• Air date: 13 Jan '20 49 episodes
      Long-running factual programme reporting on all aspects of life in Britain.
  • List of Episodes (49)
    • 26. Lifting the Lockdown

      16 Jul '20
      Panorama is in Salford as the city lifts the lockdown and tries to get its community back to work. But with the council approaching bankruptcy, can services be sustained?
    • 27. Britain’s Coronavirus Gamble

      20 Jul '20
      Panorama investigates the scientific advice the government followed in the early stages of the coronavirus pandemic.
    • 28. China's Coronavirus Cover-Up

      27 Jul '20
      Carrie Gracie investigates whether China hid crucial information about Covid-19 from the world.
    • 29. The Forgotten Frontline

      30 Jul '20
      Panorama follows the unfolding tragedy in care homes, as they struggle to protect residents against the killer virus. Over several months, cameras were allowed into two very different care homes, revealing the dedication of care staff, the frustration of managers and the heartache as more and more lives are lost. Across the country, more than 20,000 residents and care workers have died with coronavirus. Alison Holt asks if care homes were abandoned to fight the virus alone.
    • 30. Stacey Dooley and the Lockdown Babies

      03 Aug '20
      Almost a quarter of a million babies have been born in the UK since lockdown began. Stacey Dooley reports from Bradford Royal Infirmary to find out how the pandemic is transforming the way we deal with pregnancy and birth. She meets pregnant women terrified of getting the virus, women giving birth and new mums with coronavirus who have had to isolate themselves from friends and family. Stacey also speaks to midwives and doctors who reveal how their lives have changed in order to protect mothers.
    • 31. Has Lockdown Changed What We Eat?

      10 Aug '20
      The way we eat is changing – and the way we shop for our food is too. Almost five months after the beginning of lockdown, Panorama reporter Tom Heap investigates the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on Britain’s biggest manufacturing sector - food - and looks at how the way we shop, cook and consume has been transformed
    • 32. Escaping My Abuser

      17 Aug '20
      Victoria Derbyshire investigates what the coronavirus lockdown meant for those trapped with an abusive partner, and meets some of those who managed to escape.
    • 33. Hostage in Iran

      24 Aug '20
      Reporter Darragh MacIntyre meets the families of British people arbitrarily detained in Iran and asks whether the payment of a historic debt could set them free.
    • 34. Fighting for an Education

      07 Sep '20
      As most children in England return to their classrooms, reporter Sean Dilley investigates the system for supporting young people with special educational needs.
    • 35. Exposing the Illegal Organ Trade

      14 Sep '20
      Panorama investigates one of the world’s most brutal trades - the buying and selling of human organs.
    • 36. Banking Secrets of the Rich and Powerful

      21 Sep '20
      Panorama uncovers secret reports that expose how banks have failed to tackle crime. Reporter Richard Bilton also exposes the business deals billionaires would rather you didn’t know about.
    • 37. Test and Trace Exposed

      28 Sep '20
      Panorama hears from whistleblowers working inside the government’s new coronavirus tracking system. They reveal chaos, technical problems, confusion and wasted resources.
    • 38. Australia Burning

      05 Oct '20
      Panorama hears from the people living in the path of last year's bush fires in Australia, and asks whether such events are to become normal.
    • 39. Belly Mujinga: Searching for the Truth

      12 Oct '20
      Rianna Croxford investigates the death of transport worker Belly Mujinga, following reports she had been coughed and spat on by a customer at London’s Victoria Station.
    • 40. Sport’s Hidden Crisis

      19 Oct '20
      Colin Jackson investigates the hidden extent of eating disorders in British sport and asks what the authorities should be doing to tackle the problem.
    • 41. Has Covid Stolen My Future?

      26 Oct '20
      Kash Jones investigates the long-term consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic on young people.
    • 42. Is TikTok Safe?

      02 Nov '20
      Tina Daheley investigates whether TikTok, the social media sensation of lockdown, is safe for the millions of young people who have signed up.
    • 43. Liverpool: Fighting Covid

      09 Nov '20
      Panorama reporter Jane Corbin visits Liverpool to find out how people are coping with tier three coronavirus restrictions.
    • 44. Can Biden Unite America?

      16 Nov '20
      Joe Biden has won the battle for the White House. Reporter Hilary Andersson meets the Trump supporters who believe the election was stolen and asks whether they will ever accept their new president.
    • 45. Return from ISIS: A Family’s Story

      23 Nov '20
      The extraordinary story of one family's journey from a small town in America to the heart of the Islamic State group and back.
    • 46. The Home I Can’t Afford

      25 Nov '20
      Panorama investigates the government’s shared-ownership scheme, designed to get more people on the property ladder, but leaving some with escalating costs and huge debts.
    • 47. Business on the Brink

      01 Dec '20
      Panorama follows businesses fighting to survive the pandemic and sees the pressure on those trying to save jobs and livelihoods.
    • 48. Britain’s Wild Weather

      07 Dec '20
      Justin Rowlatt visits communities around Britain battered by this year’s extreme weather - unprecedented rainfall, sunshine and sustained high temperatures - to find out how they have coped.
    • 49. The Race for a Vaccine

      14 Dec '20
      The inside story of the development of the Oxford vaccine against Covid-19. Fergus Walsh scrutinises the data that has come out of the trials, and examines the vaccination's efficacy and safety.