Panorama Season 55 Episodes

Episode 1

IVF Undercover

40 mins

Reporter Kate Silverton investigates Britain's booming baby-making industry and claims that some couples are being sold over-priced, untested and unnecessary treatments by private fertility clinics.

Episode 2

How to Poison a Spy

40 mins

John Sweeney investigates the November 2006 poisoning of former KGB officer Alexander Litvinenko. He follows the radioactive trail of Polonium 210 from a piano bar in London's Mayfair to the walls of the Kremlin itself.

Episode 3

Secrets of the Drug Trials

40 mins

Shelley Jofre investigates claims that one of Britain's biggest drugs companies misled doctors who prescribed Seroxat to patients suffering from depression even though its own clinical trial showed an increased rate of suicides.

Episode 4

Should I Fight Back?

Panorama presenter Jeremy Vine travels around Britain to hear the stories of how people in different parts of the country have dealt with the issues of anti-social behavior and violent crime in their neighborhoods.

Episode 5

Please Look After Mum

Vivian White investigates the lack of protection for elderly residents in nursing homes. He visits a Yorkshire town where there have been a number of cases of vulnerable elderly people being insulted, neglected and assaulted by staff.

Episode 6

For Queen and Country?

As the Iraq war approaches its fifth year, army families angered by what they see as public apathy and government embarrassment, speak out for the first time.

Episode 7

GBH on the NHS

Shelley Jofre investigates the claim that an estimated 75,000 NHS workers were victims of violent assaults by patients last year.

Episode 8

Go Green or Else

Tears, rows and recriminations as Panorama reporter Justin Rowlatt, his wife and three kids spend a year without their car, their tumble dryer and their cheap flights abroad in Go Green or Else.

Episode 9

Stalkers: Murder in Slow Motion

Stella Moore's daughter Tania was brutally killed by the man who stalked her relentlessly. She asks why women can still be murdered by stalkers.

Episode 10

A Good Kicking

A report on the torture of seven Iraqi civilians in 2003 while in British custody in Basra and the subsequent investigation.

Episode 11

Soldiers on the Run

Panorama investigates the increasing number of soldiers returning from Iraq who go AWOL rather than continue to serve in the British Army. Many of them have returned from war so damaged that they cannot face a return to army life.

Episode 12

Death on Corfu

Investigation into how the deaths in Corfu of British children Bobby and Christi Shepherd has raised serious doubts about the travel industry's safety standards.

Episode 13

Life Behind Bars

A reporter goes undercover as a prison officer for five months at Rye Hill high security prison, and discovers a world of bribery, corruption and drugs.

Episode 14

TV's Dirty Secrets

Can you trust your favourite TV shows? In the wake of recent scandals about how broadcasters use premium rate phone lines, Panorama investigates claims that some of Britain's best-loved programmes have been cheating the public.

Episode 15

The Real Spooks

59 mins

Following the conviction of five men accused of conspiracy to cause explosions, evidence that MI5 failed to pass on details linking them to the 7/7 suicide bombers.

Episode 16

Murder at the World Cup

Investigation into the murder of cricket coach Bob Woolmer, with access to the man leading the hunt for his killer, police deputy commissioner Mark Shields.

Episode 17

Midwives Undercover

Using shocking undercover footage recorded in two major hospitals, an investigation into alleged serious failings in UK maternity services.

Episode 18

White Fright

An investigation into the increasing separation and segregation between Muslim Asians and whites. Vivian White reports from a northern English town where the communities feel divided by skin colour, religion, culture, and language.

Episode 19

Scientology & Me

John Sweeney investigates the Church of Scientology and allegations made by former members and relatives of current members. However, during the course of his investigation he soon finds that he has become a target of the Church.

Episode 20

WiFi: A Warning Signal

With 12 cities now completely covered by wireless WiFi computer networks, and many schools using WiFi in the classroom, Paul Kenyon investigates claims that the electronic smog of modern living can cause long-term health effects.

Episode 21

Married to the Mob

A report on British woman Ann Hathaway, wife of the alleged head of one of Sicily's biggest Cosa Nostra clans, who was recently convicted for Mafia association.

Episode 22

On a Wing and a Prayer

Shelley Jofre investigates whether Britain's single biggest loss of military life in over two decades could have been avoided, and reveals a series of potentially-catastrophic faults with the RAF's aging fleet of spy-planes.

Episode 23

Princes, Planes and Payoffs

Investigation into allegations of massive corruption in the biggest arms deal in history between Britain and Saudi Arabia, and claims that when the Serious Fraud Office got close to uncovering it the government forced it to drop the probe.

Episode 24

Is TV Bad for My Kids?

In a unique social experiment, TVs, computers and games consoles are taken away from a class of seven- and eight-year-olds for two weeks and a psychologist assesses the impact on their behaviour and performance at school.

Episode 25

Trust Me I'm Gordon... Not Tony

As Gordon Brown officially takes office as Prime Minister, Panorama reporter John Ware takes a look at the new incumbent of 10, Downing Street - his relationship with the truth and his involvement in New Labour's past.

Episode 26

What Happened Next?

What happened after the cameras went away? Panorama returns to previous investigations from 2007 to report on developments. Find out what NHS bosses did after Panorama filmed undercover in two maternity units and other updates.

