Panorama (1953)

After fleeing the capital as revolutionary fervour spread, Romanian President Nicolae Ceausescu and his wife were captured and returned to…

David Lomax reports on how patients are suffering as a result of the 1990 ambulance dispute.

Every day this term more than 200,000 pupils will play truant from Britain's schools. In London alone a quarter of all 15-year-olds will be…

As crises mount for President Gorbachev, what about the Russians - the people who will ultimately determine the fate of his revolution?

Britain's police are facing a crisis of public confidence. In the wake of the Guildford Four case, the break up of the West Midlands Crime…

August's shooting of a young Catholic, Loughlin Maginn, was the 2,744th murder since the N. Ireland troubles began. But it will be remember…

East Germans vote next Sunday in their first free elections in over 50 years. But already the hundreds of thousands who have voted with the…

In England and Wales 38 million people are about to receive their first poll tax bills - many will be higher than Government predictions.

In the 90s, Britain will need new roads, houses and industrial developments if it is to prosper in Europe. But birds, plants and animals ar…

The very poor in Britain live at the margin. Any crisis, from a house burning down to something as everyday as a child needing new shoes, c…

More than three million people have joined Britain's army of homeowners since Mrs. Thatcher came to power. But for many, high mortgage rate…

The mighty Red Army that Lenin created to defend the Motherland is coming home from camps across Eastern Europe. But it is returning to an…

18 months ago, the Gov't launched a radical reform of the NHS. It wanted to turn a £20 billion state monolith into an internal market that…

All over eastern Europe, dark secrets from the past are being unearthed. Many countries face the dilemma of what to do with the former comm…

Steve Bradshaw reports on the effects of global warming.

One self-confessed ringleader of the Strangeways riot has claimed to Panorama that the disturbance was originally planned as a protest agai…

As the Government's changes to the education system start to take effect, how well are Britain's schools coping? Roisin McAuley reports on…

With Westminster rife with pre-election fever and Labour ahead in the opinion polls, the Leader of the Opposition, the Rt Hon Neil Kinnock…

After a rather difficult political year, the Conservatives are now preparing to fight their fourth election campaign under the leadership o…

How did the west allow Saddam Hussein to build up his terrifying arsenal of weapons? Jane Corbin reveals the scale of Saddam's arms product…

To many Palestinians, Saddam Hussein is a new saviour. Panorama analyses the Saddam-fever that is sweeping through Jordan and the West Bank…

David Dimbleby and Tom Mangold report from America on the latest developments in the Gulf crisis. Is a compromise still possible? How long…

Britain's defences were undergoing their most drastic review for over a generation when Iraq provoked the Gulf crisis. Fred Emery reports o…

Reporter Steve Bradshaw investigates the legacy of Militant Tendency in Liverpool.

Gavin Hewitt has been examining who actually pays for the Conservative Party. Why do individuals and companies give and what do they expect…

An examination of the cause and effect of the savage violence which has been sweeping South Africa, a threat to the peace process which, in…

President F W de Klerk's promise to abolish all race laws and share power with the black majority has set white against white in South Afri…

In an attempt to make the family a lasting commitment, the Government is changing the law to track down fathers who abandon their families…

David Dimbleby in Potsdam presents a debate with representatives from several European countries on their adjustment to the new freedoms on…

The Chancellor of the Exchequer's decision to take Britain into the Exchange Rate Mechanism provoked short-lived euphoria. Now the British…

Fred Emery presents a Panorama special about the demise of British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, looking at the final week of her premi…

As the world marks international Aids day, Panorama reports on the relentless spread of the disease into the general population. The author…

Anthony Howard accompanies former cabinet minister Nicholas Ridley on a journey around Europe, highlighting his opinions of the European Co…

The Department of Public Prosecutions is considering whether to prosecute a group of junior Surrey detectives who are alleged to have fabri…