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The Best Episodes of Panorama Season 54

Every episode of Panorama Season 54 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Panorama Season 54!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Panorama Season 54 Episode 1 - Get a life
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    #1 - Get a life

    S54:E1

    Panorama asks why British workers continue to work some of the longest hours in Europe. Many thought that new technologies would free us from the office but it seems they have simply blurred the lines between work and home.

    Director:Unknown
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  2. Panorama Season 54 Episode 2 - Herceptin: Wanting the Wonder Drug
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    #2 - Herceptin: Wanting the Wonder Drug

    S54:E2

    A new generation of drugs is transforming cancer treatment but causing the NHS concern. Panorama investigates the rise of 'patient power', difficult decisions the NHS must make and asks if these drugs are as effective as claimed?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Panorama Season 54 Episode 3 - The National Homes Swindle
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    #3 - The National Homes Swindle

    S54:E3

    Panorama reports on a growing scandal, thousands of families in England and Wales who've been forced to sell the family home in order to pay for long-term care for an elderly relative. Care that should legally have been paid for by the NHS.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Panorama Season 54 Episode 4 - Stockwell: Countdown to Killing
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    #4 - Stockwell: Countdown to Killing

    S54:E4

    Peter Taylor gives an account of the events that led up to an innocent man being shot dead by an elite police firearms team at Stockwell tube station in London. Panorama follows the family of Jean Charles de Menezes as they seek justice.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Panorama Season 54 Episode 5 - Tony Blair's Long Goodbye
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    #5 - Tony Blair's Long Goodbye

    S54:E5

    Tony Blair is desperate for the legacy of his time in office to be something other than the war in Iraq. He wants to push through a radical program of public service reforms but are his party and the country willing to accept his plans.

    Director:Unknown
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  6. Panorama Season 54 Episode 6 - Bringing Our Boys Home?
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    #6 - Bringing Our Boys Home?

    S54:E6

    Some 8,000 British troops are currently in Iraq, but the MoD has announced that 800 will be withdrawn in May. In order for foreign troops to withdraw the Iraqi army and police must be able to take over. Jane Corbin asks if they are ready.

    Director:Unknown
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  7. Panorama Season 54 Episode 7 - The NHS Blame Game
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    #7 - The NHS Blame Game

    S54:E7

    Labour is investing unprecedented amounts into the NHS, but the service is about to announce the biggest deficit in its history. Is this due to a handful of bad managers as Ministers claim or is there something more fundamentally wrong?

    Director:Unknown
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  8. Panorama Season 54 Episode 8 - The Hospital That Failed Women
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    #8 - The Hospital That Failed Women

    S54:E8

    A year-long Panorama investigation reveals how Bradford Hospitals NHS Trust may have put around 150 women with breast cancer at risk by failing to give them the crucial second stage of their treatment - radiotherapy.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Panorama Season 54 Episode 9 - Must Have Own Teeth
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    #9 - Must Have Own Teeth

    S54:E9

    They call it the "Vampire Theory". The idea that when it comes to the workforce, employers constantly crave the fresh blood of younger workers. Andy Davies investigates.

    Director:Unknown
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  10. Panorama Season 54 Episode 10 - A Good Time to Say Goodbye
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    #10 - A Good Time to Say Goodbye

    S54:E10

    Panorama asked should society allow people to receive medical assistance to die if they are suffering unbearably with terminal illnesses?

    Director:Unknown
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  11. Panorama Season 54 Episode 11 - Labour's Foreign Criminal Crisis
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    #11 - Labour's Foreign Criminal Crisis

    S54:E11

    Panorama decided to investigate why at least one thousand foreign-national prisoners have been released since 1999 when they should have been considered for deportation under laws introduced by David Blunkett as Home Secretary.

    Director:Unknown
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  12. Panorama Season 54 Episode 12 - Fingerprints in the Dock
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    #12 - Fingerprints in the Dock

    S54:E12

    Shelley Jofre looks at how a routine inquiry in Scotland saw two people erroneously accused of serious crimes, undermining trust in fingerprinting as a forensic tool.

