Season 72 · Episode 21 — Britain's Child Health Crisis
From tooth decay to obesity, our children’s health is in decline, and it’s storing up trouble for the future. Keir Starmer has promised his new government will tackle it, but that won’t be easy or cheap. Reporter Rahil Sheikh goes back to Sheffield, the city where he was born, to discover what’s causing the crisis and what can be done to fix it.
Season 72 episodes
E1Only one in 20 crimes in England and Wales result in someone being charged. More criminals are now getting away with everything from burgla…
E2A new generation of anti-obesity drugs are being hailed as game changers for the NHS and for millions of patients. So-called 'skinny jabs'…
E3Panorama investigates the state of many of Britain’s school buildings, meeting the headteachers struggling to keep children safe in their c…
E4Panorama investigates the crisis in maternity care that is putting women and babies at risk. Whistle-blowers at a trust in Gloucestershire…
E5It's a parent's nightmare. An apparently healthy child dying without warning, and no explanation of what went wrong. Yet unexplained deaths…
E6Fergus Walsh follows patients with Alzheimer's disease, who have been taking two new drugs that have been shown to slow down its progressio…
E7Following the attacks of 7 October 2023, Israel has vowed to destroy Hamas. But can it? John Ware investigates Hamas’ network outside Gaza,…
E8As the Post Office scandal continues to make the headlines, Panorama investigates the UK’s other great postal institution, Royal Mail. Mill…
E9Justin Webb and Marianna Spring travel from the frozen plains of Iowa to the swing state of Georgia to explore Donald Trump’s enduring appe…
E10Hundreds of thousands of people own mobile homes and caravans in the UK, but some discover they don’t have the right to call them home. Rep…
E11Filmed over five months inside a council on the verge of bankruptcy, Panorama explores why many town halls across the UK are in financial c…
E12Over the past couple of years, net migration to the UK has hit record levels. So how has that happened, when the government promised in the…
E13Panorama investigates a private hospital chain being used to help clear the NHS waiting list. With more than six million people in England…
E14The rollout of smart motorways has been stopped because of safety fears, but there are still 250 miles of the network with no hard shoulder…
E15Many brands say they are doing their bit for the environment, even big polluters like tech, energy, and airlines. Now, Panorama investigate…
E16For years, they trafficked huge quantities of drugs and threatened anyone who stood in their way. Now most of the gangsters who ran the Huy…
E17Between 1970 and the early 1990s more than 30,000 people in the UK were infected with HIV and Hepatitis C through contaminated blood produc…
E18Panorama goes undercover in the Probation Service and reveals how easy it is for convicted criminals to go on the run, that drug tests are…
E19Ruja Ignatova, the flamboyant founder of fake cryptocurrency OneCoin, is the world's most wanted woman. Dubbed the 'Missing Cryptoqueen', s…
E20Panorama investigates a school for children with special educational needs. Places at LIFE school in the Wirral cost the local authority £5…
E21From tooth decay to obesity, our children’s health is in decline, and it’s storing up trouble for the future. Keir Starmer has promised his…
E22Labour is back in power with a big majority and some big promises. The new government says it will fix the NHS, grow the economy and build…
E23In June 2023, Barnaby Webber, Grace O'Malley-Kumar and Ian Coates were stabbed to death by Valdo Calocane. Reporter Navtej Johal investigat…
E24A knife attack on a Taylor Swift dance workshop in Southport left three children dead and eight others seriously injured. The killings then…
E25What happens when smartphones are taken away from kids for a week? With the help of two families and lots of remote cameras, Panorama finds…
E26Controversial influencer Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan already face charges in Romania of human trafficking and organised crime. Now…
E27HS2 was meant to be the railway of the future, an epic piece of engineering which would get Britain moving and help level up. But more than…
E28As the cost-of-living squeeze continues to affect many, supermarkets say they’re doing what they can to help us save money, offering discou…
E29Kirsty Wark investigates the multi-billion-pound global menopause industry. It promises women relief from often debilitating symptoms if th…
E30When Hamas attacked Israel on 7 October 2023, it led to a war that threatens to engulf the entire region 12 months later. Jane Corbin has b…
E31Revolut is a UK business success story. Founded almost a decade ago and offering online payments and foreign currency services, it’s expand…
E32Former nurse Lucy Letby became one of the UK’s most notorious child killers after she was convicted of harming and murdering babies in her…
E33For the past two years, Panorama has been following some of Donald Trump’s most ardent supporters. One was just feet away from the former p…
E34With exclusive access to the parents of Chris Kaba, who was shot dead by armed police, Panorama investigates what happened on the night of…
E35Smart meters are supposed to make paying our energy bills easier and cheaper. But is that the whole story? In 2011, the coalition governmen…
E36Richard Bilton meets the scientists trying to save the world from the consequences of climate change and investigates whether they can real…
E37Alcohol-related deaths from liver disease among women under 40 have risen sharply over the last decade – but why? Thirty-two-year old BBC j…
E38Tomatoes are a store cupboard staple for many of us, but can we trust what we are eating? Reporting for Panorama, Runako Celina investigate…
E39It looks like England’s most successful water company, Severn Trent, is popular with investors. It has been awarded the Environment Agency’…
E40Telegram is the fifth most downloaded app on the planet, with almost a billion users worldwide. More than six million people in the UK have…