S59E2 - Britain's Missing Dads
Are actively involved dads becoming an endangered species in some parts of Britain? Reporter Declan Lawn investigates what can be done to keep them in the picture.
Jan. 17, 2011, midnight
S59E3 - Stop Stalking Me
With stalking affecting an estimated two million people in Britain each year, Panorama tells the extraordinary story of a woman who has been recording years of abuse.
Jan. 24, 2011, midnight
S59E4 - The Battle for Bomb Alley
Ben Anderson follows the US Marines who have patrolled the Sangin district of Afghanistan since the British withdrawal last year. Has progress been made?
Jan. 31, 2011, midnight
S59E5 - The Battle for Egypt
For the last 14 days, the world has watched a popular uprising against the 30-year-old regime of President Mubarak. Jane Corbin has been filming inside these extraordinary scenes.
Feb. 7, 2011, midnight
S59E6 - Forgotten Heroes
Colonel Tim Collins meets the soldiers who return home only to find that their service for Queen and country counts for little on civvy street.
Feb. 9, 2011, midnight
S59E7 - WikiLeaks: The Secret Story
John Sweeney assesses what WikiLeaks and its exposing of sensitive official material has achieved and asks whether it has lived up to its own ideals on openness.
Feb. 14, 2011, midnight
S59E8 - How to Blow a Fortune
Fergal Keane tries to find out how Ireland got to the brink of bankruptcy after being one of the richest countries in the world. Has bailing them out put the UK economy at risk?
Feb. 21, 2011, midnight
S59E9 - Classroom Warriors
Panorama goes back to school to examine government plans to send in the troops to Britain's troubled classrooms. Can they help restore discipline, leadership and respect?
Feb. 28, 2011, midnight
S59E10 - Smoking and the Bandits
Panorama investigates the world of the criminal tobacco trade. Sam Poling reveals that more than half of all hand-rolled tobacco in the country is now counterfeit or smuggled.
March 7, 2011, midnight
S59E11 - Tabloid Hacks Exposed
Another report from the weekly current affairs programme. Panorama exposes the full extent of the "dark arts" employed by journalists across the industry to get their story.
March 14, 2011, midnight
S59E12 - Fighting Gaddafi
The real story of Libya's revolution. How a group of young professionals bravely stood up to the 42-year-long dictatorship. And Paul Kenyon tracks down Gaddafi's son Saadi.
March 21, 2011, midnight
S59E13 - My Big Fat Fake Wedding
In this Panorama Special, reporter Richard Bilton goes undercover as a wedding photographer to exposes the lucrative - and growing - world of fake marriages.
March 24, 2011, midnight
S59E14 - The Big Squeeze
With the cost of living rising fast and wages falling behind, Panorama unveils new research which shows that most of us are significantly poorer than we were two years ago.
March 28, 2011, midnight
S59E15 - Finished at Fifty?
With more long-term unemployed over-50s than any other age bracket, Fiona Phillips reveals a group of people facing rejection letters and money worries after a lifetime at work.
April 4, 2011, midnight
S59E16 - Living with the Ayatollah
Reporter Jane Corbin asks how much longer Iran can keep a lid on internal unrest as revolution and regime change sweep across the Middle East.
April 11, 2011, midnight
S59E17 - The Trillion Dollar Con-Man
Panorama tracks down a fraudster who stole a football club and broke a bank, and asked how one man managed to run rings around the regulators and authorities.
April 18, 2011, midnight
S59E18 - Council Houses: Cheats and Victims
Panorama reveals the stories of families who struggle to get by in overcrowded or hazardous homes, or who have no option but to rent properties they simply cannot afford.
May 4, 2011, midnight
S59E19 - The Death of Bin Laden
The story of how America tracked down and killed Osama Bin Laden. Featuring interviews with eyewitnesses, victims of Al Qaeda's terror and military and intelligence insiders.
May 9, 2011, midnight
S59E20 - Track My Trash
Using tracking equipment inside broken TV sets, Panorama investigates the illegal market in electronic waste - and recycling companies whose credentials may not be all they claim.
