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Panorama (1953)

6.3 74 seasons 2382 episodes Returning Series
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Current affairs programme, featuring interviews and investigative reports on a wide variety of subjects.

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Seasons & episodes

E1
Whatever Happened To Afghanistan?Jan 5, 1981

A year ago rumble of Russian tanks invading Afghanistan was met by a chorus of condemnation from around world.

E2
Italy's Other EarthquakeJan 12, 1981

Money is now pouring in to rebuild lives and homes of survivors of Italy's earthquake.

E3
How the Left WonJan 19, 1981

This week, at a special conference at Wembley, Labour Party will decide how to choose its leader.

E4
Episode 4Jan 26, 1981
E5
The Politics of HungerFeb 2, 1981

Before the year 2000, the world is likely to face famine on a scale hitherto unknown. Today .more than half the African countries still fac…

E6
Episode 6Feb 9, 1981
E7
Who's Afraid of Rupert Murdoch?Feb 16, 1981

At 49, the Australian millionaire is set to become one of the world s most powerful press tycoons. His critics say he makes and breaks poli…

E8
Episode 8Feb 23, 1981
E9
The Right to Privacy - The Need to KnowMar 2, 1981

How far should the state look into our lives, and what should be done with the information that is collected? Computers now contain million…

E10
Has the Lady Turned?Mar 9, 1981

After two years in pursuit of a radical economic experiment, has the Government now decided to change course? The capitulation to the miner…

E11
The Last of the Big Spenders?Mar 16, 1981

The Conservative Government has told local authorities to cut back and spend less. The highest-spending council in Britain is Camden in Lon…

E12
Episode 12Mar 23, 1981
E13
Episode 13Mar 30, 1981
E14
Gold and Diamonds - The Kremlin ConnectionApr 6, 1981

'You can carry enough diamonds on your naked body to set you up for life,' said Ian Fleming. Diamonds and gold - the most precious substanc…

E15
Episode 15Apr 13, 1981
E16
France's Seven-Year ItchApr 27, 1981

For seven years Giscard d'Estaing has been the dominant force in French politics, and French prosperity has been the envy of Europe. But hi…

E17
Episode 17May 11, 1981
E18
The Re-arming of AmericaMay 18, 1981

The United States, in keeping with President Reagan's election promise, has just begun the largest and most expensive peace-time military b…

E19
Episode 19Jun 1, 1981
E20
The DPPJun 8, 1981

Sir Thomas Hetherington is the Director of Public Prosecutions, the man who has to decide whether to prosecute in important or difficult ca…

E21
South Africa: To the Last Drop of BloodJun 15, 1981

Peter Taylor reports from within South Africa on the black opposition - an opposition which is becoming increasingly frustrated and violent…

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Episode 22Jun 22, 1981
E23
The PLO - The Road to RespectabilityJun 29, 1981

The Palestinian Liberation Organisation, responsible for some of the world's worst acts of terrorism, has found a new respectability. Less…

E24
Crash - Whatever Happened To Flight 1008?Jul 6, 1981

In April 1980, Dan Air Flight 1008 crashed en-route from Manchester to Tenerife, claiming 146 lives. The programme covers the disaster from…

E25
Episode 25Jul 13, 1981
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Episode 26Jul 20, 1981
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Episode 27Jul 27, 1981
E28
The Islamic BombAug 10, 1981

After the Israeli raid on Iraq's nuclear reactor, Pakistan alone is developing the Islamic worlds first nuclear weapon. With millions of po…

E29
Episode 29Aug 17, 1981
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Episode 30Aug 24, 1981
E31
The Class of 81Sep 7, 1981

For-the past 12 months Panorama has been following the fortunes of the 250 school leavers at Craig-bank Secondary School in Glasgow. John S…

E32
Episode 32Sep 14, 1981
E33
The Provo's Last CardSep 21, 1981

Panorama's Peter Taylor reports from the Maze prison during the hunger strike campaign and addresses the political and military consequence…

E34
Labour: Which Direction Will the Party Go?Sep 28, 1981

Labour's choice of a deputy leader is the culmination of a momentous struggle for the party's future.

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Episode 35Oct 5, 1981
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Episode 36Oct 12, 1981
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KGB -Russia's Secret Service in the WestOct 19, 1981

Soviet Intelligence has a huge presence in every Western country; some four out of every ten Russian diplomats are KGB officers. They wage…

E38
Episode 38Oct 26, 1981
E39
How Many More Skeletons?Nov 2, 1981 · 50m

In this report from a longer programme, Tom Mangold speaks to Leo Long, one of the men whom Anthony Blunt recruited into his Cambridge spy…

E40
Episode 40Nov 9, 1981
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Episode 41Nov 16, 1981
E42
Libya: Trading in TerrorNov 23, 1981

In Britain, Libyan hit squads murder Colonel Gaddafi's exiled opponents. All over the world the Libyans back terrorist groups - including t…

E43
Trade Unions and the LawNov 30, 1981

Panorama tonight examines the Government's controversial proposals to limit the power of trade unions. The Rt Hon Norman Tebbit , mp, Secre…

E44
Episode 44Dec 7, 1981
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Experimenting with LifeDec 14, 1981

Next year there'll be a boom in test tube babies. Laboratory fertilisation is becoming commonplace, and human embryos are now being frozen…

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Episode 46Dec 21, 1981

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