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49 Episodes 2012 - 2012
Episode 1
On verdict day of one of the most eagerly awaited trials in recent history, this film on the Stephen Lawrence case reveals the untold story of the murder that changed Britain. Mark Daly reports.
Episode 2
Packed in like sardines, on trains that often arrive late - But it is the price of the tickets that really upsets lots of rail travellers, and fares have just gone up to record levels. So why are train fares so expensive?
Episode 3
He's donated more than £10 million to the Conservative Party and his cash helped put David Cameron into power. So how truthful has Lord Ashcroft been about the extent of his business empire?
Episode 4
With online bullying rapidly growing in size and intensity, Declan Lawn meets X Factor star Cher Lloyd, who describes how cyber attacks are ruining her life.
Episode 5
With one and a half million American children now homeless, reporter Hilary Andersson meets the school pupils who go hungry in the richest country on Earth.
Episode 6
Alastair Campbell meets some of the increasing number of Britain's middle-class professionals for whom one glass of wine after work is never enough, and asks if we all need to reassess our relationship with drink.
Episode 7
With nurseries and childminders costing families up to a third of their income, and working mums feeling squeezed out of the workplace, Shelley Jofre investigates the cost of childcare.
Episode 8
Samantha Poling reveals how millions of pounds of public money are being paid out to businessmen and millionaire farmers in an abuse of the farming subsidy system.
Episode 9
30 mins
Paul Wood charts the rise and brutal suppression of the uprising in the Syrian city of Homs. What started with hope of revolution now sees refugees fleeing to escape retribution.
Episode 10
30 mins
Panorama reveals the shocking details of beatings, imprisonment and 'honour' killings, the women driven to suicide and also hears from those on the run, in fear of their lives.
Episode 11
As Rupert Murdoch faces accusations of law-breaking and corruption at his British tabloid newspapers, Panorama reveals fresh hacking allegations at the heart of News Corporation's pay-TV empire.
Episode 12
59 mins
With exclusive access to CCTV footage never before seen publicly, this Panorama special examines in detail the hours leading up to the death of Anni Dewani while on honeymoon in Cape Town.
Episode 13
Panorama's Shelley Jofre investigates problems reported in government supported apprenticeship schemes, a flagship programme for getting young unemployed people in to work.
Episode 14
60 mins
As demand for ivory rises in the Far East, this Panorama special (made jointly with the BBC's Natural History Unit) goes undercover in central Africa and China to ask whether the African elephant can survive in some parts of the continent.
Episode 15
It's the biggest company you've never heard of Glencore - John Sweeney talks exclusively to its boss, Ivan Glasenberg, who became a billionaire five times over when the company was listed on the London stock exchange last year.
Episode 16
Panorama reveals the appalling treatment of an elderly care home resident with dementia, captured on film after a concerned relative hid a secret camera.
Episode 17
The senior UK investigator in the Madeleine McCann case speaks about why he believes he has the best opportunity yet to solve the mystery of her disappearance.
Episode 18
Panorama investigates how some of the UK's most famous companies have been using a tax haven at the heart of Europe to save millions in tax. But in these austere times, Darragh MacIntyre asks: is big business paying its fair share?
Episode 19
30 mins
Panorama goes undercover inside Eurovision host nation Azerbaijan to reveal the truth about this secretive country and its approach to the world's most watched non-sporting event.
Episode 20
With days to go before the kick-off of the Euro 2012 championships, Panorama reveals evidence of racist violence and anti-semitism at the heart of Polish and Ukrainian football.
Episode 21
John Humphrys investigates the economic crisis in Greece, meeting ordinary Greeks and exploring how the outcome of the upcoming election may signpost the future of Europe.
Episode 22
30 mins
Britain has been hit by an epidemic of unsolicited and unwanted calls and texts with an estimated 3 billion marketing calls and messages received each year. Panorama goes undercover to expose the practices of the companies bombarding us.
Episode 23
Britain is suffering the longest peacetime slump in decades. Panorama asks whether Britain is able to cope with a new age of austerity with surprising echoes of the 1970s.
Episode 24
Reporter Raphael Rowe tracks down some of Britain's biggest illegal fly-tippers - criminals who have pocketed tens of thousands of pounds handed over by motorists to recycle their used tyres.
