• Air date: 03 Jan '12 49 episodes
      Long-running factual programme reporting on all aspects of life in Britain.
  • List of Episodes (49)
    • 26. Disabled or Faking It?

      30 Jul '12
      Declan Lawn reports on plans to get millions of people claiming disability benefits back into work. But will new assessment tests victimise those who deserve the most support?
    • 27. Rats, Traps, Bugs and Cutbacks

      06 Aug '12
      Budget cuts mean some councils are disbanding pest control teams and others are charging for previously free services. Will this lead to more pests and the diseases they carry?
    • 28. Justice Denied: The Greatest Scandal?

      13 Aug '12
      Twenty years after a Panorama investigation helped to clear the Cardiff Three, the same team returns to investigate why the trial against the police officers collapsed last year.
    • 29. Kony: Hunt for the World's Most Wanted

      20 Aug '12
      Reporter Sorious Samura investigates the myths surrounding one of Africa's most bizarre and brutal criminals, Joseph Kony, and the international fight to bring him to justice.
    • 30. Dial 999... and Wait?

      03 Sep '12
      With police, fire and ambulance services facing cuts in public spending, Panorama examines the effect on 999 response times. Declan Lawn reveals the areas where people needing immediate help from our emergency services are left waiting, and investigates claims that lives are being put at risk.
    • 31. Old, Drunk and Disorderly?

      10 Sep '12
      Joan Bakewell investigates alcohol problems among those aged 65 and over, the age group most likely to drink every day, at home and alone.
    • 32. Trouble on the Estate

      11 Sep '12
      Panorama visits a housing estate in Blackburn, learning what it is like to live there. The programme follows families, children and police, and goes undercover with drug dealers.
    • 33. Price Tag Wars

      17 Sep '12
      Panorama presents an insight into the world of the so-called Price Taggers, a group of Israeli teenagers who believe every Palestinian attack should be met with an act of revenge.
    • 34. Reading, Writing and Rip-Offs

      24 Sep '12
      Panorama investigates the computer supply companies whose directors have grown rich signing up hundreds of schools to deals that have taken them to the brink of bankruptcy.
    • 35. Undercover: Debt on the Doorstep

      01 Oct '12
      With the economy showing few signs of recovery, reporter Richard Bilton investigates the thriving debt business - a world of cash on the doorstep and high interest rates.
    • 36. Britain's Secret Health Tourists

      03 Oct '12
      Declan Lawn reports on how 'health tourists' are obtaining free NHS treatment they should be paying for, at a cost of millions to the health service.
    • 37. Return of the Supergrass

      08 Oct '12
      Panorama investigates the deals being offered to often violent gangsters to become the next generation of supergrasses in an effort to tackle violent crime.
    • 38. Kill at Will? America on Trial

      15 Oct '12
      Ahead of America's costliest-ever elections, Raphael Rowe investigates how lobby groups helped create laws blamed for one of the most controversial killings in recent US history.
    • 39. Jimmy Savile - What the BBC Knew

      22 Oct '12
      A Panorama Special investigates the Jimmy Savile child abuse scandal and asks what the BBC knew in the past, and examines the events around the dropping of the Corporation's own Newsnight investigation into the subject.
    • 40. The Hospital That Stopped Caring

      29 Oct '12
      A year after Panorama exposed the violent abuse patients suffered at the Winterbourne View hospital, Alison Holt investigates if society's most vulnerable are any better protected.
    • 41. Gambling Nation

      05 Nov '12
      With casino-style gambling now available day or night at the touch of a button in our homes and on our phones, Panorama explores its popularity... and reveals a darker side.
    • 42. Badgers: Dodging the Bullet?

      12 Nov '12
      Panorama investigates the government's sudden decision last month to postpone its controversial badger cull, days before it was due to start. Will the cull be enforced next year?
    • 43. The Mind Reader: Unlocking My Voice

      13 Nov '12
      Panorama follows a group of severely brain injured patients and reveals the revolutionary efforts made to help them communicate with their families and the outside world.
    • 44. Who's Watching the Detectives?

      19 Nov '12
      Mark Daly investigates whether the Independent Police Complaints Commission is fit for purpose, and if it has sufficient power or independence to hold the police to account.
    • 45. Undercover: How to Dodge Tax

      26 Nov '12
      Panorama goes undercover to investigate corporate service providers - the people and companies who sell corporate anonymity and access to offshore tax havens.
    • 46. How Safe is Your Hospital?

      03 Dec '12
      With the NHS under huge pressure, Panorama reveals poor patient care is putting thousands of people at risk of death or serious injury every year.
    • 47. The Secret Drone War

      10 Dec '12
      Panorama goes to Waziristan to report on the drone war and to find out from its victims why they are seeking justice in the British courts.
    • 48. Britain's Hidden Housing Crisis

      13 Dec '12
      Panorama Special that follows four stories over five months and reveals the devastating impact of being evicted from your own home and losing everything.
    • 49. The Tax Haven Twins

      17 Dec '12
      Reporter John Sweeney investigates the secretive world of the billionaire Barclay twins. Sir Frederick and Sir David Barclay own the paper that exposed the MPs' expenses scandal. So why do they hate it when the spotlight is turned on them?