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The Best Episodes of Panorama Season 71

Every episode of Panorama Season 71 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Panorama Season 71!

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    Panorama Season 71 Episode 1 - The NHS Crisis: Can It Be Fixed?
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    #1 - The NHS Crisis: Can It Be Fixed?

    S71:E1

    The NHS is in a critical condition. As hospitals struggle with soaring demand, increasing waiting times and their biggest ever workforce crisis, Panorama investigates what can be done to fix the health and care system.

    Director:Unknown
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  2. Panorama Season 71 Episode 2 - Dogs, Dealers and Organised Crime
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    #2 - Dogs, Dealers and Organised Crime

    S71:E2

    Reporter Sam Poling goes undercover to reveal the increasingly close relationship between organised crime and dog dealing.

    Director:Unknown
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  3. Panorama Season 71 Episode 3 - Forgotten Heroes of the Covid Front Line
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    #3 - Forgotten Heroes of the Covid Front Line

    S71:E3

    Catherine Burns meets NHS workers who are living with long Covid and struggling to return to work. They now face the prospect of having to retire early or even being sacked.

    Director:Unknown
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  4. Panorama Season 71 Episode 4 - Is the Cloud Damaging the Planet?
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    #4 - Is the Cloud Damaging the Planet?

    S71:E4

    Panorama reporter Richard Bilton investigates the environmental cost of moving our lives online and into the cloud.

    Director:Unknown
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  5. Panorama Season 71 Episode 5 - Aftershock: The Turkey-Syria Earthquake
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    #5 - Aftershock: The Turkey-Syria Earthquake

    S71:E5

    More than 30,000 people are known to have been killed in the earthquake that devastated Turkey and Syria. Panorama asks if more could have been done to save lives.

    Director:Unknown
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  6. Panorama Season 71 Episode 6 - Sex for Work: The True Cost of Our Tea
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    #6 - Sex for Work: The True Cost of Our Tea

    S71:E6

    An undercover investigation for Panorama reveals that women working on plantations producing tea for PG Tips and Lipton are pressured to have sex with their bosses in return for work.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Panorama Season 71 Episode 7 - Ukraine's War Diaries
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    #7 - 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.

    Director:Tanya Stephan
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Panorama Season 71 Episode 8 - Crisis Pregnancy Centres Uncovered
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    #8 - Crisis Pregnancy Centres Uncovered

    S71:E8

    An investigation into pregnancy advice centres outside the NHS giving misleading information. Reporter Divya Talwar also uncovers links between some UK centres and the US anti-abortion movement.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Panorama Season 71 Episode 9 - Elon Musk's Twitter Storm
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    #9 - Elon Musk's Twitter Storm

    S71:E9

    When one of the world’s richest men bought Twitter, almost everything there changed. Thousands of staff were sacked and users previously banned for breaking Twitter’s rules were reinstated. Panorama investigates how Elon Musk’s ownership is transforming one of the world’s most influential social media platforms. Reporter Marianna Spring speaks to current and former insiders in San Francisco and the UK and reveals how hate and misogyny are thriving under the new owner.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Marianna Spring

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  10. Panorama Season 71 Episode 10 - Cops, Cash and Fraudsters
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    #10 - Cops, Cash and Fraudsters

    S71:E10

    Every year, scammers steal billions from the public, and fraud now represents around 40 per cent of all reported crime in the UK. Over the last year, Panorama has had exclusive access to Kent Police as their detectives try to catch the fraudsters. With more than 10,000 reports of fraud in the county last year, they estimate that only around 20 cases were solved. The programme explores why so few cases are prosecuted and shows how fraudsters target the vulnerable, often using sophisticated techniques to dupe victims into handing over their cash. Les

    Director:Unknown
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  11. Panorama Season 71 Episode 11 - Surviving the Pay Squeeze
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    #11 - Surviving the Pay Squeeze

    S71:E11

    Millions of people in the UK feel like they've had a pay cut, with wages often not keeping up with the cost of living. As public sector workers continue to take strike action, the BBC's Analysis Editor Ros Atkins asks why so many people are feeling so poor. He returns to Cornwall, where he grew up, to meet families struggling to make ends meet in what has become one of the country's most deprived areas.

    Director:Unknown
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  12. Panorama Season 71 Episode 12 - What’s Gone Wrong with Our Housing?
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    #12 - What’s Gone Wrong with Our Housing?

    S71:E12

    Richard Bilton investigates the problems Margaret Thatcher's right-to-buy policy is causing 40 years later, including the return of slum landlords.

    Director:Unknown
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  13. Panorama Season 71 Episode 13 - The Drug Wars that Killed Olivia
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    #13 - The Drug Wars that Killed Olivia

    S71:E13

    When Olivia Pratt-Korbel was shot dead in her home, the nine-year-old became the youngest victim of Liverpool's drug wars. There have been dozens of deaths in the city as rival gangs fight for control of the lucrative drug trade. Reporter Bronagh Munro investigates how the city came to dominate the UK drug market and how organised crime brought death to Olivia's door.

    Director:Unknown
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  14. Panorama Season 71 Episode 14 - Road Wars - Neighbourhood Traffic Chaos
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    #14 - Road Wars - Neighbourhood Traffic Chaos

    S71:E14

    Justin Rowlatt reports on plans to reduce traffic through Low Traffic Neighbourhoods, in what has become a battle between those who support the scheme and those who do not.

