• Air date: 07 Jan '08 57 episodes
      Long-running factual programme reporting on all aspects of life in Britain.
  • List of Episodes (57)
    • 26. Young Gunmen

      23 Jun '08
      Current affairs. Panorama investigates the rise of armed teenage street gangs, speaking to former gangsters, the police and the young gunmen themselves.
    • 27. Primark: On the Rack

      23 Jun '08
      Panorama puts Primark's claims that it can deliver cheap, fast fashion without breaking ethical guidelines to the test.
    • 28. Taking Back The Streets

      30 Jun '08
      Panarama investigates the rise of armed teenage street gangs and discovers how shockingly ingrained the culture of guns and violence is in Britain.
    • 29. NHS for Sale

      07 Jul '08
      Sally Magnusson investigates the creeping privatisation of the NHS.
    • 30. China's Secret War

      14 Jul '08
      Panorama provides evidence of how China is supplying the Sudanese government with arms to enable it to wage a campaign of violence in Darfur - all for oil.
    • 31. Friends in High Places

      21 Jul '08
      Panorama investigates the government's proposals for a third runway at Heathrow which, critics argue, will have a dramatic effect on the environment.
    • 32. Can We Afford to Fill Up?

      28 Jul '08
      With the price of fuel rocketing at the pumps, Jane Corbin reports on how fuel prices are affecting Britain and what alternatives might be available.
    • 33. Racing's Dirty Secret

      30 Jul '08
      Panorama investigates horse racing and reveals why those running the sport are so concerned about gamblers betting on horses not to win, but to lose.
    • 34. China's Olympic Promise

      04 Aug '08
      As the Games approach, award-winning journalist John Sweeney travels across China to discover whether foreign journalists are being allowed to report freely.
    • 35. Notes on a Dirty Island

      11 Aug '08
      Travel writer Bill Bryson presents a personal and passionate account of how Britain has become a rubbish tip since his arrival from the USA in 1972.
    • 36. The NHS Postcode Lottery: It Could Be You

      18 Aug '08
      Shelley Jofre takes a road trip around the UK and discovers how the quality of treatment from the NHS very much depends on where you live.
    • 37. True Brits

      25 Aug '08
      Current affairs with Jeremy Vine. An investigation into how factors such as mass immigration and devolution are forever changing the concept of 'Britishness'.
    • 38. How the Economy Got Personal

      01 Sep '08
      Current affairs. Jeremy Vine presents personal stories of regular Britons affected by the credit crunch.
    • 39. Can Money Grow on Trees?

      08 Sep '08
      Panorama asks whether the money markets can achieve what campaigners and law enforcement have so far failed to, and make trees more valuable alive than dead.
    • 40. Terror in the Skies?

      09 Sep '08
      Peter Taylor uncovers the inside story of the operation which thwarted a terrorist plot to cause explosions and led to increased security at British airports.
    • 41. Omagh: What the Police Were Never Told

      15 Sep '08
      Peter Taylor uncovers the inside story of the operation which thwarted a terrorist plot to cause explosions and led to increased security at British airports.
    • 42. How Safe is my Money?

      22 Sep '08
      Jane Corbin looks at how the crisis facing the world's financial insitutions could impact on the nation's banks, mortgages, insurance and pensions.
    • 43. You Can Run...

      26 Sep '08
      But can you hide? Simon Boazman investigates how much information is held on him, whether it is secure and if he can reduce his data trail.
    • 44. Next Stop, Downing Street?

      29 Sep '08
      Nick Robinson accompanies Conservative Party leader David Cameron to Birmingham as he attempts to persuade voters he is prime minister material.
    • 45. The Secret Policeman Returns

      06 Oct '08
      In the wake of the resignation of Britain's top police officer, Panorama investigates racism in Britain's police force. Mark Daly - who exposed racism amongst police recruits in The Secret Policeman five years ago - returns to uncover the truth about being a Black Ethnic Minority Cop today.
    • 46. Should We Be Scared of Russia?

      10 Oct '08
      Mark Franchetti meets Vladimir Putin's inner circle in an attempt to decipher Russia's intentions on domestic and international fronts.
    • 47. Obama and the Pitbull: An American Tale

      13 Oct '08
      Matt Frei investigates Barack Obama's rise in the opinion polls, and asks if the current financial crisis has put him on the home straight.
    • 48. Britain in the Red - Your Questions Answered

      16 Oct '08
      Jeremy Vine asks why our economy ran into trouble, and who is to blame for the credit crunch and banking crisis which threatens to affect us all.
    • 49. Three Bloody Summers

      03 Nov '08
      The British Commander on the ground admits the war against the Taliban cannot be won by force alone in this eye-opening assessment of the Afghanistan conflict.
    • 50. Can't Pay, Won't Pay

      10 Nov '08
      With the credit crunch affecting everyone, Panorama reveals the lengths some lenders are now going to in order to get borrowers to pay off their debts.