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Panorama Season 55

52 Episodes First aired Jan 15, 2007

Current affairs programme, featuring interviews and investigative reports on a wide variety of subjects.

Episodes

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31. Children's Fight Club
Jul 30, 2007

Investigation into websites that show videos of young teenagers being bullied and assaulted, which feature advertisements for some major British companies.

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32. The Cost of Keeping Britain Dry
Aug 6, 2007

Kate Silverton looks at how much the summer floods have cost the UK and how much more we are prepared to spend to defend the country from future downpours.

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33. On a Knife Edge
Aug 13, 2007

As the number of youths killed on the streets of London this year rises to 17, with more young victims across the country, Panorama profiles two 15-year-old boys on the fringe of gang culture. The programme offers a…

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34. Return to Gaza
Aug 20, 2007

Six weeks after the release of the BBC's Alan Johnston, Panorama goes back to Gaza to examine what's become of the place now that the world has looked away again.

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35. Weekend 'Nazis'
Aug 27, 2007

An investigation into the growing use of Second World War re-enactment events as a forum for extreme right-wing views by Nazi enthusiasts.

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36. Dogfighting Undercover
Aug 30, 2007

Dogfighting Undercover

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37. Real Apprentices
Sep 3, 2007

Investigation into why nearly a million young people in the UK are not in work or education. With the figure reportedly at a ten-year high, the programme challenges four young men to get jobs and break the cycle of…

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38. Destination Europe
Sep 10, 2007

Paul Kenyon traces the criminal gangs behind the illegal and hazardous migration routes which thousands of Africans are desperate enough to try to get into the UK.

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39. Wasting Police Time
Sep 17, 2007

There may be more police officers than ever, but what are they actually doing? Frontline officers tell Panorama they find it increasingly difficult to do their job effectively and claim they're being undermined by…

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40. Give Us Your DNA
Sep 24, 2007

Someone is added to the DNA database every minute, including people who haven't been charged with any offence. It can solve crimes and free the innocent. So shouldn't all of us now be on the database whether we like it…

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41. How I Became a Muslim Extremist
Oct 1, 2007

Investigative report. After the 7/7 bombings, the government vowed to silence Muslim extremists. Two years on, radical group Hizb ut-Tahrir remains legal. Shiraz Maher, a former member of Hizb, explores what needs to be…

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42. Sub-prime Suspect
Oct 8, 2007

With mortgages regularly being sold to people on benefits and some home loans being given at up to sixteen times the applicant's salary, Panorama finds out if the misselling of mortgages to those with bad credit records…

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43. Is America Ready for a Black President?
Oct 15, 2007

Barack Obama is a political sensation in the States - an African-American with a real chance of becoming President next year. But although he is promising to unite the nation, can he overcome America's racial divisions…

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44. FIFA and Coe
Oct 22, 2007

With England set to bid for the 2018 World Cup, Panorama investigates allegations against FIFA and asks if England can expect fair play from football's ruling body.

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45. Kidnapped: The Alan Johnston Story
Oct 25, 2007

For the first time, BBC Correspondent Alan Johnston tells the full dramatic story of his kidnap by militant Jihadists in Gaza.

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46. Jill Dando: The Jury's Out
Oct 29, 2007

Raphael Rowe investigates claims that the forensic evidence which lead to the conviction of Barry George for the murder of Jill Dando in 2001 was unreliable and misleading.

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47. Taking on the Taliban: The Soldiers' Story
Nov 5, 2007

Following a unit of 35 British soldiers on the frontline in Afghanistan, a six-month tour which left one dead and 12 seriously wounded.

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48. What Next for Craig?
Nov 12, 2007

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49. The Mystery of Madeleine McCann
Nov 19, 2007

Investigation into why Madeleine McCann's parents have found it so hard to shake off the suspicion that they somehow had a role in her disappearance.

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50. Please Look After Dad
Dec 3, 2007

Investigation into the case of a woman convinced that the powerful anti-psychotic drugs prescribed for her father's dementia were doing him harm, and the disclosure of the results of a long-term scientific study which…

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51. The Battle for Basra Palace
Dec 10, 2007

Using combat footage shot by the soldiers themselves, the story of the last and bloodiest British fight in southern Iraq - the battle for Basra Palace.

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52. Basra - The LegacySeason Finale
Dec 17, 2007

Reporter Jane Corbin examines the dark heart of Basra. Once Iraq's most cosmopolitan city, it is now a place where murder and corruption is rife.