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31 Episodes 2004 - 2004
Episode 1
Whilst we await Lord Hutton's verdict, Panorama provides a factual account of the fight between the government and the BBC and some of the events surrounding it.
Episode 2
The Government is spending millions on schemes to identify children who may become tomorrow's criminals. The idea - if you get to kids young enough you can divert them from trouble.
Episode 3
Panorama exposes the secret camps in Zimbabwe where Robert Mugabe's government trains thousands of youths to torture and kill.
Episode 4
What is the BBC for? Is it too big, too commercial, dumbed down? Is it still a trusted public service broadcaster whose licence fee should be preserved? The government is asking for the public's views by the end of March.
Episode 5
On March 9, 2004, five young British men who had been held in Guantanamo Bay were released and flown back to the UK. These included Jamal Al Harith, who had been released without charge. But for four other families - including that of Moazzam Begg - there was nothing to celebrate, their sons are still being held by the Americans at the military base in Cuba. The US says they remain a terrorist threat.
Episode 6
Tax is back in the news again - as pensioner protests grow against Council Tax, experts warn that taxes may have to go up, and the Conservative party argues for restraining public spending.
Episode 7
After the Madrid train bombs, Jane Corbin reveals how the war in Iraq has given Al Qaeda a new lease of life and investigates the terrorists' European connections.
Episode 8
In April 2003, as Saddam's statue was being toppled in Baghdad, US Marines were locked in a deadly gun battle with Saddam Hussein and his supporters just across the city. Yet their Ace of Spades escaped.
Episode 9
Ten years after he encountered the scene of a massacre in Rwanda during the genocide of 1994, Fergal Keane returns to investigate how ordinary men became pitiless killers, hearing of the slaughter given by the perpetrators themselves.
Episode 10
The problems of drug addiction have been known about in the UK for at least a generation. But there is one group of individuals, the most vulnerable group, who are the innocent victims of drug abuse - children of drug addicted parents.
Episode 11
A drama documentary analysing the response to a fictional terror attack in London. Includes dramatised scenes (location) with studio panel of security experts discussing outcomes and potential responses from government and emergency services.
Episode 12
Panorama reports on the scale of the abuse and torture of prisoners in Iraq and elsewhere. Jane Corbin investigates who had command responsibility for American and British forces implicated in this scandal and asks who knew what, when.
Episode 13
Cut-price booze and lax licensing laws have left many towns at the mercy of weekend binge-drinkers. As pressure mounts on the Gov't to intervene, Andy Davies asks if round-the-clock opening hours would lead to more sober drinking habits.
Episode 14
Panorama looks at Muslim Identity in 2004, through the eyes of four young British Muslim women - who tell us why they are proud to cover up - to wear the hijab, and the veil.
Episode 15
How a Birmingham criminal set in motion a huge undercover police operation after the US $100 bills he handed in at a bureau de change turned out to be the most sophisticated counterfeits ever produced.
Episode 16
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In an exclusive and wide ranging interview for Panorama, David Dimbleby quizzes the former President on his record, his political passions and how his public and private lives clashed.
Episode 17
The Vatican claims condoms encourage promiscuity and do not effectively prevent the transmission of the HIV virus; Furthermore they claim there is science to prove it. Protesters and powerful critics argue otherwise.
Episode 18
How did Tony Blair make the case for war to the British people and to Parliament? The Panorama team investigates what the intelligence services and Mr. Blair knew, when they knew it - and what was left out.
Episode 19
The documentary features an observational filming style following two couples in particular. Peter and Ann Bennett from Whitehaven in Cumbria, and Freda and Michael Douthwaite from Stratford-upon-Avon. There is a key interview with the government minister responsible for NHS Continuing Care, Stephen Ladyman.
Episode 20
With just days before the Olympics begin, one race has already started: to decide which city will host the Games in 2012. During a year-long investigation, reporter Justin Rowlatt went undercover to learn what it takes to get the Games.
Episode 21
The inside story of the Beslan school siege from some of those who survived. Damian Grammaticas, who covered the siege for the BBC, investigates what the terrorists did, and why they did it.
Episode 22
Mothers, doctors and children all contribute to a highly emotional debate about whether it is always right to save babies that are born on the edges of life - extremely premature babies.
Episode 23
Are we being told the truth about the drugs we take? Shelley Jofre's investigation reveals that crucial safety information regarding a widely prescribed anti-depressant was missed for over a decade.
Episode 24
In May the World Health Organisation warned that there is a direct connection between eating too much sugar and a whole host of diseases linked to obesity. The sugar industry fought them all the way.
Episode 25
From flick knives to meat cleavers, more and more teenagers are carrying blades. Rageh Omaar takes to the streets to investigate why and finds there's more to it than parents might realise.
Episode 26
President Bush has pointed to his record in the "war on terror" as a reason why voters should re-elect him, but what do the families who lost loved ones on 11 September think of his action in Iraq and failure to catch Osama Bin Laden?
Episode 27
Few American presidents have been as pilloried and parodied as much as George W Bush. But as the US goes to the polls, why do so many of its citizens believe he deserves four more years in charge? Andy Davies reports from Florida.
Episode 28
The top 1% of wage earners are taking an ever larger slice of the national income. Steve Bradshaw investigates whether Britain is becoming like a US winner-takes-all society, and asks should we appreciate them for creating wealth and jobs.
Episode 29
Are the people of Darfur in Sudan the latest victims of ethnic cleansing? Hillary Anderson goes behind rebel lines to uncover evidence of systematic killings on a horrifying scale.
Episode 30
Welcome to the world of the tweens - that's the word marketing men have coined for children aged between eight and twelve. They say today's tweens are growing up faster than ever before.
Episode 31
A programme showing the impact of some of Panorama's documentaries of 2004. The subjects included the Olympic Games, Seroxat, the rise of knife crime among children and dementia and continuing care.