• Air date: 06 Jan '75 39 episodes
      Long-running factual programme reporting on all aspects of life in Britain.
  • List of Episodes (39)
    • 1. The New Man - Cuban Style

      06 Jan '75
      David Dimbleby presents a report by Denis Tuohy on the internal changes that have taken place in Cuba under Castro.
    • 2. Episode 2

      20 Jan '75
      First transmitted in 1975, this edition of Panorama is set at Sandhurst, the officer training academy. It follows a group of young men preparing for a life of leadership in the Army. These 'managers of violence' will be expected to perform to the very highest of traditions of the British Army and be prepared to apply their professionalism on British soil should the need arise.
    • 3. In or Out - The Sovereignty Debate

      27 Jan '75
    • 4. Episode 4

      03 Feb '75
    • 5. Tory Leadership Contest

      10 Feb '75
      The Conservative Party comes under scrutiny in this investigation of the processes and the policies behind the leadership contest. The programmes also takes a look at the electioneering of Margaret Thatcher and the media crowd following her campaign. According to an article in 'The Times' on the day following the broadcast, Mrs Thatcher withdrew from the programme at the last minute because she felt that she would not have had the right of reply.
    • 6. Lifting the Veil: The New Face of Pakistani Women

      17 Feb '75
    • 7. Panorama Goes Comprehensive

      24 Feb '75
      Julian Pettifer asks if the comprehensive education system is working. He travels to Sheffield, a city with five years of experience under the new system, and talks to teachers, children and parents. He wants to know if the schools are too big and if bright children are suffering under the new system of equality in education.
    • 8. Episode 8

      03 Mar '75
      A report in the EEC referendum, with a particular interest in how the pros and antis will run their campaigns. MPs John Mackintosh and Neil Marten argue in studio.
    • 9. Episode 9

      10 Mar '75
      David Lomax reports with exclusive footage of the coronation of Nepal's King Berendra. The programme looks at the challenges faced by this 28-year-old former Etonian whose country is among the 25 poorest in the world.
    • 10. Cambodia - Going, Going... Gone?

      17 Mar '75
    • 11. H.R. Haldeman Interview

      24 Mar '75
      An interview with H.R. Haldeman, former chief of staff to Richard Nixon, who resigned following the Watergate affair.
    • 12. Episode 12

      07 Apr '75
      Julian Pettifer reports on a trip to war ravaged Vietnam.
    • 13. Britain's Steel Dilemma

      14 Apr '75
      A report on Britain's steel industry asking whether it can modernize without losing too many jobs. Richard Kershaw's investigation takes him to Welsh and Teesside steel works.
    • 14. Episode 14

      21 Apr '75
      A report on the President Thiu of South Vietnam's resignation and the implications this holds for US policy. Also includes coverage of the first free elections in Portugal for half a century.
    • 15. Episode 15

      28 Apr '75
    • 16. Luton Murder - A Lurking Doubt?

      05 May '75
      Panorama investigates the 1969 Luton Post Office killing for which three men were convicted and the revelations since uncovered which have led many to believe that these convictions were miscarriages of justice.
    • 17. Panorama In Rhodesia

      12 May '75
      Nearly 10 years Rhodesia unilaterally declared independence and with the future of the white rebellion looking uncertain, Richard Kershaw talks with Prim Minister Ian Smith and asks him what terms he would consider.
    • 18. Shirley Williams v. Enoch Powell

      19 May '75
    • 19. Referendum Special

      02 Jun '75
      Tony Benn and Roy Jenkins debate on the EEC Common Market in studio.
    • 20. The Price of Peace

      16 Jun '75
      Robert McNeil examines NATO, which costs Britain £4.5 billion a year. The report asks if this figure could be reduced by allies agreeing to cut out duplication of weapon systems.
    • 21. Battles of Ideas

      23 Jun '75
      David Dimbleby talks to Sir Keith Joseph about his ideas of capitalism, communism and the present crisis facing the world.
    • 22. Episode 22

      30 Jun '75
      An examination of the spiralling costs of council housing, with contribution from Environment Secretary Anthony Crosland.
    • 23. Buddy, Can You Spare A Home?

      07 Jul '75
      Denis Tuohy looks at the situation facing Vietnamese refugees in the United States, visiting refugee camps, union leaders and speaking to Marshal Hy, the six-gun toting former president of South Vietnam.
    • 24. Episode 24

      01 Sep '75
    • 25. Episode 25

      08 Sep '75
      David Dimbleby interviews Yitzhak Rabin of Israel and Tom Mangold reports from Syria.