• Air date: 21 Jan '13 45 episodes
      Long-running factual programme reporting on all aspects of life in Britain.
  • List of Episodes (45)
    • 1. Immigration Undercover

      21 Jan '13
      Reporter Paul Kenyon goes undercover with the new type of gang smuggling illegal immigrants out of the UK as well as in, right under the nose of the British authorities.
    • 2. The Great Disability Scam?

      28 Jan '13
      Only half of people with a disability are in work. Panorama investigates if one of the government's most ambitious welfare reforms can solve the problem of disability unemployment.
    • 3. The Great Abortion Divide

      04 Feb '13
      Victoria Derbyshire investigates the great abortion divide between Northern Ireland and most of the United Kingdom, and asks if it is time to change the law.
    • 4. Inside Barclays: Banking on Bonuses

      11 Feb '13
      After a series of controversies, bosses at Barclays say they're changing the culture of the bank. But what went wrong? Reporter Richard Bilton investigates the bonus culture that drove one of our biggest banks.
    • 5. What's Really in our Food?

      18 Feb '13
      Panorama investigates the horse meat scandal and reveals more concerns about what is really in our food. Richard Bilton questions the 'light touch' regulation of the food industry.
    • 6. Mission Accomplished? Secrets of Helmand

      25 Feb '13
      Reporter Ben Anderson joins Allied troops preparing to hand over to Afghan forces next year, finding the Afghan army and police to be poorly trained and lacking resources.
    • 7. America's Gun Addiction

      11 Mar '13
      Following the Newtown massacre, Panorama meets the teachers who want to use guns to protect their schools and reveals America's national crisis in mental healthcare.
    • 8. The Spies Who Fooled the World

      18 Mar '13
      On the eve of the tenth anniversary of the Iraq War, Panorama reveals how key aspects of the secret intelligence used to justify the invasion were based on fabrication and lies.
    • 9. The Derby Fire: Secrets and Lies

      02 Apr '13
      The Derby fire, in which six children died, was an attack on a family that shocked the country. Panorama asks were warnings missed?
    • 10. North Korea Undercover

      15 Apr '13
      Panorama reporter John Sweeney spends eight days undercover inside North Korea, the most rigidly-controlled nation on Earth.
    • 11. Secrets of Britain's Sharia Councils

      22 Apr '13
      Panorama reporter Jane Corbin goes undercover to investigate what is really happening in Britain's Sharia Councils - Islamic religious courts.
    • 12. The Russians Are Coming

      29 Apr '13
      Reporter Darragh MacIntyre investigates a death in a Russian prison that has brought the threat of violence to the UK, and the death of a whistleblower found in Surrey.
    • 13. Jobs for the Boys?

      13 May '13
      Former England and Arsenal footballer Sol Campbell investigates why the unemployment rate for young black British men is roughly double that of their white counterparts.
    • 14. Hillsborough - How They Buried the Truth

      20 May '13
      A Panorama investigation reveals how police, politicians, lawyers and judges all played a part in burying the truth about Britain's worst football disaster.
    • 15. Cancer: Hope for Sale?

      03 Jun '13
      Richard Bilton investigates a controversial American doctor who claims he can cure cancer. Why has he been allowed to sell an unproven and experimental treatment for 30 years?
    • 16. Cash for Questions Undercover

      06 Jun '13
      A Panorama special going undercover to reveal lobbying practices which raise serious questions about standards in political life.
    • 17. Blacklist Britain

      10 Jun '13
      Richard Bilton does the first TV interview with the bookkeeper for the organisation which ran a secret blacklist subscribed to by some of the biggest names in British business.
    • 18. Traffic Fines - Highway Robbery?

      12 Jun '13
      With councils fining drivers in ever-greater numbers after capturing them on CCTV, Panorama tries to find new ways to cut down on the mountain of traffic tickets issued each year.
    • 19. Elderly Care: Condition Critical?

      17 Jun '13
      Using secret filming and exclusive research into the mortality rates of care and nursing homes for the elderly in England, Panorama exposes the pain of poor care and neglect.
    • 20. Kids Lost in Care

      24 Jun '13
      Panorama investigates the standard of residential care for vulnerable children. In homes where care is not up to scratch, some young people run away into risky situations.
    • 21. The Truth about Pills and Pregnancy

      01 Jul '13
      Current affairs. Many women have to take medicines while pregnant. But could they be risking the health of their unborn child? Reporter Shelley Jofre investigates.
    • 22. The Trouble with Trump

      08 Jul '13
      Current affairs. Reporter John Sweeney asks if the Scottish government knew enough about self-proclaimed billionaire Donald Trump before accepting his investment proposal.
    • 23. Broken by Battle

      15 Jul '13
      Panorama investigates the true personal cost of the war in Afghanistan on British troops, going beyond the limits of the Ministry of Defence's statistics on suicide.
    • 24. Jungle Outlaws: The Chainsaw Trail

      25 Jul '13
      Panorama investigates illegal logging in the rainforest and the timber trail from Africa to West Europe. Raphael Rowe spent six months tracking logs from Congo's jungle.
    • 25. Tainted Love: Secrets of the Dating Game

      29 Jul '13
      Legal notice - this episode is the subject of a legal complaint. Reporter Fiona Walker investigates how unscrupulous dating websites are preying on those looking for love.