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The Best Episodes of Panorama Season 57

Every episode of Panorama Season 57 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Panorama Season 57!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Panorama Season 57 Episode 1 - Kids Behaving Badly
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    #1 - Kids Behaving Badly

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    Whether it is 10-year-olds talking about who they have snogged or schoolgirls calling themselves sluts on their social-networking profile pages, it seems our kids can't get away from sex. But what happens when the banter and name-calling gets physical? Jeremy Vine reveals the problem of sexual bullying in our schools and hears from experts, parents and teachers - but most importantly from the kids themselves - on what we can do to tackle it.

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  2. Panorama Season 57 Episode 2 - Jailed for a Knife
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    #2 - Jailed for a Knife

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    Raphael Rowe goes inside prisons to gain rare access to the young offenders convicted of carrying, using or even killing with a knife.

    Director:Unknown
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  3. Panorama Season 57 Episode 3 - What Now, Mr President?
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    #3 - What Now, Mr President?

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    Barack Obama takes over as US President with a promise to change America and make it a fairer place. Can he reshape the world's most powerful country?

    Director:Unknown
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  4. Panorama Season 57 Episode 4 - Have I Got Bad Language For You?
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    #4 - Have I Got Bad Language For You?

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    Frank Skinner sets out to discover if the Ross-Brand storm really was a watershed in broadcasting's debate about bad language and offence.

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  5. Panorama Season 57 Episode 5 - Tax Me if You Can
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    #5 - Tax Me if You Can

    S57:E5

    Britain is bust and ordinary taxpayers are getting hammered, but it seems that the super-rich can still squirrel their money away in tax havens like Liechtenstein, Jersey and the Caymans. John Sweeney follows the missing millions, and asks if it is time to close the tax havens down.

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  6. Panorama Season 57 Episode 6 - Gaza: Out of the Ruins
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    #6 - Gaza: Out of the Ruins

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    As Israel prepares to vote on its future, Jeremy Bowen travels through a devastated Gaza to ask where the recent conflict now leaves the future of the region.

    Director:Unknown
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  7. Panorama Season 57 Episode 7 - Muslim First, British Second
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    #7 - Muslim First, British Second

    S57:E7

    The current affairs series asks how radicals should be treated and examines suspicions that community projects are being used to gather intelligence.

    Director:Unknown
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  8. Panorama Season 57 Episode 8 - Credit Where It's Due
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    #8 - Credit Where It's Due

    S57:E8

    Business dragon Theo Paphitis asks if the banks and the government are doing enough to help Britain's 4.7 million small businesses survive the recession.

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  9. Panorama Season 57 Episode 9 - What Happens After Sorry?
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    #9 - What Happens After Sorry?

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    As RBS announces what are predicted to be the biggest losses in British history, Panorama tells the story of the bank's dramatic fall from grace.

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  10. Panorama Season 57 Episode 10 - Immigration - Time for an Amnesty?
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    #10 - Immigration - Time for an Amnesty?

    S57:E10

    Panorama looks at a proposed amnesty for hundreds of thousands of long-standing illegal immigrants, championed by London mayor Boris Johnson.

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  11. Panorama Season 57 Episode 11 - Crime Pays
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    #11 - Crime Pays

    S57:E11

    Panorama reveals how organised crime is defeating attempts to claw back its profits, and how the Crown has been reduced to making tax deals with criminals.

    Director:Unknown
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  12. Panorama Season 57 Episode 12 - Who Will Save the Savers?
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    #12 - Who Will Save the Savers?

    S57:E12

    As the credit crunch pushes Britain's pensions and savings time-bomb to a new level, Panorama asks experts to help those facing an uncertain future.

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  13. Panorama Season 57 Episode 13 - 1959: A Panorama Guide
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    #13 - 1959: A Panorama Guide

    S57:E13

    Documentary looking back at 1959 through the eyes of the BBC current affairs programme Panorama, recalling a time when Britain finally realised that the old world was disappearing.