Episode 25
59 mins
Panorama investigates sports products that promise to boost your performance. Shelley Jofre tests the science behind the advertising claims made by some of sport's biggest brands.
Episode 26
Declan Lawn reports on plans to get millions of people claiming disability benefits back into work. But will new assessment tests victimise those who deserve the most support?
Episode 27
Budget cuts mean some councils are disbanding pest control teams and others are charging for previously free services. Will this lead to more pests and the diseases they carry?
Episode 28
Twenty years after a Panorama investigation helped to clear the Cardiff Three, the same team returns to investigate why the trial against the police officers collapsed last year.
Episode 29
29 mins
Reporter Sorious Samura investigates the myths surrounding one of Africa's most bizarre and brutal criminals, Joseph Kony, and the international fight to bring him to justice.
Episode 30
With police, fire and ambulance services facing cuts in public spending, Panorama examines the effect on 999 response times. Declan Lawn reveals the areas where people needing immediate help from our emergency services are left waiting.
Episode 31
Panorama reporter and the former government 'Voice for Older People', Joan Bakewell, goes on the trail of the estimated 1.4 million people aged 65 and over who are currently exceeding recommended drinking limits.
Episode 32
Drugs, anti-social behaviour, family break-ups and joblessness: all part of life on Britain's poorest housing estates. Panorama spent months on one estate in Blackburn finding out what it's like to live and grow up there.
Episode 33
29 mins
Their weapons are firebombs and spray cans, and they have been branded Jewish terrorists; Panorama has exclusive access to the so-called Price Taggers, the Israeli teenagers who have sworn never to give up the land God gave them. They believe every Palestinian attack and every attempt by the Israeli government to hand back land should be met with an act of revenge - a Price Tag. Israel says it is determined to tackle what has been described as this enemy within.
Episode 34
Panorama investigates the computer supply companies whose directors have grown rich signing up hundreds of schools to deals that have taken them to the brink of bankruptcy.
Episode 35
With the economy showing few signs of recovery, reporter Richard Bilton investigates the thriving debt business - a world of cash on the doorstep and high interest rates.
Episode 36
Declan Lawn reports on how 'health tourists' are obtaining free NHS treatment they should be paying for, at a cost of millions to the health service.
Episode 37
Panorama investigates the deals being offered to often violent gangsters to become the next generation of supergrasses in an effort to tackle violent crime.
Episode 38
Ahead of America's costliest-ever elections, Raphael Rowe investigates how lobby groups helped create laws blamed for one of the most controversial killings in recent US history.
Episode 39
A Panorama Special investigates the Jimmy Savile child abuse scandal and asks what the BBC knew in the past, and examines the events around the dropping of the Corporation's own Newsnight investigation into the subject.
Episode 40
A year after Panorama exposed the violent abuse patients suffered at the Winterbourne View hospital, Alison Holt investigates if society's most vulnerable are any better protected.
Episode 41
With casino-style gambling now available day or night at the touch of a button in our homes and on our phones, Panorama explores its popularity - and reveals a darker side.
Episode 42
Panorama investigates the government's sudden decision last month to postpone its controversial badger cull, days before it was due to start. Will the cull be enforced next year?
Episode 43
60 mins
Panorama follows a group of severely brain injured patients and reveals the revolutionary efforts made to help them communicate with their families and the outside world.
Episode 44
Mark Daly investigates whether the Independent Police Complaints Commission is fit for purpose, and if it has sufficient power or independence to hold the police to account.
Episode 45
Panorama goes undercover to investigate corporate service providers - the people and companies who sell corporate anonymity and access to offshore tax havens.
Episode 46
30 mins
With the NHS under huge pressure, Panorama reveals poor patient care is putting thousands of people at risk of death or serious injury every year. Declan Lawn reports.
Episode 47
Panorama goes to Waziristan, one of the most dangerous places in the world, to report on the drone war and to find out from its victims why they are seeking justice in the British courts.
Episode 48
Panorama Special that follows four stories over five months and reveals the devastating impact of being evicted from your own home and losing everything.
Episode 49
Reporter John Sweeney investigates the secretive world of the billionaire Barclay twins. Sir Frederick and Sir David Barclay own the paper that exposed the MPs' expenses scandal. So why do they hate it when the spotlight is turned on them?