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48 episodes

Panorama - 2015

First aired Jan 12, 2015Season 63

Browse all 48 episodes in this season, including available images, air dates, runtimes, ratings and episode summaries from TMDB.

Episodes

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Episode 1

The Battle for British Islam

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Jan 12, 2015

Panorama investigates the battle for the hearts and minds of British Muslims. John Ware hears from Muslims trying to promote a form of Islam which is in synch with British values.

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Episode 2

Trouble at Tesco

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Jan 19, 2015

Tesco is losing customers, its share price is down and its profits have taken a tumble. As it faces a criminal investigation over its accounting practices, Kamal Ahmed investigates what's really gone wrong inside Tesco.

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Episode 3

Rescued from a Forced Marriage

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Jan 26, 2015

British girls are being forced into marriage against their will. Jane Corbin goes with a team from the British High Commission in Pakistan as they rescue a victim.

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Episode 4

Emergency in A&E

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Feb 2, 2015

Vivian White reports on a week spent in the accident and emergency department of the University Hospital of North Tees in Stockton, as the NHS faces unprecedented pressure.

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Episode 5

The Bank of Tax Cheats

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Feb 9, 2015

Reporter Richard Bilton reveals how Britain's biggest bank helped some of its wealthiest customers dodge tax and asks why these tax evaders have not been prosecuted.

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Episode 6

Can You Cure My Cancer?

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Feb 11, 2015

Panorama reports on the cancer patients who are pioneering a new generation of drug treatments, with access to trials at the Royal Marsden and Institute of Cancer Research.

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Episode 7

Children of the Great Migration

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Feb 23, 2015

Panorama's Paul Kenyon investigates the children, some as young as seven, travelling alone on the world's most dangerous migration route.

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Episode 8

What Britain Wants: Someone to Love

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Mar 2, 2015

In the first of a special four-part series of Panorama reports, Fergal Keane examines love of family, community and country, asking what binds modern British society together.

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Episode 9

What Britain Wants: Somewhere to Live

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Mar 9, 2015

In the second of Panorama's four-part series on how voters are feeling as the general election approaches, Mariella Frostup reports on what home means in modern Britain. Owning a home helped define the good life in Britain for generations, but has it now become an impossible dream?

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Episode 10

What Britain Wants: Somewhere to Work

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Mar 16, 2015

Continuing Panorama's four-part series on how voters are feeling as the general election approaches, Clive Myrie asks if modern Britain still delivers decent jobs.

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Episode 11

What Britain Wants: Something to Hope For

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Mar 23, 2015

In the last of Panorama's four-part series in the run-up to the general election, John Humphrys asks if politicians can offer the thing they often promise above all else - hope.

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Episode 12

DIY Justice

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Mar 30, 2015

Raphael Rowe meets the parents fighting for access to their children without any legal assistance. Cuts to legal aid mean they must represent themselves in court.

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Episode 13

A Suicide in the Family

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Apr 13, 2015

Simon Jack's father took his own life when he was 44. Now the same age, Simon investigates why more middle-aged men kill themselves than any other group.

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Episode 14

The Great Housing Benefit Scandal

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Apr 20, 2015

Alys Harte investigates the unscrupulous landlords getting millions of pounds from the taxpayer for housing people in cramped and poor quality accommodation.

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Episode 15

Who Will Win the Election?

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Apr 27, 2015

Reporter Richard Bacon takes statistician Nate Silver on a road trip around the country. Ten days before polling day, can he tell us which way the election will go?

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Episode 16

Panorama Live

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May 11, 2015

Following one of the most closely fought general election battles in decades, Jeremy Vine hosts a special live edition of Panorama from the heart of Westminster.

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Episode 17

Antibiotic Apocalypse

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May 18, 2015

Panorama investigates the global advance of antibiotic-resistant superbugs and the threat they pose to modern medicine and millions of patients worldwide. Fergus Walsh reports.

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Episode 18

Britain's Secret Terror Deals

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May 28, 2015

British security forces have been accused of involvement in dozens of murders during the Troubles in Northern Ireland. Reporter Darragh MacIntyre investigates.

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Episode 19

The Most Dangerous Woman in Britain?

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Jun 1, 2015

Panorama goes behind the scenes with Scotland's first minister, Nicola Sturgeon, to investigate the rise to power of the woman who holds the future of the union in her hands.

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Episode 20

Catch Me If You Can

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Jun 3, 2015

Mark Daly investigates doping in athletics and explores apparent allegations against Alan Wells, Alberto Salazar and Galen Rupp, allegations which they all strenuously deny.

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Episode 21

GM Food - Cultivating Fear

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Jun 8, 2015

A new generation of GM foods is winning over critics, and scientists say they could help feed people in the developing world. Are those who oppose GM doing more harm than good?

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Episode 22

Stolen Childhoods: The Legacy of Grooming

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Jun 15, 2015

It's nearly a year since a damning report into sexual exploitation revealed the abuse of 1400 children in Rotherham. Panorama reporter Alison Holt returns to the town.

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Episode 23

Disaster on Everest

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Jun 22, 2015

BBC reporter Tom Martienssen shares his footage of Everest taken after the devastating Nepalese earthquake. He reveals a story of an extraordinary rescue and loss of life.