    Director:Unknown
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  15. Panorama Season 71 Episode 15 - Will King Charles Change the Monarchy?
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    #15 - Will King Charles Change the Monarchy?

    S71:E15

    As the nation prepares for the coronation of King Charles III, Panorama asks if the new king will adapt the monarchy to suit modern times.

    Director:Unknown
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  16. Panorama Season 71 Episode 16 - Private ADHD Clinics Exposed
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    #16 - Private ADHD Clinics Exposed

    S71:E16

    More and more people are turning to private clinics for an assessment to determine whether they have ADHD. Panorama investigates whether they are being given a reliable diagnosis.

    Director:Unknown
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  17. Panorama Season 71 Episode 17 - Landfill: Britain’s Toxic Secrets
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    #17 - Landfill: Britain’s Toxic Secrets

    S71:E17

    Every year, millions of tonnes of waste are dumped in landfill sites, but how safe are they? Reporter Amber Haque investigates a Staffordshire landfill which residents claim has affected their health and examines the potentially toxic legacy of historic landfill sites.

    Director:Unknown
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  18. Panorama Season 71 Episode 18 - Ultra-Processed Food: A Recipe for Ill Health?
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    #18 - Ultra-Processed Food: A Recipe for Ill Health?

    S71:E18

    The UK is facing a chronic illness epidemic, with diabetes rates at record levels and cancers in young people rising steeply. Now, there’s growing evidence suggesting this could be linked to the food we eat. Ultra-processed convenience foods contain chemicals that UK regulators say are safe, but Panorama investigates emerging scientific evidence of a link between some of these chemicals and cancer, diabetes and strokes.

    Director:Unknown
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  19. Panorama Season 71 Episode 19 - Electric Cars: Is It Time to Buy?
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    #19 - Electric Cars: Is It Time to Buy?

    S71:E19

    With the sale of new petrol and diesel cars to be banned in less than seven years, we’re all supposed to be going electric. But so far fewer than one in thirty vehicles on Britain’s roads are battery-powered. So why aren’t more of us going green? Reporter Richard Bilton takes a trip to find out what the electric vehicle revolution feels like and whether the UK is ready.

    Director:Unknown
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  20. Panorama Season 71 Episode 20 - The Antidepressant Story
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    #20 - The Antidepressant Story

    S71:E20

    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.

    Director:Clare Hix
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Panorama Season 71 Episode 21 - Is China Watching You?
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    #21 - Is China Watching You?

    S71:E21

    From spy balloons to secret police stations and dissidents on the run, Panorama investigates China’s global surveillance operation. We reveal new details about Beijing’s fleet of spy balloons and hack a Chinese-made security camera to show how similar devices that line our streets could be exploited. With the UK government now declaring China the biggest security challenge of our age, we ask: Is China Watching You?

    Director:Unknown
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  22. Panorama Season 71 Episode 22 - Westminster's Toxic Culture
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    #22 - Westminster's Toxic Culture

    S71:E22

    Parliament is once again under fire over complaints about sexual harassment and bullying, with MPs suspended from their parties and claims of a toxic workplace culture going unchecked. Reporter Naga Munchetty speaks to staff members and MPs who give their accounts of sexual harassment and bullying. Exactly five years after parliament set up a new system to deal with complaints, many of those campaigning to clean up the House have lost faith in it, saying it is too slow and complex.

    Director:Unknown
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  23. Panorama Season 71 Episode 23 - Debt Trap: Who's Cashing In?
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    #23 - Debt Trap: Who's Cashing In?

    S71:E23

    As the cost of living crisis deepens, figures suggest almost 13 million people in the UK are falling behind on their bills and struggling with their debts. Panorama investigates the booming debt management industry and the companies signing up people for Individual Voluntary Arrangements. IVAs allow clients to pay off their debts in instalments, but reporter Lora Jones discovers that some vulnerable people have experienced high-pressure sales tactics, and others are charged fees they struggle to pay.

    Director:Unknown
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  24. Panorama Season 71 Episode 24 - The Millionaire Who Cheated a Council
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    #24 - The Millionaire Who Cheated a Council

    S71:E24

    A series of disastrous investments has left Thurrock Council effectively bankrupt. Services are being cut and council tax raised to try to cover the second biggest deficit ever run up by a local authority. Most of the council's cash was invested in one man's business. Liam Kavanagh promised his solar farms would provide a safe return, but his companies have been wound up and the council faces big losses. Reporter Bronagh Munro reveals how the millionaire businessman spent council cash on himself and left local people to pay the price.

    Director:Unknown
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  25. Panorama Season 71 Episode 25 - Beyond Human: Artificial Intelligence and Us
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    #25 - Beyond Human: Artificial Intelligence and Us

    S71:E25

    Reporter Lara Lewington speaks to some of the so-called 'godfathers' of AI about their hopes and fears, and she meets researchers developing technology allowing computers to read emotions and minds.

    Director:Unknown
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Season 71 Ratings Summary

"The NHS Crisis: Can It Be Fixed?" is the best rated episode of "Panorama" season 71. It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/16/2023. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Dogs, Dealers and Organised Crime".