• Air date: 07 Jan '08 57 episodes
      Long-running factual programme reporting on all aspects of life in Britain.
  • List of Episodes (57)
    • 51. What Happened to Baby P?

      17 Nov '08
      A six-month investigation by the programme reveals the mistakes and missed opportunities that led to the death of a 17-month-old boy known only as Baby P.
    • 52. Addicted to Aid

      24 Nov '08
      Reporter Sorious Samura visits Uganda and his home country of Sierra Leone to reveal how aid money is lost, stolen and frittered away.
    • 53. Comeback Coal

      01 Dec '08
      An investigation into the Government's support of a new wave of opencast coal mining, in spite of fierce opposition from local communities.
    • 54. Shannon: The Mother of All Lies

      04 Dec '08
      Panorama presents the inside story on the disappearance of Shannon Matthews, as it investigates the events that led to Karen Matthews being convicted for the kidnap of her own daughter.
    • 55. I'll Die When I Choose

      08 Dec '08
      Politician and Parkinson's sufferer Margo MacDonald uncovers the truth about assisted dying, meeting those with illnesses like hers who are desperate to die.
    • 56. Britain's Terror Heartland

      15 Dec '08
      Jane Corbin makes the hazardous journey to the frontline in the War on Terror, the remote and forbidding mountains along the Pakistan-Afghan border.
    • 57. The Year Britain's Bubble Burst

      22 Dec '08
      It has been a cataclysmic year for our banks and economy, and a year in which the role of the BBC's Business Editor has been in the spotlight as never before. With exclusive interviews with the major players, Robert Peston reflects on how these momentous events will affect us all.