May 16, 2011, midnight
S59E21 - Fifa: Football's Shame?
With the Fifa presidential elections taking place on 1 June 2011, reporter Andrew Jennings examines whether either candidate is suitable for the role.
May 23, 2011, midnight
S59E22 - Undercover Care: The Abuse Exposed
In a special edition of Panorama, Paul Kenyon exposes the truth about a gang of carers out of control, and learns how the care system ignored all the warning signs.
May 31, 2011, midnight
S59E23 - A Job to Get Work
Panorama visits Rhyl in North Wales where, in some parts of the town, nearly half of the population are on benefits. The programme hears the stories of some of the unemployed.
June 6, 2011, midnight
S59E24 - Can You Trust Your Bank?
Panorama goes undercover to test whether staff in Britain's banks have learnt the lessons from the massive penalties imposed for mis-selling insurance and investment products.
June 13, 2011, midnight
S59E25 - Breaking into Britain
Evan Davis uncovers the truth behind the economic migrants who cross continents to try to illegally enter Britain, as two reporters follow the dangerous routes they use to get in.
June 16, 2011, midnight
S59E26 - Land of Anarchy
Peter Greste finds out what it is like to live amid the anarchy of Somalia, going where no western journalist has been to witness a crisis that threatens millions of lives.
June 20, 2011, midnight
S59E27 - Surgery's Dirty Secrets
Sam Poling investigates claims that surgical instruments with dangerous defects are being used in the NHS, and asks if goods are being sourced ethically to protect patient health.
June 27, 2011, midnight
S59E28 - Why Hate Junk Mail?
Tom Heap investigates whether Royal Mail would be able to survive without junk mail, and asks what the postal service has to do with the dark side of letters - scam mail.
July 4, 2011, midnight
S59E29 - The Great Car Insurance Swindle
Panorama investigates the car insurance industry from top to bottom and infiltrates a criminal gang faking accidents for fraudulent insurance claims. Declan Lawn reports.
July 11, 2011, midnight
S59E30 - Murdoch: Breaking the Spell?
For decades, Rupert Murdoch has held a unique position of power in Britain through his media empire. After the revelations of the News of the World phone hacking scandal, Panorama tells the inside story of how the media giant's influence was dramatically challenged.
July 18, 2011, midnight
S59E31 - One Born Every 40 Seconds
In the middle of a baby boom, Shelley Jofre reveals that some parts of the UK are facing a shortage of midwives, and asks if the NHS is providing appropriate maternity care.
July 25, 2011, midnight
S59E32 - Dying for a Drink
Panorama uncovers the impact alcohol is having on a younger generation of problem drinkers, and asks whether the government is doing enough to stop us drinking ourselves to death.
Aug. 1, 2011, midnight
S59E33 - Mugabe's Blood Diamonds
Panorama goes deep into Zimbabwe's Marange diamond fields and uncovers evidence of torture camps and wide scale killings. Will Robert Mugabe face prosecution for these crimes?
Aug. 8, 2011, midnight
S59E34 - The August Riots
The worst civil unrest for decades has led to tens of millions of pounds of damage. Panorama tells the story of the August riots and asks what has led a generation to violence.
Aug. 15, 2011, midnight
S59E35 - Gerry and the GPs
In this special edition of Panorama, troubleshooter and businessman Sir Gerry Robinson examines the government's plans for the biggest shake-up of the NHS in its history.
Sept. 5, 2011, midnight
S59E36 - Tsunami: The Survivors' Stories
Six months on from one of the world's most devastating tsunamis, Panorama's Paul Kenyon returns to Japan to hear remarkable tales of survival amid the epic destruction.
Sept. 12, 2011, midnight
S59E37 - Drinking Our Rivers Dry?
As concerns rise over Britain's water supply, Simon Boazman investigates whether the water industry and its regulators are doing enough to protect the nation's rivers.
