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The Best Episodes of Panorama Season 61

Every episode of Panorama Season 61 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Panorama Season 61!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Panorama Season 61 Episode 1 - Immigration Undercover
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    #1 - Immigration Undercover

    S61:E1

    Reporter Paul Kenyon goes undercover with the new type of gang smuggling illegal immigrants out of the UK as well as in, right under the nose of the British authorities.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Panorama Season 61 Episode 2 - The Great Disability Scam?
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    #2 - The Great Disability Scam?

    S61:E2

    Only half of people with a disability are in work. Panorama investigates if one of the government's most ambitious welfare reforms can solve the problem of disability unemployment.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Panorama Season 61 Episode 3 - The Great Abortion Divide
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    #3 - The Great Abortion Divide

    S61:E3

    Victoria Derbyshire investigates the great abortion divide between Northern Ireland and most of the United Kingdom, and asks if it is time to change the law.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Panorama Season 61 Episode 4 - Inside Barclays: Banking on Bonuses
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    #4 - Inside Barclays: Banking on Bonuses

    S61:E4

    After a series of controversies, bosses at Barclays say they're changing the culture of the bank. But what went wrong? Reporter Richard Bilton investigates the bonus culture that drove one of our biggest banks.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Panorama Season 61 Episode 5 - What's Really in our Food?
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    #5 - What's Really in our Food?

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    Panorama investigates the horse meat scandal and reveals more concerns about what is really in our food. Richard Bilton questions the 'light touch' regulation of the food industry.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Panorama Season 61 Episode 6 - Mission Accomplished? Secrets of Helmand
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    #6 - Mission Accomplished? Secrets of Helmand

    S61:E6

    Reporter Ben Anderson joins Allied troops preparing to hand over to Afghan forces next year, finding the Afghan army and police to be poorly trained and lacking resources.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Panorama Season 61 Episode 7 - America's Gun Addiction
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    #7 - America's Gun Addiction

    S61:E7

    Following the Newtown massacre, Panorama meets the teachers who want to use guns to protect their schools and reveals America's national crisis in mental healthcare.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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

    #8 - 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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  10. Panorama Season 61 Episode 9 - The Derby Fire: Secrets and Lies
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    #9 - The Derby Fire: Secrets and Lies

    S61:E9

    The Derby fire, in which six children died, was an attack on a family that shocked the country. Panorama asks were warnings missed?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Panorama Season 61 Episode 10 - North Korea Undercover
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    #10 - North Korea Undercover

    S61:E10

    Panorama reporter John Sweeney spends eight days undercover inside North Korea, the most rigidly-controlled nation on Earth.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Panorama Season 61 Episode 11 - Secrets of Britain's Sharia Councils
    6.7/10(50 votes)

    #11 - Secrets of Britain's Sharia Councils

    S61:E11

    Panorama reporter Jane Corbin goes undercover to investigate what is really happening in Britain's Sharia Councils - Islamic religious courts.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Panorama Season 61 Episode 12 - The Russians Are Coming
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    #12 - The Russians Are Coming

    S61:E12

    Reporter Darragh MacIntyre investigates a death in a Russian prison that has brought the threat of violence to the UK, and the death of a whistleblower found in Surrey.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Panorama Season 61 Episode 13 - Jobs for the Boys?
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    #13 - Jobs for the Boys?

    S61:E13

    Former England and Arsenal footballer Sol Campbell investigates why the unemployment rate for young black British men is roughly double that of their white counterparts.

    Director:Unknown
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  15. Panorama Season 61 Episode 14 - Hillsborough - How They Buried the Truth
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    #14 - Hillsborough - How They Buried the Truth

    S61:E14

    A Panorama investigation reveals how police, politicians, lawyers and judges all played a part in burying the truth about Britain's worst football disaster.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Panorama Season 61 Episode 15 - Cancer: Hope for Sale?
    7.7/10(8 votes)

    #15 - 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?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Panorama Season 61 Episode 16 - Cash for Questions Undercover
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    #16 - Cash for Questions Undercover

    S61:E16

    A Panorama special going undercover to reveal lobbying practices which raise serious questions about standards in political life.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Panorama Season 61 Episode 17 - Blacklist Britain
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    #17 - Blacklist Britain

    S61:E17

    Richard Bilton does the first TV interview with the bookkeeper for the organisation which ran a secret blacklist subscribed to by some of the biggest names in British business.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Panorama Season 61 Episode 18 - Traffic Fines - Highway Robbery?
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    #18 - Traffic Fines - Highway Robbery?

    S61:E18

    With councils fining drivers in ever-greater numbers after capturing them on CCTV, Panorama tries to find new ways to cut down on the mountain of traffic tickets issued each year.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Panorama Season 61 Episode 19 - Elderly Care: Condition Critical?
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    #19 - Elderly Care: Condition Critical?

    S61:E19

    Using secret filming and exclusive research into the mortality rates of care and nursing homes for the elderly in England, Panorama exposes the pain of poor care and neglect.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Panorama Season 61 Episode 20 - Kids Lost in Care
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    #20 - Kids Lost in Care

    S61:E20

    Panorama investigates the standard of residential care for vulnerable children. In homes where care is not up to scratch, some young people run away into risky situations.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Panorama Season 61 Episode 21 - The Truth about Pills and Pregnancy
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    #21 - The Truth about Pills and Pregnancy

    S61:E21

    Current affairs. Many women have to take medicines while pregnant. But could they be risking the health of their unborn child? Reporter Shelley Jofre investigates.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Panorama Season 61 Episode 22 - The Trouble with Trump
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    #22 - The Trouble with Trump

    S61:E22

    Current affairs. Reporter John Sweeney asks if the Scottish government knew enough about self-proclaimed billionaire Donald Trump before accepting his investment proposal.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Panorama Season 61 Episode 23 - Broken by Battle
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    #23 - Broken by Battle

    S61:E23

    Panorama investigates the true personal cost of the war in Afghanistan on British troops, going beyond the limits of the Ministry of Defence's statistics on suicide.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Panorama Season 61 Episode 24 - Jungle Outlaws: The Chainsaw Trail
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    #24 - Jungle Outlaws: The Chainsaw Trail

    S61:E24

    Panorama investigates illegal logging in the rainforest and the timber trail from Africa to West Europe. Raphael Rowe spent six months tracking logs from Congo's jungle.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  26. Panorama Season 61 Episode 25 - Tainted Love: Secrets of the Dating Game
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    #25 - Tainted Love: Secrets of the Dating Game

    S61:E25

    Legal notice - this episode is the subject of a legal complaint. Reporter Fiona Walker investigates how unscrupulous dating websites are preying on those looking for love.

    Director:Unknown
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Season 61 Ratings Summary

"Immigration Undercover" is the best rated episode of "Panorama" season 61. It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/21/2013. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "The Great Disability Scam?".