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The Best Episodes of Panorama Season 61

Every episode of Panorama Season 61 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Panorama Season 61!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Panorama Season 61 Episode 8 - The Spies Who Fooled the World
    8.5/10(30 votes)

    S61:E8

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Panorama Season 61 Episode 15 - Cancer: Hope for Sale?
    8.0/10(9 votes)

    S61:E15

    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?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Panorama Season 61 Episode 41 - Where's Our Aid Money Gone?
    8.0/10(7 votes)

    S61:E41

    Current affairs. With the Global Fund's inspector general sacked for 'unsatisfactory' performance after exposing corruption, Richard Bilton challenges those responsible.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Panorama Season 61 Episode 31 - Terror in Nairobi
    7.0/10(8 votes)

    S61:E31

    Panorama investigates the network al-Shabab uses to cross the Somali-Kenyan border at will and this terror group's appeal to radicalised Muslim youths in Britain and beyond.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Panorama Season 61 Episode 11 - Secrets of Britain's Sharia Councils
    6.7/10(50 votes)

    S61:E11

    Panorama reporter Jane Corbin goes undercover to investigate what is really happening in Britain's Sharia Councils - Islamic religious courts.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Panorama Season 61 Episode 37 - After Savile: No More Secrets?
    6.4/10(24 votes)

    S61:E37

    In Britain, turning a blind eye to child abuse in a school, hospital or a church is not a crime; Panorama talks to victims, police and senior figures calling for the law to change.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Panorama Season 61 Episode 42 - Energy Bills: Power Failure?
    6.1/10(12 votes)

    S61:E42

    Current affairs. Energy bills have gone up by around a quarter in the past four years and politicians from all sides say they are determined to bring them down. Can they deliver?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Panorama Season 61 Episode 1 - Immigration Undercover
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S61:E1

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Panorama Season 61 Episode 2 - The Great Disability Scam?
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S61:E2

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Panorama Season 61 Episode 3 - The Great Abortion Divide
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S61:E3

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Panorama Season 61 Episode 4 - Inside Barclays: Banking on Bonuses
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S61:E4

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Panorama Season 61 Episode 5 - What's Really in our Food?
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S61:E5

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Panorama Season 61 Episode 6 - Mission Accomplished? Secrets of Helmand
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S61:E6

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Panorama Season 61 Episode 7 - America's Gun Addiction
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S61:E7

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Panorama Season 61 Episode 9 - The Derby Fire: Secrets and Lies
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S61:E9

    The Derby fire, in which six children died, was an attack on a family that shocked the country. Panorama asks were warnings missed?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Panorama Season 61 Episode 10 - North Korea Undercover
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S61:E10

    Panorama reporter John Sweeney spends eight days undercover inside North Korea, the most rigidly-controlled nation on Earth.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Panorama Season 61 Episode 12 - The Russians Are Coming
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S61:E12

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Panorama Season 61 Episode 13 - Jobs for the Boys?
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S61:E13

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Panorama Season 61 Episode 14 - Hillsborough - How They Buried the Truth
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S61:E14

    A Panorama investigation reveals how police, politicians, lawyers and judges all played a part in burying the truth about Britain's worst football disaster.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Panorama Season 61 Episode 16 - Cash for Questions Undercover
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S61:E16

    A Panorama special going undercover to reveal lobbying practices which raise serious questions about standards in political life.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Panorama Season 61 Episode 17 - Blacklist Britain
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S61:E17

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Panorama Season 61 Episode 18 - Traffic Fines - Highway Robbery?
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S61:E18

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Panorama Season 61 Episode 19 - Elderly Care: Condition Critical?
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S61:E19

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Panorama Season 61 Episode 20 - Kids Lost in Care
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S61:E20

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Panorama Season 61 Episode 21 - The Truth about Pills and Pregnancy
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S61:E21

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 61 Ratings Summary

"The Spies Who Fooled the World" is the best rated episode of "Panorama" season 61. It scored 8.5/10 based on 30 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 3/18/2013. This episode is rated 0.5 points higher than the second-best, "Cancer: Hope for Sale?".