Sept. 19, 2011, midnight
S59E38 - Syria: Inside the Secret Revolution
Will Syria be the next Arab dictatorship to fall? The full story of those struggling against Syria's President Assad, and the truth on his brutal crackdown against his own people.
Sept. 26, 2011, midnight
S59E39 - All Work and Low Pay
Panorama goes undercover to reveal how some employers exploit loopholes or get round the rules so that their workers are paid below the National Minimum Wage.
Oct. 3, 2011, midnight
S59E40 - BNP: The Fraud Exposed
Nick Griffin's British National Party, already under investigation for breaches of electoral law, is facing fresh allegations of corruption. Panorama uncovers new evidence.
Oct. 10, 2011, midnight
S59E41 - The Great Fuel Robbery
With exclusive access to the police and HM Revenue and Customs teams tasked with fighting fuel crime, Samantha Poling investigates the multi-million pound black market in fuel.
Oct. 17, 2011, midnight
S59E42 - Britain's Child Beggars
Reporter John Sweeney uncovers the truth behind the children begging on Britain's streets, and tracks down the begging gangs to luxury homes in Romania.
Oct. 19, 2011, midnight
S59E43 - Britain, Gaddafi and the Torture Trail
Reporter Paul Kenyon presents shocking pictures and testimony, never seen before, that reveal the truth about Colonel Gaddafi's regime and its ties with the British government.
Oct. 24, 2011, midnight
S59E44 - Dale Farm: The Big Eviction
Panorama received exclusive access to the families of the Dale Farm travellers, their neighbours and the authorities, prior to and during Britain's biggest ever traveller eviction.
Oct. 27, 2011, midnight
S59E45 - Cops Behaving Badly
What happens when the police fail in their duty to protect life, when they get it wrong or when police officers break the law? Richard Bilton investigates cops who behave badly.
Oct. 31, 2011, midnight
S59E46 - Britain on the Fiddle
Richard Bilton uses undercover cameras to expose benefit fraudsters sailing yachts and driving Bentleys. Plus the rising tide of benefit cheats using fake identities.
Nov. 3, 2011, midnight
S59E47 - What's Fuelling Your Energy Bill?
Panorama investigates the inconvenient truth behind the UK's rocketing energy bills - that government policy is stoking much of the rise.
Nov. 7, 2011, midnight
S59E48 - Manchester: Inside the Riots
Panorama goes behind the lines with Manchester's police and into the interview rooms with the rioters to tell the story of one of the cities most affected by the August riots.
Nov. 14, 2011, midnight
S59E49 - Meet the Burglars
Panorama reporter Raphael Rowe goes into a jail to witness a tense encounter between two young women and the youth who broke into their home while they slept.
Nov. 21, 2011, midnight
S59E50 - Who's Getting Rich on your Money?
John Ware investigates the Private Finance Initiative and uncovers evidence of how government claims that PFI gives taxpayers value for money have been manipulated.
Nov. 28, 2011, midnight
S59E51 - From Russia With Love
How did an MP's former assistant come to be wrongly accused by MI5 of being a threat to British national security? Katia Zatuliveter speaks exclusively to Peter Taylor.
Nov. 30, 2011, midnight
S59E52 - The Truth About Supermarket Price Wars
Sophie Raworth takes her trolley round the aisles of Britain's biggest supermarket chains and reveals some nasty surprises at the checkout.
Dec. 5, 2011, midnight
S59E53 - How to Survive the Meltdown
The world economy is in meltdown, the euro is in turmoil and the future looks bleak. Does it have to be so bad? Panorama investigates how Britain plc could survive the crisis.
Dec. 12, 2011, midnight
S59E54 - The Truth About Adoption
Adoption is now high on the political agenda as the best option for the 65,000 children in care. This film addresses the hidden cost of adoption breakdown.
Dec. 14, 2011, midnight
Network: BBC One
Episode Runtime: 35 min.
Season Runtime: 1250 min.
Released: Nov. 11, 1953
Last Air Date: Dec. 15, 2025, midnight
Status: Returning Series
Certification: TV-PG / 10+
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