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Panorama : Season 57
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Air date: 05 Jan '09 - 53 episodesLong-running factual programme reporting on all aspects of life in Britain.
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List of Episodes (53)
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1. Kids Behaving Badly
05 Jan '09Whether it is 10-year-olds talking about who they have snogged or schoolgirls calling themselves sluts on their social-networking profile pages, it seems our kids can't get away from sex. But what happens when the banter and name-calling gets physical? Jeremy Vine reveals the problem of sexual bullying in our schools and hears from experts, parents and teachers - but most importantly from the kids themselves - on what we can do to tackle it.
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2. Jailed for a Knife
12 Jan '09Raphael Rowe goes inside prisons to gain rare access to the young offenders convicted of carrying, using or even killing with a knife.
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3. What Now, Mr President?
19 Jan '09Barack Obama takes over as US President with a promise to change America and make it a fairer place. Can he reshape the world's most powerful country?
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4. Have I Got Bad Language For You?
26 Jan '09Frank Skinner sets out to discover if the Ross-Brand storm really was a watershed in broadcasting's debate about bad language and offence.
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5. Tax Me if You Can
02 Feb '09Britain is bust and ordinary taxpayers are getting hammered, but it seems that the super-rich can still squirrel their money away in tax havens like Liechtenstein, Jersey and the Caymans. John Sweeney follows the missing millions, and asks if it is time to close the tax havens down.
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6. Gaza: Out of the Ruins
09 Feb '09As Israel prepares to vote on its future, Jeremy Bowen travels through a devastated Gaza to ask where the recent conflict now leaves the future of the region.
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7. Muslim First, British Second
16 Feb '09The current affairs series asks how radicals should be treated and examines suspicions that community projects are being used to gather intelligence.
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8. Credit Where It's Due
23 Feb '09Business dragon Theo Paphitis asks if the banks and the government are doing enough to help Britain's 4.7 million small businesses survive the recession.
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9. What Happens After Sorry?
02 Mar '09As RBS announces what are predicted to be the biggest losses in British history, Panorama tells the story of the bank's dramatic fall from grace.
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10. Immigration - Time for an Amnesty?
09 Mar '09Panorama looks at a proposed amnesty for hundreds of thousands of long-standing illegal immigrants, championed by London mayor Boris Johnson.
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11. Crime Pays
16 Mar '09Panorama reveals how organised crime is defeating attempts to claw back its profits, and how the Crown has been reduced to making tax deals with criminals.
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12. Who Will Save the Savers?
23 Mar '09As the credit crunch pushes Britain's pensions and savings time-bomb to a new level, Panorama asks experts to help those facing an uncertain future.
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13. 1959: A Panorama Guide
27 Mar '09Documentary looking back at 1959 through the eyes of the BBC current affairs programme Panorama, recalling a time when Britain finally realised that the old world was disappearing.
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14. The Gunmen Who Never Went Away
30 Mar '09With soldiers and police once again being killed in the province, Panorama offers a detailed analysis of the resurgent terrorist threat in Northern Ireland, based on ten years' work investigating the breakaway Republican movement, its aims, its roots and its tactics.
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15. Slumdogs and Millionaires
06 Apr '09Panorama goes undercover in the millionaires' playground of Dubai to look at luxury developments. Reporter Ben Anderson discovers that behind the glossy sales brochures is an army of construction workers living in appalling conditions.
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16. Britain's Homecare Scandal
09 Apr '09Paul Kenyon investigates care of the elderly and goes undercover to expose a world of chaos. Carers on minimum wages - often with little training - battle to provide decent care.
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17. Life After Woolies
13 Apr '09Current affairs. Since the closure of Woolworths' 807 retail outlets, Panorama has followed some of the 27,000 former staff as they try to escape unemployment.
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18. May Contain Nuts
20 Apr '09Current affairs. Panorama investigates why the deadly serious matter of health and safety has become a laughing stock, and why it has strayed from its original aim.
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19. Who'd Be an NHS Whistleblower?
27 Apr '09Margaret Haywood put her career on the line to expose failings in the care of the elderly. Jeremy Vine asks why more aren't willing to speak out.
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20. Baby P - The Whole Truth?
04 May '09Reporter Alison Holt has further revelations on the case of Baby P, the baby boy who died while under the care of social workers in Haringey, London.
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21. The Six Billion Dollar Man
11 May '09John Sweeney goes on the trail of the dark side of banker Sir Allen Stanford who bowled over cricket and is accused of a multi-billion dollar fraud.
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22. Stem Cells and Miracles
18 May '09The current affairs programme follows a British family to China as they pin their hopes on a new stem cell therapy to give their daughter sight. As evidence mounts that some treatments offered abroad are bogus, will the child's eyesight improve, or are they destined for disappointment?
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23. Is Your MP Working for You?
25 May '09The expenses scandal is just the beginning and not the end of Westminster's troubles. Shelley Jofre reports on the other ways in which the new appetite for transparency may embarrass honourable members.
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24. 'A Very Dangerous Doctor'
01 Jun '09Vivian White challenges David Southall to answer his critics and uncovers evidence that may support his claim of victimisation.
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25. Obama and the Ayatollah
08 Jun '09As Iranians prepare to elect a president, Jane Corbin asks whether Obama's recent plea for greater understanding will be heeded.
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