Highlights
Panorama

Panorama - 2020 (2020)

Audience Score
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2020 Episodes

1. How to Save the High Street

January 13th, 2020

Business journalist Adam Shaw investigates the government's plans to spend millions of pounds reviving run-down town centres.

2. The Corrupt Billionaire

January 20th, 2020

Leaked documents reveal how an impoverished country was corruptly exploited by its former ruling family. With Richard Bilton.

3. Britain's Killer Motorways?

January 27th, 2020

Reporter Richard Bilton looks at 'smart' motorways, where the hard shoulder is turned into a live lane, and asks how safe they really are.

4. Cashing in on the Housing Crisis

February 3rd, 2020

Reporter Callum Tulley meets some of the growing number of people living in temporary accommodation.

5. Failed by the NHS: Callie’s Story

February 10th, 2020

Reporter Ellie Flynn talks to the family of Callie Lewis, who killed herself while in the care of the NHS, and uncovers the extent of the service's failure to provide adequate mental health care.

6. Amazon: What They Know About Us

February 17th, 2020

Panorama investigates Amazon's rise to corporate superpower and asks whether there is a dark side to our love affair with the company.

7. Mo Farah and the Salazar Scandal

February 24th, 2020

Reporter Mark Daly investigates fresh allegations against Alberto Salazar, the man who coached Mo Farah to Oylmpic glory.

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8. Spying on the Scammers

March 2nd, 2020

Panorama goes inside a criminal call centre to reveal how scammers cheat their victims.

9. The Million Pound Disability Payout

March 9th, 2020

Panorama investigates why the DWP has lost so many employment tribunals for disability discrimination.

10. Britain’s Bus Crisis

March 16th, 2020

What has gone wrong with Britain’s buses? Richard Bilton travels coast to coast to find out.

11. Coronavirus: The Week That Changed Britain

March 23rd, 2020

Panorama looks at how Britain is coping with its biggest crisis since the Second World War – and asks if the government has the right strategy to contain the virus.

12. Lockdown UK

March 30th, 2020

Panorama investigates the financial impact of Covid-19. Richard Bilton tells the story of the fight to save the UK's economy from an unprecedented threat.

13. Coronavirus: The Most at Risk

April 6th, 2020

Richard Bilton hears from some of those most at risk from coronavirus, who have been told to stay at home for at least three months.

14. On the NHS Frontline

April 20th, 2020

Four weeks into the government lockdown to save lives and protect the NHS, Jane Corbin reports from the frontline to tell the inside story of a Coventry hospital coping with Covid-19.

15. Has the Government Failed the NHS?

April 27th, 2020

Has the government let down the health workers leading the fight against the coronavirus? Reporter Richard Bilton investigates the delays and mistakes that may have put the lives of NHS staff at risk.

16. Coronavirus: When Will We Be Safe?

May 4th, 2020

Panorama reports from the frontline of science, asking when we will be able to beat the virus and get back to normal life.

17. Lockdown: How Business Is Coping

May 11th, 2020

Panorama follows business owners and key workers struggling through lockdown, from the courier collecting suspected samples of Covid-19 to the funeral director collecting and burying the dead.

18. Coronavirus Crisis: Europe's Migrant Camps

May 18th, 2020

Panorama investigates conditions inside Greek migrant camps during the Covid-19 lockdown, as experts warn of the potential for dangerous outbreaks inside the camps.

19. Coronavirus: Destination New York

June 1st, 2020

Panorama reports from New York City, asking why more than 16,000 people have died of coronavirus in a city with some of the best health care in the world.

20. Scandal at the Post Office

June 8th, 2020

Panorama reveals how the Post Office covered up evidence of miscarriages of justice.

21. George Floyd: A Killing That Shook the World

June 15th, 2020

Thousands of people have joined marches against racism after the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Clive Myrie asks if this event could change race relations in America for good.

22. Hunting the Neo-Nazis

June 22nd, 2020

Panorama investigates a global network of neo-Nazis and discovers that it is recruiting in the UK. Reporter Daniel De Simone reveals how the network operates across the world.

23. Has Covid Testing Gone Wrong?

June 29th, 2020

Reporter Richard Bilton investigates the rapid expansion of our Covid-19 testing capacity and asks whether we have got the world-beating service the prime minister promised.

24. Britain’s Cancer Crisis

July 6th, 2020

Panorama investigates fears that the coronavirus pandemic has caused a crisis in cancer care that could mean many thousands more will die.

25. How Scotland Cut Violent Crime

July 13th, 2020

Scotland has dramatically cut violent crime in the past 15 years, but how was it done? Kate Silverton films with Police Scotland’s Violence Reduction Unit to find out.

26. Lifting the Lockdown

July 16th, 2020

Panorama is in Salford as the city lifts the lockdown and tries to get its community back to work. But with the council approaching bankruptcy, can services be sustained?

