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The Best Seasons of Panorama

Every season of Panorama ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best seasons of Panorama!

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Season 49

34 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2001

8.5/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE33 · Towards the Zero Hour 10.0

Season 54

36 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2006

8.3/ 10

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Best episodeE26 · Sex Crimes and the Vatican 8.3

Season 53

34 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2005

8.2/ 10

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Best episodeE7 · The Dollar a Day Dress 8.2

Other Seasons

Season 5

41 Episodes

First Aired: Apr 1957

8.1/ 10

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Best episodeE13 · Episode 13 8.1

Season 48

35 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2000

8.1/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE21 · England's Shame 10.0

Season 8

46 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 1960

7.7/ 10

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Best episodeE1 · Episode 1 7.7

Season 58

50 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2010

7.6/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE31 · Britain's Disappearing Wildlife 8.4

Season 62

47 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2014

7.4/ 10

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Best episodeE34 · The War of the Tunnels 8.2

Season 68

49 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2020

7.3/ 10

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Best episodeE3 · Britain's Killer Motorways? 8.2

#10

Season 55

52 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2007

7.3/ 10

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Best episodeE19 · Scientology and Me 8.3

#11

Season 56

57 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2008

7.3/ 10

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Best episodeE41 · Omagh: What the Police Were Never Told 9.2

#12

Season 61

45 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2013

7.2/ 10

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Best episodeE8 · The Spies Who Fooled the World 8.5

#13

Season 28

3 Episodes

First Aired: Mar 1980

7.2/ 10

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Best episodeE10 · If The Bomb Drops... 7.2

#14

Season 35

37 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 1987

7.2/ 10

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Best episodeE14 · Scientology: The Road to Total Freedom? 7.2

#15

Season 59

54 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2011

7.2/ 10

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Best episodeE42 · Britain's Child Beggars 8.3

#16

Season 74

32 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2026

7.1/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE4 · Our Man in Moscow 7.9

#17

Season 65

48 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2017

7.0/ 10

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Best episodeE43 · Britain's Offshore Secrets Exposed 8.4

#18

Season 69

44 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2021

7.0/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE8 · Rubbish Dump Britain 8.2

#19

Season 60

49 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2012

6.9/ 10

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Best episodeE33 · Price Tag Wars 8.5

#20

Season 71

41 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2023

6.9/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE7 · Ukraine's War Diaries 7.9

#21

Season 43

37 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 1995

6.9/ 10

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Best episodeE34 · An Interview with HRH The Princess of Wales 6.9

#22

Season 72

40 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2024

6.8/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE20 · Undercover School: Cruelty in the Classroom 8.2

#23

Season 63

48 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2015

6.8/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE27 · The Train that Divides Jerusalem 7.8

#24

Season 70

45 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2022

6.7/ 10

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Best episodeE30 · The Billion-Pound Savings Scandal 8.0

#25

Season 29

46 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 1981

6.7/ 10

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Best episodeE34 · Labour: Which Direction Will the Party Go? 6.7

#26

Season 66

43 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2018

6.7/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE2 · Trump Voters: One Year On 7.6

#27

Season 32

39 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 1984

6.6/ 10

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Best episodeE15 · On Course for War 6.6

#28

Season 64

41 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2016

6.6/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE16 · Living with Dementia: Chris's Story 8.0

#29

Season 67

45 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2019

6.5/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE34 · The Khashoggi Murder Tapes 7.5

#30

Season 73

39 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2025

6.5/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE6 · The Southport Attack 8.0

#31

Season 7

45 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 1959

6.0/ 10

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Best episodeE18 · The Challenge of the Sixties 6.0

#32

Season 40

44 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 1992

5.2/ 10

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Best episodeE39 · In the Name of Satan? 5.2

#33

Season 1

19 Episodes

First Aired: Nov 1953

N/A/ 10

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#34

Season 2

22 Episodes

First Aired: Oct 1954

N/A/ 10

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#35

Season 3

43 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 1955

N/A/ 10

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#36

Season 4

42 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 1956

N/A/ 10

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#37

Season 6

2 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 1958

N/A/ 10

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#38

Season 9

1 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 1961

N/A/ 10

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#39

Season 10

5 Episodes

First Aired: Oct 1962

N/A/ 10

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#40

Season 11

2 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 1963

N/A/ 10

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#41

Season 12

1 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 1964

N/A/ 10

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#42

Season 13

38 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 1965

N/A/ 10

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#43

Season 14

1 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 1966

N/A/ 10

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#44

Season 15

14 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 1967

N/A/ 10

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#45

Season 16

44 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 1968

N/A/ 10

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#46

Season 17

48 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 1969

N/A/ 10

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#47

Season 18

10 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 1970

N/A/ 10

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#48

Season 19

49 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 1971

N/A/ 10

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#49

Season 20

9 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 1972

N/A/ 10

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#50

Season 21

23 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 1973

N/A/ 10

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#51

Season 22

43 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 1974

N/A/ 10

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#52

Season 23

39 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 1975

N/A/ 10

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#53

Season 24

2 Episodes

First Aired: Apr 1976

N/A/ 10

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#54

Season 25

3 Episodes

First Aired: Mar 1977

N/A/ 10

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#55

Season 26

3 Episodes

First Aired: Mar 1978

N/A/ 10

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#56

Season 30

2 Episodes

First Aired: Feb 1982

N/A/ 10

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#57

Season 31

3 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 1983

N/A/ 10

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#58

Season 33

40 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 1985

N/A/ 10

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#59

Season 34

1 Episodes

First Aired: May 1986

N/A/ 10

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#60

Season 36

40 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 1988

N/A/ 10

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#61

Season 37

35 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 1989

N/A/ 10

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#62

Season 38

37 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 1990

N/A/ 10

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#63

Season 39

43 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 1991

N/A/ 10

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#64

Season 41

44 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 1993

N/A/ 10

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#65

Season 42

38 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 1994

N/A/ 10

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#66

Season 44

38 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 1996

N/A/ 10

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#67

Season 45

39 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 1997

N/A/ 10

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#68

Season 46

36 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 1998

N/A/ 10

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#69

Season 47

34 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 1999

N/A/ 10

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#70

Season 50

27 Episodes

First Aired: Feb 2002

N/A/ 10

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#71

Season 51

34 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2003

N/A/ 10

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#72

Season 52

31 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2004

N/A/ 10

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#73

Season 57

53 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2009

N/A/ 10

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