2013

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2013
45 Episodes

Episodes

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S61E01

Immigration Undercover

Reporter Paul Kenyon goes undercover with the new type of gang smuggling illegal immigrants out of the UK as well as in, right under the nose of the British authorities.

21 Jan 2013
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S61E02

The Great Disability Scam?

Only half of people with a disability are in work. Panorama investigates if one of the government's most ambitious welfare reforms can solve the problem of disability unemployment.

28 Jan 2013
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S61E03

The Great Abortion Divide

Victoria Derbyshire investigates the great abortion divide between Northern Ireland and most of the United Kingdom, and asks if it is time to change the law.

04 Feb 2013
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S61E04

Inside Barclays: Banking on Bonuses

After a series of controversies, bosses at Barclays say they're changing the culture of the bank. But what went wrong? Reporter Richard Bilton investigates the bonus culture that drove one of our biggest banks.

11 Feb 2013
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S61E05

What's Really in our Food?

Panorama investigates the horse meat scandal and reveals more concerns about what is really in our food. Richard Bilton questions the 'light touch' regulation of the food industry.

18 Feb 2013
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S61E06

Mission Accomplished? Secrets of Helmand

Reporter Ben Anderson joins Allied troops preparing to hand over to Afghan forces next year, finding the Afghan army and police to be poorly trained and lacking resources.

25 Feb 2013
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S61E07

America's Gun Addiction

Following the Newtown massacre, Panorama meets the teachers who want to use guns to protect their schools and reveals America's national crisis in mental healthcare.

11 Mar 2013
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S61E08

The Spies Who Fooled the World

On the eve of the tenth anniversary of the Iraq War, Panorama reveals how key aspects of the secret intelligence used to justify the invasion were based on fabrication and lies.

18 Mar 2013
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S61E09

The Derby Fire: Secrets and Lies

The Derby fire, in which six children died, was an attack on a family that shocked the country. Panorama asks were warnings missed?

02 Apr 2013
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S61E10

North Korea Undercover

Panorama reporter John Sweeney spends eight days undercover inside North Korea, the most rigidly-controlled nation on Earth.

15 Apr 2013
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S61E11

Secrets of Britain's Sharia Councils

Panorama reporter Jane Corbin goes undercover to investigate what is really happening in Britain's Sharia Councils - Islamic religious courts.

22 Apr 2013
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S61E12

The Russians Are Coming

Reporter Darragh MacIntyre investigates a death in a Russian prison that has brought the threat of violence to the UK, and the death of a whistleblower found in Surrey.

29 Apr 2013
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S61E13

Jobs for the Boys?

Former England and Arsenal footballer Sol Campbell investigates why the unemployment rate for young black British men is roughly double that of their white counterparts.

13 May 2013
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S61E14

Hillsborough - How They Buried the Truth

A Panorama investigation reveals how police, politicians, lawyers and judges all played a part in burying the truth about Britain's worst football disaster.

20 May 2013
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S61E15

Cancer: Hope for Sale?

Richard Bilton investigates a controversial American doctor who claims he can cure cancer. Why has he been allowed to sell an unproven and experimental treatment for 30 years?

03 Jun 2013
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S61E16

Cash for Questions Undercover

A Panorama special going undercover to reveal lobbying practices which raise serious questions about standards in political life.

06 Jun 2013
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S61E17

Blacklist Britain

Richard Bilton does the first TV interview with the bookkeeper for the organisation which ran a secret blacklist subscribed to by some of the biggest names in British business.

10 Jun 2013
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S61E18

Traffic Fines - Highway Robbery?

With councils fining drivers in ever-greater numbers after capturing them on CCTV, Panorama tries to find new ways to cut down on the mountain of traffic tickets issued each year.

12 Jun 2013
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S61E19

Elderly Care: Condition Critical?

Using secret filming and exclusive research into the mortality rates of care and nursing homes for the elderly in England, Panorama exposes the pain of poor care and neglect.

17 Jun 2013
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S61E20

Kids Lost in Care

Panorama investigates the standard of residential care for vulnerable children. In homes where care is not up to scratch, some young people run away into risky situations.

24 Jun 2013
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S61E21

The Truth about Pills and Pregnancy

Current affairs. Many women have to take medicines while pregnant. But could they be risking the health of their unborn child? Reporter Shelley Jofre investigates.

01 Jul 2013
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S61E22

The Trouble with Trump

Current affairs. Reporter John Sweeney asks if the Scottish government knew enough about self-proclaimed billionaire Donald Trump before accepting his investment proposal.

08 Jul 2013
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S61E23

Broken by Battle

Panorama investigates the true personal cost of the war in Afghanistan on British troops, going beyond the limits of the Ministry of Defence's statistics on suicide.

