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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Panorama Season 48 Episode 20 - England's Shame
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - England's Shame

    S48:E20

    A look at violence during Euro 2000

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Panorama Season 49 Episode 32 - Towards the Zero Hour
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - Towards the Zero Hour

    S49:E32

    A special about the terror network

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Panorama Season 56 Episode 41 - Omagh: What the Police Were Never Told
    9.2/10(43 votes)

    #3 - Omagh: What the Police Were Never Told

    S56:E41

    Peter Taylor uncovers the inside story of the operation which thwarted a terrorist plot to cause explosions and led to increased security at British airports.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Panorama Season 2025 Episode 34 - Trump and the Tech Titans
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    #4 - Trump and the Tech Titans

    S2025:E34

    Silicon Valley’s original disruptors didn’t just change technology - they rewired politics. Panorama investigates the 'PayPal Mafia' - Elon Musk, Peter Thiel and David Sacks - and their influence on Donald Trump’s rise to the White House. From Starbase in Texas, Elon Musk’s futuristic city, to the corridors of Washington, Panorama reveals how ideology, algorithms and vast fortunes are rewriting the rules of power. And as artificial intelligence accelerates seemingly beyond regulation, will the tech titans become the ultimate power brokers, not just in politics but in shaping the future of humanity itself?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Panorama Season 60 Episode 33 - Price Tag Wars
    8.5/10(14 votes)

    #5 - Price Tag Wars

    S60:E33

    Panorama presents an insight into the world of the so-called Price Taggers, a group of Israeli teenagers who believe every Palestinian attack should be met with an act of revenge.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Panorama Season 61 Episode 8 - The Spies Who Fooled the World
    8.5/10(30 votes)

    #6 - The Spies Who Fooled the World

    S61:E8

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Panorama Season 58 Episode 31 - Britain's Disappearing Wildlife
    8.4/10(11 votes)

    #7 - Britain's Disappearing Wildlife

    S58:E31

    A look at the decline of UK wildlife. There is more at stake than simply protecting the beauty of nature - our food supply could be under threat.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Panorama Season 65 Episode 43 - Britain's Offshore Secrets Exposed
    8.4/10(8 votes)

    #8 - Britain's Offshore Secrets Exposed

    S65:E43

    Current affairs programme featuring interviews and investigative reports. Richard Bilton explores the secrets of Britain's offshore empire.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Panorama Season 54 Episode 26 - Sex Crimes and the Vatican
    8.3/10(42 votes)

    #9 - Sex Crimes and the Vatican

    S54:E26

    Panorama investigates a secret Vatican document known as the "Crimen Sollicitationis", which established a guideline for handling allegations of child abuse, homosexuality and bestiality within the Catholic Church and was enforced for 20 years by Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger before he became the Pope.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Panorama Season 55 Episode 19 - Scientology and Me
    8.3/10(179 votes)

    #10 - Scientology and Me

    S55:E19

    John Sweeney investigates the Church of Scientology and allegations made by former members and relatives of current members. However, during the course of his investigation he soon finds that he has become a target of the Church.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Panorama Season 59 Episode 42 - Britain's Child Beggars
    8.3/10(22 votes)

    #11 - Britain's Child Beggars

    S59:E42

    Reporter John Sweeney uncovers the truth behind the children begging on Britain's streets, and tracks down the begging gangs to luxury homes in Romania.

    Director:Unknown
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  12. Panorama Season 65 Episode 34 - Africa's Billion Pound Migrant Trail
    8.3/10(8 votes)

    #12 - Africa's Billion Pound Migrant Trail

    S65:E34

    Panorama investigates the African migrant trade and reveals the extraordinary scale of people-smuggling across sub-Saharan Africa - a multibillion-pound industry described by some as a new 'slave trade'. As theEU desperately tries to cut the number of migrants crossing the Mediterranean, reporter Benjamin Zand investigates how hundreds of millions of euros of EU funding is being spent and asks if EU efforts to tackle the smugglers could be leaving some migrants in an ever more dangerous limbo.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Panorama Season 59 Episode 43 - Britain, Gaddafi and the Torture Trail
    8.2/10(8 votes)

    #13 - Britain, Gaddafi and the Torture Trail

    S59:E43

    Reporter Paul Kenyon presents shocking pictures and testimony, never seen before, that reveal the truth about Colonel Gaddafi's regime and its ties with the British government.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Panorama Season 62 Episode 34 - The War of the Tunnels
    8.2/10(7 votes)

    #14 - The War of the Tunnels

    S62:E34

    Jane Corbin investigates the conflict involving Israel and Gaza and goes deep into the tunnels where battles have been fought.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Panorama Season 68 Episode 3 - Britain's Killer Motorways?
    8.2/10(6 votes)

    #15 - Britain's Killer Motorways?