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  14. Panorama Season 57 Episode 14 - The Gunmen Who Never Went Away
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    #14 - The Gunmen Who Never Went Away

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    With soldiers and police once again being killed in the province, Panorama offers a detailed analysis of the resurgent terrorist threat in Northern Ireland, based on ten years' work investigating the breakaway Republican movement, its aims, its roots and its tactics.

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  15. Panorama Season 57 Episode 15 - Slumdogs and Millionaires
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    #15 - Slumdogs and Millionaires

    S57:E15

    Panorama goes undercover in the millionaires' playground of Dubai to look at luxury developments. Reporter Ben Anderson discovers that behind the glossy sales brochures is an army of construction workers living in appalling conditions.

    Director:Unknown
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  16. Panorama Season 57 Episode 16 - Britain's Homecare Scandal
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    #16 - Britain's Homecare Scandal

    S57:E16

    Paul Kenyon investigates care of the elderly and goes undercover to expose a world of chaos. Carers on minimum wages - often with little training - battle to provide decent care.

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  17. Panorama Season 57 Episode 17 - Life After Woolies
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    #17 - Life After Woolies

    S57:E17

    Current affairs. Since the closure of Woolworths' 807 retail outlets, Panorama has followed some of the 27,000 former staff as they try to escape unemployment.

    Director:Unknown
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  18. Panorama Season 57 Episode 18 - May Contain Nuts
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    #18 - May Contain Nuts

    S57:E18

    Current affairs. Panorama investigates why the deadly serious matter of health and safety has become a laughing stock, and why it has strayed from its original aim.

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  19. Panorama Season 57 Episode 19 - Who'd Be an NHS Whistleblower?
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    #19 - Who'd Be an NHS Whistleblower?

    S57:E19

    Margaret Haywood put her career on the line to expose failings in the care of the elderly. Jeremy Vine asks why more aren't willing to speak out.

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  20. Panorama Season 57 Episode 20 - Baby P - The Whole Truth?
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    #20 - Baby P - The Whole Truth?

    S57:E20

    Reporter Alison Holt has further revelations on the case of Baby P, the baby boy who died while under the care of social workers in Haringey, London.

    Director:Unknown
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  21. Panorama Season 57 Episode 21 - The Six Billion Dollar Man
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    #21 - The Six Billion Dollar Man

    S57:E21

    John Sweeney goes on the trail of the dark side of banker Sir Allen Stanford who bowled over cricket and is accused of a multi-billion dollar fraud.

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  22. Panorama Season 57 Episode 22 - Stem Cells and Miracles
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    #22 - Stem Cells and Miracles

    S57:E22

    The current affairs programme follows a British family to China as they pin their hopes on a new stem cell therapy to give their daughter sight. As evidence mounts that some treatments offered abroad are bogus, will the child's eyesight improve, or are they destined for disappointment?

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  23. Panorama Season 57 Episode 23 - Is Your MP Working for You?
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    #23 - Is Your MP Working for You?

    S57:E23

    The expenses scandal is just the beginning and not the end of Westminster's troubles. Shelley Jofre reports on the other ways in which the new appetite for transparency may embarrass honourable members.

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  24. Panorama Season 57 Episode 24 - 'A Very Dangerous Doctor'
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    #24 - 'A Very Dangerous Doctor'

    S57:E24

    Vivian White challenges David Southall to answer his critics and uncovers evidence that may support his claim of victimisation.

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  25. Panorama Season 57 Episode 25 - Obama and the Ayatollah
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    #25 - Obama and the Ayatollah

    S57:E25

    As Iranians prepare to elect a president, Jane Corbin asks whether Obama's recent plea for greater understanding will be heeded.

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Season 57 Ratings Summary

"Kids Behaving Badly" is the best rated episode of "Panorama" season 57. It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/5/2009. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Jailed for a Knife".