Panorama - 2010

Run Time: 30 mins
Air Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2010
Average Rating: ⭐ 6.2 (13 votes)
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The MP and the Whistleblower
Season 58 - Episode 1
The series takes a look at Iris Robinson, the Member of Parliament at the centre of a current political storm.

A Walk in the Park
Season 58 - Episode 2
Jane Corbin walks through the disputed streets and parks of Jerusalem and goes underground to explore tunnels excavated deep below the bibli...

What's Really in Our Kids' Food?
Season 58 - Episode 3
Shelley Jofre investigates the food being dished up to pre-schoolers at nurseries and at home, and looks at the marketing claims of leading ...

I Helped My Daughter Die
Season 58 - Episode 4
Jeremy Vine talks exclusively to Kay Gilderdale about the night she helped her bedridden daughter kill herself, exploring whether the law sh...

Are You a Danger to Kids?
Season 58 - Episode 5
Panorama exposes the myths and realities of the new child protection register, and asks whether the new system will actually work.

Why Do You Hate Me?
Season 58 - Episode 6
Wheelchair user Simon Green secretly films what it is like to endure disability hate crime, and reveals that many such incidents are not pro...

Dying for a Biscuit
Season 58 - Episode 7
Reporter Raphael Rowe journeys into the rainforest of Borneo, where he uncovers evidence of palm oil companies developing plantations on pro...

More Than Just a Game
Season 58 - Episode 8
As Africa gears up to host its first football World Cup, Panorama asks if the beautiful game can save a generation fighting to survive in So...

Trust Us, We're an NHS Hospital
Season 58 - Episode 9
Panorama investigates how many hospitals may be failing the public while being allowed to assess themselves as good. Simon Boazman reports.

Are the Net Police Coming for You?
Season 58 - Episode 10
A proposed new law is threatening to disconnect the millions of internet users who unlawfully download free music, films and TV. Jo Whiley l...

Chocolate - The Bitter Truth
Season 58 - Episode 11
Paul Kenyon goes undercover as a cocoa trader in West Africa and discovers children as young as seven working long hours on cocoa farms, hel...

Passports to Kill
Season 58 - Episode 12
Reporter Jane Corbin shows how British passports and stolen identities were used in the murder of senior Hamas military commander Mahmoud al...

Spoilt Rotten?
Season 58 - Episode 13
With unprecedented access to Alder Hey Children's Hospital in Liverpool, Panorama meets the children suffering from preventable conditions a...

Is Britain Full?
Season 58 - Episode 14
Panorama investigates overcrowding in the UK. Some argue that the extra population will boost the economy, but will it? What can politicians...

Return of the Real Apprentices
Season 58 - Episode 15
Panorama follows the fortunes of four young people searching for work in Swindon, and discovers how they have responded to the challenge of ...

The Cuts - Can You Fight Back?
Season 58 - Episode 16
Reporter Shelley Jofre looks at the fight to save frontline services as councils across the country tighten their budgets.

A Very British Hero
Season 58 - Episode 17
Christina Schmid reveals how the Army is failing in its duty of care to a tiny elite band of soldiers who are at the very forefront of the w...

The Cumbrian Shootings
Season 58 - Episode 18
Panorama's Richard Bilton reports on the events of Wednesday 2nd June, when Derrick Bird switched from quiet cabbie to gun toting psychopath...

Man United - Into the Red
Season 58 - Episode 19
Ahead of a possible bid for debt-ridden Manchester United, reporter John Sweeney explores the battle for the soul of the club, and the scale...

BP - In Deep Water
Season 58 - Episode 20
Hilary Andersson examines the full consequences of the explosion on BP's Deepwater Horizon oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico, asking what went w...

What's Up with the Weather?
Season 58 - Episode 21
Increasing numbers of us simply don't believe in global warming. Tom Heap speaks to some of the world's leading scientists on both sides of ...

Can I Sack Teacher?
Season 58 - Episode 22
New research shows that the standard of teaching is the most important factor to a child's education. So why are so many bad teachers being ...

Orphans of Haiti
Season 58 - Episode 23
Six months after a devastating earthquake struck Haiti, Raphael Rowe returns to uncover what has happened to the country's orphaned and aban...

How to Beat the Banks
Season 58 - Episode 24
Reporter Adam Shaw investigates the state of Britain's banks, and reveals that while base rates remain low, the cost of borrowing has risen ...

It Shouldn't Happen at a Vets'
Season 58 - Episode 25
Filming undercover in one of Britain's largest veterinary chains, Panorama reveals evidence of questionable bills, animals poorly treated, a...