    S68:E3

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Panorama Season 68 Episode 32 - Escaping My Abuser
    8.2/10(7 votes)

    #16 - Escaping My Abuser

    S68:E32

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Panorama Season 69 Episode 8 - Rubbish Dump Britain
    8.2/10(7 votes)

    #17 - Rubbish Dump Britain

    S69:E8

    Fly-tipping is a national problem that is ruining our towns and countryside. There are more than a million incidents each year of illegally dumped rubbish in the UK. So why are so few people prosecuted for damaging the places we love? Reporter Richard Bilton investigates a crime that affects us all and meets some of those who are fighting back against the fly-tippers.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Panorama Season 72 Episode 20 - Undercover School: Cruelty in the Classroom
    8.2/10(9 votes)

    #18 - Undercover School: Cruelty in the Classroom

    S72:E20

    Panorama investigates a school for children with special educational needs. Places at LIFE school in the Wirral cost the local authority £50,000 or more a year per pupil, but reporter Sasha Hinde sees little teaching going on. Instead, pupils are mocked, bullied and physically abused. Undercover filming reveals how children with ADHD, autism and complex needs are placed in headlocks or wrestled to the ground by staff and described as 'thick' and 'retards'. The school says it has an excellent academic record, takes any allegation of misconduct or inappropriate behaviour extremely seriously and that some members of staff have been suspended. Parents tell Panorama they feel let down and believe the school should be closed.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Panorama Season 5 Episode 13 - Episode 13
    8.1/10(14 votes)

    #19 - Episode 13

    S5:E13

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Panorama Season 61 Episode 41 - Where's Our Aid Money Gone?
    8.0/10(7 votes)

    #20 - Where's Our Aid Money Gone?

    S61:E41

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Panorama Season 64 Episode 16 - Living with Dementia: Chris's Story
    8.0/10(14 votes)

    #21 - Living with Dementia: Chris's Story

    S64:E16

    In a powerful, multi-textured documentary filmed over almost two years, one family living with dementia reveals what life is really like behind closed doors. Using CCTV cameras, video diaries and a small, immersive film crew, the programme follows 55-year-old Chris Roberts from north Wales as he, his wife Jayne and his youngest daughter Kate come to terms with his Alzheimer's diagnosis. From making the decision to choose his own care home to writing a living will, getting lost in his own house and not recognising his family, Chris chronicles his changing life as his independence slips away. Once a businessman and a keen biker, he now struggles to walk and talk - his life is beset by frustration, yet his remarkable insight allows us into his world.

    Director:Unknown
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  22. Panorama Season 70 Episode 30 - The Billion-Pound Savings Scandal
    8.0/10(8 votes)

    #22 - The Billion-Pound Savings Scandal

    S70:E30

    Offshore money, huge fees, suspicious payments and a phantom head of the KGB - just some of what a group of ordinary British savers discovered when the £46 million fund they had invested in collapsed. Each year, a billion pounds is lost in failed investment schemes. Panorama tells the story of one of them and follows investors as they try to unravel the truth about the Blackmore Bond, a Manchester-based scheme, and challenge the regulators they believe failed them.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Panorama Season 70 Episode 43 - Mariupol: The People's Story
    8.0/10(102 votes)

    #23 - Mariupol: The People's Story

    S70:E43

    In a little under three months, residents of what was a thriving city witnessed the deaths of women and children in a maternity hospital and bodies left abandoned on the streets of Mariupol. Filmed and told by many of the citizens of Mariupol, this powerful documentary records the deaths of thousands and daring escapes, and is the story of their loss, bravery and determination.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Panorama Season 71 Episode 20 - The Antidepressant Story
    8.0/10(24 votes)

    #24 - The Antidepressant Story

    S71:E20

    In the UK, around one in seven now take an antidepressant. Globally they have made the pharmaceutical industry billions. When the current generation of drugs was launched 35 years ago, they promised a safe and effective treatment, free from the side effects of older medicines. But have they lived up to those claims? While many people say they have benefited from taking them, Panorama reveals evidence of some companies trying to conceal concerns about their drugs, following patients who have suffered serious side effects as they continue their fight to be heard.

    Director:Clare Hix
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Panorama Season 68 Episode 8 - Spying on the Scammers
    7.9/10(41 votes)

    #25 - Spying on the Scammers

    S68:E8

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"England's Shame" is the best rated episode of "Panorama". It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 6/20/2000. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Towards the Zero Hour".