• Air date: 03 Jan '12 49 episodes
      Long-running factual programme reporting on all aspects of life in Britain.
  • List of Episodes (49)
    • 1. Stephen Lawrence: Time For Justice

      03 Jan '12
      On verdict day of one of the most eagerly awaited trials in recent history, this Panorama Special on the Stephen Lawrence case reveals the untold story of the murder that changed Britain. For more than a year, reporter Mark Daly and the Panorama team have exclusively followed Stephen's mother Doreen Lawrence as her 18-year fight for justice for her murdered son neared its conclusion. This moving film charts the history of this iconic case through the eyes of a grieving mother, and reports the
    • 2. Train Fares: Taken for a Ride?

      23 Jan '12
      Packed in like sardines, on trains that often arrive late... But it is the price of the tickets that really upsets lots of rail travellers, and fares have just gone up to record levels. So why are train fares so expensive? Panorama investigates the cost of riding on the railway.
    • 3. Secrets of the Tory Billionaire

      30 Jan '12
      Panorama investigates Lord Ashcroft's links to a controversial construction company in the Caribbean which has gone bust.
    • 4. Hunting the Internet Bullies

      06 Feb '12
      Current affairs. With online bullying rapidly growing in size and intensity, Declan Lawn meets X Factor star Cher Lloyd, who describes how cyber attacks are ruining her life.
    • 5. Poor America

      13 Feb '12
      With one and a half million American children now homeless, reporter Hilary Andersson meets the school pupils who go hungry in the richest country on Earth.
    • 6. Britain's Hidden Alcoholics

      20 Feb '12
      Alastair Campbell meets some of the increasing number of Britain's middle-class professionals for whom one glass of wine after work is never enough.
    • 7. The Cost of Raising Britain

      27 Feb '12
      With nurseries and childminders costing families up to a third of their income, and working mums feeling squeezed out of the workplace, Panorama investigates the cost of childcare.
    • 8. The Money Farmers

      05 Mar '12
      Samantha Poling reveals how millions of pounds of public money are being paid out to businessmen and millionaire farmers in an abuse of the farming subsidy system.
    • 9. Homs: Journey into Hell

      12 Mar '12
      Paul Wood charts the rise and brutal suppression of the uprising in the Syrian city of Homs. What started with hope of revolution now sees refugees fleeing to escape retribution.
    • 10. Britain's Crimes of Honour

      19 Mar '12
      Panorama reveals the shocking details of beatings, imprisonment and 'honour' killings, the women driven to suicide and also hears from those on the run, in fear of their lives.
    • 11. Murdoch's TV Pirates

      26 Mar '12
      As Rupert Murdoch faces accusations of law-breaking at his British tabloids, Panorama reveals fresh hacking allegations striking at the heart of News Corporation's pay-TV empire.
    • 12. The Honeymoon Murder

      29 Mar '12
      With exclusive access to publicly unseen CCTV footage, this Panorama special examines in detail the hours leading up to the death of Anni Dewani while on honeymoon in Cape Town.
    • 13. The Great Apprentice Scandal

      02 Apr '12
      Panorama's Shelley Jofre investigates problems reported in government supported apprenticeship schemes, a flagship programme for getting young unemployed people in to work.
    • 14. Ivory Wars: Out of Africa

      12 Apr '12
      Rageh Omaar goes on the trail of ivory poachers, smugglers and organised crime syndicates to investigate the plight of Africa's elephants.
    • 15. Billionaires Behaving Badly?

      16 Apr '12
      Current affairs. Glencore is a commodity giant that trades huge quantities of wheat, coal and much of the world's copper. John Sweeney talks to its boss, Ivan Glasenberg.
    • 16. Undercover: Elderly Care

      23 Apr '12
      Current affairs. Panorama reveals the appalling treatment of an elderly care home resident with dementia, captured on film after a concerned relative hid a secret camera.
    • 17. Madeleine: The Last Hope?

      25 Apr '12
      Current affairs. The senior UK investigator in the Madeleine McCann case speaks about why he believes he has the best opportunity yet to solve the mystery of her disappearance.
    • 18. The Truth About Tax

      14 May '12
      Panorama investigates how some of the UK's most famous companies have been using a tax haven at the heart of Europe to save millions in tax.
    • 19. Eurovision's Dirty Secret

      21 May '12
      Panorama goes undercover inside Eurovision host nation Azerbaijan to reveal the truth about this secretive country and its approach to the world's most watched non-sporting event.
    • 20. Euro 2012: Stadiums of Hate

      28 May '12
      With days to go before the kick-off of the Euro 2012 championships, Panorama reveals evidence of racist violence and anti-semitism at the heart of Polish and Ukrainian football.
    • 21. Life and Debt: A Greek Tragedy

      25 Jun '12
      John Humphrys investigates the economic crisis in Greece, meeting ordinary Greeks and exploring how the outcome of the upcoming election may signpost the future of Europe.
    • 22. Call Centres Undercover

      02 Jul '12
      Britain is being affected by an 'epidemic' of unsolicited and unwanted calls and texts. With an estimated three billion marketing calls and messages received every year, Panorama goes undercover to expose how some firms are getting round the regulations designed to protect consumers.
    • 23. Britain on the Brink: Back to the 70s?

      09 Jul '12
      Britain is suffering the longest peacetime slump in decades. Panorama asks whether Britain is able to cope with a new age of austerity with surprising echoes of the 1970s.
    • 24. Britain's Biggest Waste Dumpers

      16 Jul '12
      Raphael Rowe tracks down some of Britain's biggest illegal fly-tippers, criminals who have pocketed tens of thousands of pounds handed over by motorists to recycle used tyres.
    • 25. The Truth About Sports Products

      19 Jul '12
      Panorama investigates sports products that promise to boost your performance. Shelley Jofre tests the science behind the advertising claims made by some of sport's biggest brands.