15 Jul 2013
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S61E24

Jungle Outlaws: The Chainsaw Trail

Panorama investigates illegal logging in the rainforest and the timber trail from Africa to West Europe. Raphael Rowe spent six months tracking logs from Congo's jungle.

25 Jul 2013
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S61E25

Tainted Love: Secrets of the Dating Game

Legal notice - this episode is the subject of a legal complaint. Reporter Fiona Walker investigates how unscrupulous dating websites are preying on those looking for love.

29 Jul 2013
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S61E26

The Brothers Who Bombed Boston

Panorama explores how the two suspected Boston Marathon bombers - brothers raised and educated in the US - became radicalised, and asks if America's war on terror has come home.

05 Aug 2013
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S61E27

Locked Up For Being Ill?

Current affairs. With police estimating that dealing with mental health patients takes up 25 percent of their time, Paul Kenyon discovers a world of self-harm and suicide attempts.

09 Sept 2013
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S61E28

Tax, Lies and Videotape

Current affairs. Panorama goes undercover in the City to investigate the truth about UK tax policy, discovering how London is still home to the tax avoidance industry.

16 Sept 2013
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S61E29

The Honeymoon Murder: Who Killed Anni?

With access to secret police files, Jeremy Vine looks at the case against the Bristol businessman accused of killing his young bride on honeymoon in South Africa in 2010.

19 Sept 2013
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S61E30

Dying for a Bargain

Panorama investigates how our clothes - including those of some big high street brands - are really made, finding evidence of an industry that still puts profit before safety.

23 Sept 2013
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S61E31

Terror in Nairobi

Panorama investigates the network al-Shabab uses to cross the Somali-Kenyan border at will and this terror group's appeal to radicalised Muslim youths in Britain and beyond.

30 Sept 2013
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S61E32

Saving Syria's Children

In a special edition, Panorama travels with British doctors inside Syria to exclusively reveal the devastating impact of the war on children caught in the conflict.

30 Sept 2013
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S61E33

Malala: Shot for Going to School

One year ago, Malala Yousafzai was shot by the Taliban on her school bus. In this Panorama special, she talks exclusively to Mishal Husain about her remarkable journey.

07 Oct 2013
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S61E34

Britain's New Banking Scandal

Panorama reporter Adam Shaw lifts the lid on what could be Britain's biggest financial mis-selling scandal - the hard sell of so-called interest rate swaps.

14 Oct 2013
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S61E35

Murder in the Alps

With exclusive access to eyewitnesses and investigators, Panorama reveals how and asks why a British family and a French cyclist were brutally murdered by a hitman.

21 Oct 2013
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S61E36

Our Dirty Nation

Cleaning up Britain's rubbish costs more than a billion pounds each year. Journalist and Labour peer Joan Bakewell argues that we all need to take more pride in our surroundings.

28 Oct 2013
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S61E37

After Savile: No More Secrets?

In Britain, turning a blind eye to child abuse in a school, hospital or a church is not a crime; Panorama talks to victims, police and senior figures calling for the law to change.

04 Nov 2013
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S61E38

The Great House Price Bubble?

With house prices hitting record highs at the same time as living standards continue to be squeezed, Adam Shaw goes in search of affordable homes for ordinary working families.

11 Nov 2013
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S61E39

Britain's Secret Terror Force

Reporter John Ware interviews former members of a secret undercover unit run by the British Army in the early 1970s as they reveal how they took the war to the IRA.

21 Nov 2013
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S61E40

Amazon: The Truth Behind the Click

How well does online retailer Amazon treat its workers? Conditions in the company's giant warehouses have been condemned by unions as among the worst in Britain.

25 Nov 2013
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S61E41

Where's Our Aid Money Gone?

Current affairs. With the Global Fund's inspector general sacked for 'unsatisfactory' performance after exposing corruption, Richard Bilton challenges those responsible.

02 Dec 2013
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S61E42

Energy Bills: Power Failure?

Current affairs. Energy bills have gone up by around a quarter in the past four years and politicians from all sides say they are determined to bring them down. Can they deliver?

09 Dec 2013
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S61E43

All in a Good Cause

Current affairs. Do we really know about the charities we support? Declan Lawn hears from donors and charity workers who believe the quest for money is undermining the mission.

10 Dec 2013
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S61E44

The Romanians are Coming?

Reporter Paul Kenyon joins British police in a Romanian village where most of the men have left to pursue work in the black markets of London, as they try to stem the flow.

16 Dec 2013
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S61E45

Woolwich: The Untold Story

With two British Muslim converts found guilty of the murder of Drummer Lee Rigby, Panorama asks if the security services among others missed opportunities to prevent Lee's death.

19 Dec 2013