Episode 27

Our Missing Children

John Sweeney reports on child welfare in Norfolk.

Episode 28

Heroes of 21/7

On 21st July 2005, a group of suicide bombers set out to bring death to the capital. Panorama talks to the bus and tube passengers who thought they would die that day.

Episode 29

Tagging Undercover

As more offenders are being tagged as an alternative to custody, reporters go undercover to reveal 'life on the tag' from inside one of the government's key law and order schemes.

Episode 30

Immigration: How We Lost Count

The Government has no idea how many immigrants enter Britain illegally, but how many enter lawfully? Panorama visits some of the immigration hotspots.

Episode 31

Children's Fight Club

Investigation into websites that show videos of young teenagers being bullied and assaulted, which feature advertisements for some major British companies.

Episode 32

The Cost of Keeping Britain Dry

Kate Silverton looks at how much the summer floods have cost the UK and how much more we are prepared to spend to defend the country from future downpours.

Episode 33

On A Knife Edge

As the number of youths killed on the streets of London this year rises to 17, with more young victims across the country, Panorama profiles two 15-year-old boys on the fringe of gang culture.

Episode 34

Return to Gaza

Six weeks after the release of the BBC's Alan Johnston, Panorama goes back to Gaza to examine what's become of the place now that the world has looked away again. Jane Corbin reports.

Episode 35

Weekend 'Nazis'

30 mins

The most popular units at the War & Peace Show in Kent are Nazi SS divisions. John Sweeney asks whether these re-enactment groups are just harmless living history societies, or whether the UK's tolerant laws have inadvertently turned them into a magnet for extremists from here and abroad. He finds the controversial Holocaust denier, David Irving, at the show; discovers a disturbing trade in Nazi and holocaust paraphernalia, banned in many European countries; and in the beer tent, secret cameras record the conversations of white supremacists, racists and admirers of Hitler.

Episode 36

Dogfighting Undercover

Investigation into the secret world of international dogfighting, as an undercover BBC team operates alongside dogfighting gangs in the UK and Europe.

Episode 37

The Real Apprentices

30 mins

Investigation into why nearly a million young people in the UK are not in work or education. With the figure reportedly at a ten-year high, the programme challenges four young men to get jobs and break the cycle of unemployment.

Episode 38

Destination Europe

Paul Kenyon traces the criminal gangs behind the illegal and hazardous migration routes which thousands of Africans are desperate enough to try to get into the UK.

Episode 39

Wasting Police Time

There are more police officers than ever, but what are they actually doing? Frontline officers tell Panorama they find it difficult to do their job effectively and they're being undermined by paperwork and pressure to meet gov't targets.

Episode 40

Give Us Your DNA

In Britain, each minute, someone is added to the DNA database - including many who have never been charged with a crime. The database helps fight crime and has even overturned wrongful convictions. Is it time we were all placed on it?

Episode 41

How I Became a Muslim Extremist

After the 7/7 bombings, the government vowed to silence Muslim extremists. 2 years on, radical group Hizb ut-Tahrir remains legal. A former member of Hizb, explores what needs to be done to win the hearts of Britain's angry young Muslims.

Episode 42

Sub-Prime Suspect

Panorama finds out if the mis-selling of mortgages to those with bad credit records could cause a financial crisis in Britain similar to that in the US.

Episode 43

Is America Ready for a Black President?

30 mins

Barack Obama is causing something of a political sensation in the United States - an African-American with a genuine chance to become the next President. He promises to unite the nation but can he overcome racial divisions to do so?

Episode 44

FIFA and Coe

With England set to bid for the 2018 World Cup, Panorama investigates allegations against FIFA and asks if England can expect fair play from football's ruling body.

Episode 45

Kidnapped: The Alan Johnston Story

For the first time, BBC Correspondent Alan Johnston tells the full dramatic story of his kidnap by militant Jihadists in Gaza.

Episode 46

Jill Dando: The Jury's Out

Raphael Rowe investigates claims that the forensic evidence which lead to the conviction of Barry George for the murder of Jill Dando in 2001 was unreliable and misleading.

Episode 47

Taking On The Taliban: The Soldier's Story

Following a unit of 35 British soldiers on the frontline in Afghanistan, a six-month tour which left one dead and 12 seriously wounded.

Episode 48

What Next For Craig?

Most of the estimated half million children in Britain with the behavioural condition Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) receive no treatment at all.

Episode 49

The Mystery of Madeleine McCann

59 mins

Investigation into why Madeleine McCann's parents have found it so hard to shake off the suspicion that they somehow had a role in her disappearance.

Episode 50

Please Look After Dad

The case of a woman convinced that the powerful anti-psychotic drugs prescribed for her father's dementia were doing him harm, and the disclosure of the results of a long-term scientific study which shows that she may have been right.

Episode 51

The Battle for Basra Palace

Using combat footage shot by the soldiers themselves, the story of the last and bloodiest British fight in southern Iraq - the battle for Basra Palace.

Episode 52

Basra - The Legacy

Reporter Jane Corbin examines the dark heart of Basra. Once Iraq's most cosmopolitan city, it is now a place where murder and corruption is rife.