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Panorama : Season 54
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Air date: 29 Jan '06 - 36 episodesLong-running factual programme reporting on all aspects of life in Britain.
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List of Episodes (36)
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1. Get a life
29 Jan '06Panorama 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.
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2. Herceptin: Wanting the Wonder Drug
02 Feb '06A 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?
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3. The National Homes Swindle
05 Mar '06Panorama 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.
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4. Stockwell: Countdown to Killing
08 Mar '06Peter 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.
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5. Tony Blair's Long Goodbye
12 Mar '06Tony 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.
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6. Bringing Our Boys Home?
19 Mar '06Some 8,000 British troops are currently in Iraq, but the MoD has announced that 800 will be withdrawn in May.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.
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7. The NHS Blame Game
26 Mar '06Labour 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?
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8. The Hospital That Failed Women
02 Apr '06A 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.
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9. Must Have Own Teeth
09 Apr '06They 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.
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10. A Good Time to Say Goodbye
10 May '06Panorama asked should society allow people to receive medical assistance to die if they are suffering unbearably with terminal illnesses?
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11. Labour's Foreign Criminal Crisis
14 May '06Panorama 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.
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12. Fingerprints in the Dock
21 May '06Shelley 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. Climate Chaos: Bush's Climate of Fear
04 Jun '06A 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
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14. The Beautiful Bung: Corruption and the World Cup
11 Jun '06Panorama 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.
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15. Right Time for a Baby?
18 Jun '06The 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.
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16. Rape on Trial
25 Jun '06In 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.
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17. The Money Trap: How the Banks Lure You Into Debt
02 Jul '06Alarming 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. Do You Want to Be a Millionaire?
16 Jul '06Justin Rowlatt investigates how fraudsters have been exploiting loopholes in the European Single Market to steal two billion pounds a year from British taxpayers.
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19. The National Homes Swindle: A Growing Scandal
23 Jul '06In 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.
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20. Faith, Hate and Charity
30 Jul '06Panorama 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.
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21. Hooligans
02 Aug '06Panorama 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.
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22. Whose Water Is It Anyway?
06 Aug '06With 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.
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23. Jill Dando's Murder: The New Evidence
05 Sep '06The 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.
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24. Undercover: Football's Dirty Secrets
19 Sep '06For 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.
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25. Has It Got to Be Gordon?
24 Sep '06After 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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