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Episode 24

The Missing Stolen School Children

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Jun 29, 2015

Over a year after the kidnap of 276 girls from a school in Chibok town in Nigeria, Tulip Mazumdar tracks down women and girls who've escaped from Boko Haram.

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Episode 25

Greece: Euro or Bust?

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Jul 6, 2015

Filming in Athens and Rhodes, Richard Bilton discovers families whose lives have been shattered by the economic collapse and political chaos of the Greek crisis.

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Episode 26

NHS: The Perfect Storm

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Jul 13, 2015

The NHS faces a desperate fight for survival. Filmed over six months in Liverpool, this Panorama special reports from the frontline of the battle to save the NHS.

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Episode 27

The Train that Divides Jerusalem

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Jul 20, 2015

On the anniversary of last summer's brutal conflict in Gaza, film-maker Adam Wishart visits Jerusalem and rides the city's controversial new train.

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Episode 28

Young, Homeless and Fighting Back

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Jul 27, 2015

What's it like to be young, homeless and struggling in a town where one in four households are on benefit? Panorama investigates.

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Episode 29

Terror on the Beach

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Jul 30, 2015

On 26 June 38 tourists, 30 of them British, were gunned down in a brutal terror attack on a Tunisian beach. Panorama's Jane Corbin hears the extraordinary stories of that day.

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Episode 30

Fighting Terror With Torture

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Aug 3, 2015

How far should we go in the fight against terrorism? Panorama hears from those who approved, ran and suffered waterboarding in secret CIA prisons around the world.

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Episode 31

Trouble at the Post Office

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Aug 17, 2015

The Post Office has prosecuted dozens of postmasters after their computers showed that money had gone missing. Reporter John Sweeney investigates.

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Episode 32

The Schools Scandal: Playing the System

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Aug 24, 2015

Demand for places at high-achieving state schools across the UK far outstrips supply, turning the schools admissions process into a battleground. Panorama investigates.

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Episode 33

Jeremy Corbyn: Labour's Earthquake

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Sep 7, 2015

With behind-the-scenes access to Jeremy Corbyn, reporter John Ware reveals how, from nowhere, he came to dominate the Labour leadership election race.

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Episode 34

Could A Robot Do My Job?

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Sep 14, 2015

Britain is on the brink of a technological revolution. Reporter Rohan Silva looks at the workplaces already using new technology and asks whether we should feel threatened by it.

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Episode 35

Rugby and the Brain - Tackling the Truth

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Sep 21, 2015

As the Rugby World Cup kicks off, former rugby international John Beattie investigates the link between the sport and brain injuries.

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Episode 36

Europe's Border Crisis: The Long Road

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Sep 30, 2015

As Europe witnesses the dramatic movement of people across its borders, Panorama reporter John Sweeney joins the thousands making the journey.

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Episode 37

Edward Snowden: Spies and the Law

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Oct 5, 2015

Edward Snowden, the man responsible for the biggest leak of top secret intelligence files the world has ever seen, gives his first BBC interview to Panorama.

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Episode 38

The VIP Paedophile Ring: What's the Truth?

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Oct 6, 2015

Panorama investigates sensational allegations of historical child abuse and murder by some of the most prominent people in Britain.

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Episode 39

Tough Justice in Britain - Texas Style

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Oct 12, 2015

As the UK's imprisonment rate remains the highest in western Europe, Panorama joins Michael Gove - the man in charge of British prisons - on a fact-finding mission in Texas.

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Episode 40

The Xi Factor

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Oct 19, 2015

The BBC's China editor Carrie Gracie retraces Chinese leader President Xi Jinping's extraordinary journey from cave dweller to absolute power.

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Episode 41

Britain's Mental Health Crisis

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Oct 26, 2015

With funding cuts drastically reducing bed numbers, Panorama goes inside one of the UK's largest frontline mental health trusts.

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Episode 42

Hooked on Painkillers

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Nov 2, 2015

Doctors in the UK are prescribing record doses of highly addictive painkillers. Declan Lawn meets patients who have been hooked on painkillers for years.

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Episode 43

How Hackers Steal Your ID

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Nov 9, 2015

Hackers have stolen the personal details of millions of customers from companies like Talk Talk. So how do cybercriminals get hold of our data? Reporter Daniel Foggo meets the hackers who can break into any website and finds out how criminals profit from our information.

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Episode 44

Terror in Paris

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Nov 16, 2015

Panorama hears the stories of those who were caught up in the unfolding violence in Paris and looks at the emerging evidence of international links.

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Episode 45

The VW Emissions Scandal

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Nov 23, 2015

Volkswagen fooled the world with a scam to rig pollution tests. Richard Westcott investigates how the company used clever computer software to hide just how dirty their cars are.

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Episode 46

The Secret Bribes of Big Tobacco

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Nov 30, 2015

Panorama exposes corruption at one of Britain's biggest companies. Reporter Richard Bilton uncovers evidence that employees bribed civil servants and politicians across Africa.

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Episode 47

Fifa, Sepp Blatter and Me

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Dec 7, 2015

Reporter Andrew Jennings sets his sights on Sepp Blatter's Fifa. His report includes an FBI investigation, Qatar's World Cup bid and how much Blatter knew about corruption.

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Episode 48

The Taliban Hunters

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Dec 14, 2015

Mobeen Azhar joins Police Superintendent Ijaz and his team of Taliban Hunters as they try to regain control of Karachi.