27. Britain’s Coronavirus Gamble

July 20th, 2020

Panorama investigates the scientific advice the government followed in the early stages of the coronavirus pandemic.

28. China's Coronavirus Cover-Up

July 27th, 2020

Carrie Gracie investigates whether China hid crucial information about Covid-19 from the world.

29. The Forgotten Frontline

July 30th, 2020

Panorama follows the unfolding tragedy in care homes, as they struggle to protect residents against the killer virus. Over several months, cameras were allowed into two very different care homes, revealing the dedication of care staff, the frustration of managers and the heartache as more and more lives are lost. Across the country, more than 20,000 residents and care workers have died with coronavirus. Alison Holt asks if care homes were abandoned to fight the virus alone.

30. Stacey Dooley and the Lockdown Babies

August 3rd, 2020

Almost a quarter of a million babies have been born in the UK since lockdown began. Stacey Dooley reports from Bradford Royal Infirmary to find out how the pandemic is transforming the way we deal with pregnancy and birth. She meets pregnant women terrified of getting the virus, women giving birth and new mums with coronavirus who have had to isolate themselves from friends and family. Stacey also speaks to midwives and doctors who reveal how their lives have changed in order to protect mothers.

31. Has Lockdown Changed What We Eat?

August 10th, 2020

The way we eat is changing – and the way we shop for our food is too. Almost five months after the beginning of lockdown, Panorama reporter Tom Heap investigates the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on Britain’s biggest manufacturing sector - food - and looks at how the way we shop, cook and consume has been transformed

32. Escaping My Abuser

August 17th, 2020

Victoria Derbyshire investigates what the coronavirus lockdown meant for those trapped with an abusive partner, and meets some of those who managed to escape.

33. Hostage in Iran

August 24th, 2020

Reporter Darragh MacIntyre meets the families of British people arbitrarily detained in Iran and asks whether the payment of a historic debt could set them free.

34. Fighting for an Education

September 7th, 2020

As most children in England return to their classrooms, reporter Sean Dilley investigates the system for supporting young people with special educational needs.

35. Exposing the Illegal Organ Trade

September 14th, 2020

Panorama investigates one of the world’s most brutal trades - the buying and selling of human organs.

36. Banking Secrets of the Rich and Powerful

September 21st, 2020

Panorama uncovers secret reports that expose how banks have failed to tackle crime. Reporter Richard Bilton also exposes the business deals billionaires would rather you didn’t know about.

37. Test and Trace Exposed

September 28th, 2020

Panorama hears from whistleblowers working inside the government’s new coronavirus tracking system. They reveal chaos, technical problems, confusion and wasted resources.

38. Australia Burning

October 5th, 2020

Panorama hears from the people living in the path of last year's bush fires in Australia, and asks whether such events are to become normal.

39. Belly Mujinga: Searching for the Truth

October 12th, 2020

Rianna Croxford investigates the death of transport worker Belly Mujinga, following reports she had been coughed and spat on by a customer at London’s Victoria Station.

40. Sport’s Hidden Crisis

October 19th, 2020

Colin Jackson investigates the hidden extent of eating disorders in British sport and asks what the authorities should be doing to tackle the problem.

41. Has Covid Stolen My Future?

October 26th, 2020

Kash Jones investigates the long-term consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic on young people.

42. Is TikTok Safe?

November 2nd, 2020

Tina Daheley investigates whether TikTok, the social media sensation of lockdown, is safe for the millions of young people who have signed up.

43. Liverpool: Fighting Covid

November 9th, 2020

Panorama reporter Jane Corbin visits Liverpool to find out how people are coping with tier three coronavirus restrictions.

44. Can Biden Unite America?

November 16th, 2020

Joe Biden has won the battle for the White House. Reporter Hilary Andersson meets the Trump supporters who believe the election was stolen and asks whether they will ever accept their new president.

45. Return from ISIS: A Family’s Story

November 23rd, 2020

The extraordinary story of one family's journey from a small town in America to the heart of the Islamic State group and back.

46. The Home I Can’t Afford

November 25th, 2020

Panorama investigates the government’s shared-ownership scheme, designed to get more people on the property ladder, but leaving some with escalating costs and huge debts.

47. Business on the Brink

December 1st, 2020

Panorama follows businesses fighting to survive the pandemic and sees the pressure on those trying to save jobs and livelihoods.

48. Britain’s Wild Weather

December 7th, 2020

Justin Rowlatt visits communities around Britain battered by this year’s extreme weather - unprecedented rainfall, sunshine and sustained high temperatures - to find out how they have coped.

49. The Race for a Vaccine

December 14th, 2020

The inside story of the development of the Oxford vaccine against Covid-19. Fergus Walsh scrutinises the data that has come out of the trials, and examines the vaccination's efficacy and safety.

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