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  13. Panorama Season 54 Episode 13 - Climate Chaos: Bush's Climate of Fear
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    #13 - Climate Chaos: Bush's Climate of Fear

    S54:E13

    A US government whistleblower tells Panorama how scientific reports about global warming have been systematically changed and suppressed. Some of America's leading climate scientists claim that they have been censored by the administration

    Director:Unknown
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  14. Panorama Season 54 Episode 14 - The Beautiful Bung: Corruption and the World Cup
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    #14 - The Beautiful Bung: Corruption and the World Cup

    S54:E14

    Panorama interviewed employees of the bankrupt ISL marketing company who confirmed the company had paid bribes to FIFA officials over a period of nearly 20 years.

    Director:Unknown
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  15. Panorama Season 54 Episode 15 - Right Time for a Baby?
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    #15 - Right Time for a Baby?

    S54:E15

    The number of women giving birth in their forties has doubled in ten years. But as women leave it later to have children their chances drop dramatically and at least one in five will not have any at all.

    Director:Unknown
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  16. Panorama Season 54 Episode 16 - Rape on Trial
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    #16 - Rape on Trial

    S54:E16

    In 1982 Roger Graef's documentary for the BBC called A Complaint of Rape prompted the police to change the way they deal with rape. 25 years on, Panorama asks if anything has changed for women who report rape.

    Director:Unknown
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  17. Panorama Season 54 Episode 17 - The Money Trap: How the Banks Lure You Into Debt
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    #17 - The Money Trap: How the Banks Lure You Into Debt

    S54:E17

    Alarming numbers of people have killed themselves when their debt gets out of control. Yet high street banks target customers and push borrowing using sophisticated hard-sell tactics. Sally Magnusson reports.

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  18. Panorama Season 54 Episode 18 - Do You Want to Be a Millionaire?
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    #18 - Do You Want to Be a Millionaire?

    S54:E18

    Justin Rowlatt investigates how fraudsters have been exploiting loopholes in the European Single Market to steal two billion pounds a year from British taxpayers.

    Director:Unknown
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  19. Panorama Season 54 Episode 19 - The National Homes Swindle: A Growing Scandal
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    #19 - The National Homes Swindle: A Growing Scandal

    S54:E19

    In March 2006, Panorama investigated how sick and elderly people are compelled unlawfully to sell their homes to pay for NHS care. Vivian White follows up on a scandal that shows little signs of abating.

    Director:Unknown
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  20. Panorama Season 54 Episode 20 - Faith, Hate and Charity
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    #20 - Faith, Hate and Charity

    S54:E20

    Panorama explores out how a UK charity's donations have helped build support for Hamas, which is regarded by Europe and America as a terrorist organisation.

    Director:Unknown
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  21. Panorama Season 54 Episode 21 - Hooligans
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    #21 - Hooligans

    S54:E21

    Panorama carries out an undercover investigation into previously unreported hooligan violence at World Cup 2006. The film follows England fans from Frankfurt to Gelsenkirchen and infiltrates groups of troublemakers.

    Director:Unknown
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  22. Panorama Season 54 Episode 22 - Whose Water Is It Anyway?
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    #22 - Whose Water Is It Anyway?

    S54:E22

    With domestic bills at record highs yet hosepipe bans in effect, an investigation into the UK water companies accused of putting profits before consumers. Andy Davies reports.

    Director:Unknown
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  23. Panorama Season 54 Episode 23 - Jill Dando's Murder: The New Evidence
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    #23 - Jill Dando's Murder: The New Evidence

    S54:E23

    The face of Holiday and Crimewatch, presenter Jill Dando was shot on her doorstep in April 1999. The Panorama team has forensic analysis which questions the only piece of scientific evidence against the man jailed for murdering her.

    Director:Unknown
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  24. Panorama Season 54 Episode 24 - Undercover: Football's Dirty Secrets
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    #24 - Undercover: Football's Dirty Secrets

    S54:E24

    For the first time, an undercover team has spent a year infiltrating the world of football. This secret camera investigation names top agents, clubs and managers who are cheating their supporters.

    Director:Unknown
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  25. Panorama Season 54 Episode 25 - Has It Got to Be Gordon?
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    #25 - Has It Got to Be Gordon?

    S54:E25

    After the furore over Gordon Brown's recent meetings with Tony Blair, Andrew Marr speaks to friends, foes and insiders to find out more about the would-be prime minister. Just how different would his leadership be?

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Season 54 Ratings Summary

"Get a life" is the best rated episode of "Panorama" season 54. It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/29/2006. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Herceptin: Wanting the Wonder Drug".