Generation Game
Season 58 - Episode 26
Current affairs series. Dame Joan Bakewell looks at some of the innovative ways Britain's baby boomers are looking to future-proof their old...

Britain's Unwanted Pets
Season 58 - Episode 27
2009 saw a big increase in the numbers of stray dogs recorded as being picked up in the UK. Tom Heap goes to Battersea Dogs Home to find out...

Wills - The Final Rip Off?
Season 58 - Episode 28
Panorama investigates companies who make a good living from writing your Last Will and Testament, and exposes the shocking financial pitfall...

Death in the Med
Season 58 - Episode 29
As controversy over Israel's blockade of Gaza still rages, Jane Corbin asks what really happened on the Mavi Marmara, when Israeli commandos...

Please Don't Take Our Child
Season 58 - Episode 30
Darragh MacIntyre reports on the case of an ordinary couple and their extraordinary fight to open up the world of the family courts.

Britain's Disappearing Wildlife
Season 58 - Episode 31
A look at the decline of UK wildlife. There is more at stake than simply protecting the beauty of nature - our food supply could be under th...

A Risk Worth Taking?
Season 58 - Episode 32
Shelley Jofre investigates the drug Avandia and asks whether the medicine's regulator is putting the interests of the drugs industry before ...

What the Pope Knew
Season 58 - Episode 33
On the eve of the first Papal visit to Britain in 28 years, Fergal Keane investigates the Pope's personal track record of dealing with paedo...

Because We're Worth It - the Taxpayers' Rich List
Season 58 - Episode 34
Panorama reveals the results of the most thorough and extensive investigation ever conducted into public sector pay.

Britain in the Dock
Season 58 - Episode 35
Paul Kenyon asks if the British Army can be trusted to police itself, as it stands accused in two separate inquiries of committing war crime...

The Secrets of Scientology
Season 58 - Episode 36
Reporter John Sweeney's last investigation into the Church of Scientology resulted in an explosive confrontation with church officials. This...

Who Took My Pension?
Season 58 - Episode 37
Topical investigation with Jeremy Vine. Penny Haslam reveals the fees and commissions that take vast amounts from our pension pots.

Kids in Care
Season 58 - Episode 38
A special report into the quality of state care, spending six months following children in the care of Coventry Social Services to find out ...

Lord Ashcroft's Millions
Season 58 - Episode 39
Panorama investigates the financial dealings of political donor Lord Ashcroft, who resigned as deputy chairman of the Conservative Party in ...

Trapped - The Chile Miners' Story
Season 58 - Episode 40
Reporter Dan McDougall reveals new evidence of massive safety problems in the Chilean mine being ignored just weeks before the collapse.

The Great Housing Rip Off?
Season 58 - Episode 41
John Sweeney investigates the so-called 'rogue landlords', housing barons accused of receiving large housing benefits while exploiting the v...

What Have the Drugs Done to Dad?
Season 58 - Episode 42
As the government cracks down on the use of certain drugs, Vivian White reports on the crisis of care in the treatment of patients with deme...

Are You Paying Too Much Tax?
Season 58 - Episode 43
Panorama reveals the situation inside HM Revenue and Customs following the recent tax code realignment.

Tax the Fat
Season 58 - Episode 44
With Britain now the fattest nation in Europe, reporter Shelley Jofre investigates the idea of a tax on junk food, travelling to Denmark whe...

British Schools, Islamic Rules
Season 58 - Episode 45
Investigation showing that some Muslim children are exposed to extremist preachers and fundamentalist Islamic groups. Also, the part-time sc...

Fifa's Dirty Secrets
Season 58 - Episode 46
Panorama investigates corruption allegations against some of the Fifa officials who will vote on England's World Cup bid, and Andrew Jenning...

Addicted to Games?
Season 58 - Episode 47
Panorama hears from youngsters who describe their obsessive playing of video games as an addiction, and reporter Raphael Rowe meets leading ...

Baby P: In His Mother's Words
Season 58 - Episode 48
Panorama reveals the controversial video-taped interview with the mother of Baby P and asks whether crucial warning signs were missed.

Carry On Banking!
Season 58 - Episode 49
As Christmas approaches and Britain's bankers prepare to receive their annual bonuses, Panorama asks if anything has changed since the finan...

Supermarkets: What Price Cheap Food?
Season 58 - Episode 50
In a Panorama Special, Paul Kenyon looks behind the special offers to examine the true cost of Britain's cheap food, visiting the mega-farms...