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Every episode of Panorama ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Panorama!

The Best Episodes of Panorama

Current affairs programme, featuring interviews and investigative reports on a wide variety of subjects.
  1. 10.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - England's Shame

    S48:E20

    A look at violence during Euro 2000

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  2. 10.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - Towards the Zero Hour

    S49:E32

    A special about the terror network

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  3. 9.6/10(6 votes)

    #3 - 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.

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  4. 9.5/10(42 votes)

    #4 - 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.

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  5. 9.4/10(10 votes)

    #5 - 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.

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  6. 9.2/10(7 votes)

    #6 - A Walk in the Park

    S58:E2

    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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  8. 9.2/10(13 votes)

    #7 - 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.

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  9. 8.9/10(10 votes)

    #8 - Episode 13

    S5:E13

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  10. 8.8/10(7 votes)

    #9 - Cancer: Hope for Sale?

    S61:E15

    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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  11. 8.7/10(22 votes)

    #10 - 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.

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  12. 8.7/10(29 votes)

    #11 - 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.

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  13. 8.7/10(13 votes)

    #12 - 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.

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  14. 8.3/10(42 votes)

    #13 - 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.

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  15. 8.3/10(8 votes)

    #14 - 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.

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  16. 8.3/10(8 votes)

    #15 - 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.

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  17. 8.2/10(180 votes)

    #16 - 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.

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  18. 8.1/10(8 votes)

    #17 - 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.

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  19. 8.0/10(7 votes)

    #18 - 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.

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  20. 8.0/10(102 votes)

    #19 - 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.

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  21. 7.9/10(40 votes)

    #20 - Spying on the Scammers

    S68:E8

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

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  22. 7.9/10(14 votes)

    #21 - Ukraine's War Diaries

    S71:E7

    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.

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  23. 7.8/10(6 votes)

    #22 - The Train that Divides Jerusalem

    S63:E27

    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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  24. 7.8/10(11 votes)

    #23 - The Spy in the IRA

    S65:E15

    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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  25. 7.8/10(6 votes)

    #24 - Jihadis You Pay For

    S65:E46

    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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  26. 7.8/10(6 votes)

    #25 - 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.

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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 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".