10.0/101 votesLoading...#1 - England's Shame
Season 48 Episode 20 - Aired 6/20/2000
A look at violence during Euro 2000
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- 10.0/101 votesLoading...
#2 - Towards the Zero Hour
Season 49 Episode 32 - Aired 12/12/2001
A special about the terror network
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- 9.6/105 votesLoading...
#3 - The War of the Tunnels
Season 62 Episode 34 - Aired 9/23/2014
Jane Corbin investigates the conflict involving Israel and Gaza and goes deep into the tunnels where battles have been fought.
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- 9.5/1041 votesLoading...
#4 - Omagh: What the Police Were Never Told
Season 56 Episode 41 - Aired 9/15/2008
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.
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- 9.4/109 votesLoading...
#5 - Britain's Disappearing Wildlife
Season 58 Episode 31 - Aired 8/30/2010
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.
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- 9.2/106 votesLoading...
#6 - A Walk in the Park
Season 58 Episode 2 - Aired 1/18/2010
Jane Corbin walks through the disputed streets and parks of Jerusalem and goes underground to explore tunnels excavated deep below the biblical sites.
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- 9.2/1012 votesLoading...
#7 - Price Tag Wars
Season 60 Episode 33 - Aired 9/17/2012
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.
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- 9.0/1011 votesLoading...
#8 - Living with Dementia: Chris's Story
Season 64 Episode 16 - Aired 6/2/2016
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.
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- 8.8/1020 votesLoading...
#9 - Britain's Child Beggars
Season 59 Episode 42 - Aired 10/19/2011
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.
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- 8.7/1028 votesLoading...
#10 - The Spies Who Fooled the World
Season 61 Episode 8 - Aired 3/18/2013
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.
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- 8.6/105 votesLoading...
#11 - Cancer: Hope for Sale?
Season 61 Episode 15 - Aired 6/3/2013
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?
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- 8.3/107 votesLoading...
#12 - Africa's Billion Pound Migrant Trail
Season 65 Episode 34 - Aired 9/18/2017
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.
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- 8.3/107 votesLoading...
#13 - Britain's Offshore Secrets Exposed
Season 65 Episode 43 - Aired 11/6/2017
Current affairs programme featuring interviews and investigative reports. Richard Bilton explores the secrets of Britain's offshore empire.
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- 8.2/10179 votesLoading...
#14 - Scientology and Me
Season 55 Episode 19 - Aired 5/14/2007
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.
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- 8.1/1041 votesLoading...
#15 - Sex Crimes and the Vatican
Season 54 Episode 26 - Aired 10/1/2006
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.
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- 8.1/107 votesLoading...
#16 - Britain, Gaddafi and the Torture Trail
Season 59 Episode 43 - Aired 10/24/2011
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.
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8.1/1097 votesLoading...#17 - Mariupol: The People's Story
Season 70 Episode 43 - Aired 11/8/2022
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.
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- 8.0/106 votesLoading...
#18 - Where's Our Aid Money Gone?
Season 61 Episode 41 - Aired 12/2/2013
Current affairs. With the Global Fund's inspector general sacked for 'unsatisfactory' performance after exposing corruption, Richard Bilton challenges those responsible.
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7.9/1039 votesLoading...#19 - Spying on the Scammers
Season 68 Episode 8 - Aired 3/2/2020
Panorama goes inside a criminal call centre to reveal how scammers cheat their victims.
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7.9/1013 votesLoading...#20 - Ukraine's War Diaries
Season 71 Episode 7 - Aired 2/21/2023
When Russian forces invaded Ukraine in February 2022, Panorama asked five Ukrainians to start filming their lives. The result is a powerful documentary marking the first anniversary of the war.
Director: Tanya Stephan
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7.9/1019 votesLoading...#21 - The Antidepressant Story
Season 71 Episode 20 - Aired 6/19/2023
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.
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- 7.8/105 votesLoading...
#22 - The Train that Divides Jerusalem
Season 63 Episode 27 - Aired 7/20/2015
On the anniversary of last summer's brutal conflict in Gaza, film-maker Adam Wishart visits Jerusalem and rides the city's controversial new train.
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- 7.8/1010 votesLoading...
#23 - The Spy in the IRA
Season 65 Episode 15 - Aired 4/11/2017
In the murky world of British intelligence during the Northern Ireland conflict, one agent's life appears to have mattered more than others. Codenamed Stakeknife, Freddie Scappaticci rose through the ranks of the IRA to run their internal security unit. He was the IRA's chief spy catcher, in charge of rooting out those suspected of collaborating with the British. But all the time he was in fact working for the British intelligence services. Panorama reveals that a classified report links Scappatici to at least 18 murders. Some of these victims were themselves agents and informers. Scappaticci, the intelligence agencies who tasked him and the IRA to whom he also answered are the subject of a criminal enquiry. Panorama discloses how he kept his cover by having the blood of other agents on his hands, how the intelligence agencies appeared to tolerate this and why he has been protected for so long.
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- 7.8/105 votesLoading...
#24 - Jihadis You Pay For
Season 65 Episode 46 - Aired 12/4/2017
Millions of pounds of British aid money have been spent trying to bring security to Syria and to protect the UK from terrorism. But whistleblowers say our development efforts have been undermined by mismanagement, waste and corruption. Using hundreds of leaked documents, reporter Jane Corbin pieces together the shocking truth about one of the government's flagship foreign aid projects. She discovers how some of the cash has ended up in the hands of extremists and how an organisation we are funding has been involved in executions and torture.
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7.8/105 votesLoading...#25 - Escaping My Abuser
Season 68 Episode 32 - Aired 8/17/2020
Victoria Derbyshire investigates what the coronavirus lockdown meant for those trapped with an abusive partner, and meets some of those who managed to escape.
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The Best Episodes of Panorama
Every episode of Panorama ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Panorama!
Current affairs programme, featuring interviews and investigative reports on a wide variety of subjects.
Genres:DocumentaryNews
Network:BBC One
Best Episodes Summary
"England's Shame" is the best rated episode of "Panorama". It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 6/20/2000. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Towards the Zero Hour".