2012
(2012)
Cast
Episodes
Stephen Lawrence: Time For Justice 0.0
January 3, 2012
On verdict day of one of the most eagerly awaited trials in recent history, this Panorama Special on the Stephen Lawren…
Train Fares: Taken for a Ride? 0.0
January 23, 2012
Packed in like sardines, on trains that often arrive late... But it is the price of the tickets that really upsets lots…
Secrets of the Tory Billionaire 0.0
January 30, 2012
Panorama investigates Lord Ashcroft's links to a controversial construction company in the Caribbean which has gone bus…
Hunting the Internet Bullies 0.0
February 6, 2012
Current affairs. With online bullying rapidly growing in size and intensity, Declan Lawn meets X Factor star Cher Lloyd…
Poor America 0.0
February 13, 2012
With one and a half million American children now homeless, reporter Hilary Andersson meets the school pupils who go hu…
Britain's Hidden Alcoholics 0.0
February 20, 2012
Alastair Campbell meets some of the increasing number of Britain's middle-class professionals for whom one glass of win…
The Cost of Raising Britain 0.0
February 27, 2012
With nurseries and childminders costing families up to a third of their income, and working mums feeling squeezed out o…
The Money Farmers 0.0
March 5, 2012
Samantha Poling reveals how millions of pounds of public money are being paid out to businessmen and millionaire farmer…
Homs: Journey into Hell 0.0
March 12, 2012
Paul Wood charts the rise and brutal suppression of the uprising in the Syrian city of Homs. What started with hope of …
Britain's Crimes of Honour 0.0
March 19, 2012
Panorama reveals the shocking details of beatings, imprisonment and 'honour' killings, the women driven to suicide and …
Murdoch's TV Pirates 0.0
March 26, 2012
As Rupert Murdoch faces accusations of law-breaking at his British tabloids, Panorama reveals fresh hacking allegations…
The Honeymoon Murder 0.0
March 29, 2012
With exclusive access to publicly unseen CCTV footage, this Panorama special examines in detail the hours leading up to…
The Great Apprentice Scandal 0.0
April 2, 2012
Panorama's Shelley Jofre investigates problems reported in government supported apprenticeship schemes, a flagship prog…
Ivory Wars: Out of Africa 0.0
April 12, 2012
Rageh Omaar goes on the trail of ivory poachers, smugglers and organised crime syndicates to investigate the plight of …
Billionaires Behaving Badly? 0.0
April 16, 2012
Current affairs. Glencore is a commodity giant that trades huge quantities of wheat, coal and much of the world's coppe…
Undercover: Elderly Care 0.0
April 23, 2012
Current affairs. Panorama reveals the appalling treatment of an elderly care home resident with dementia, captured on f…
Madeleine: The Last Hope? 0.0
April 25, 2012
Current affairs. The senior UK investigator in the Madeleine McCann case speaks about why he believes he has the best o…
The Truth About Tax 0.0
May 14, 2012
Panorama investigates how some of the UK's most famous companies have been using a tax haven at the heart of Europe to …
Eurovision's Dirty Secret 0.0
May 21, 2012
Panorama goes undercover inside Eurovision host nation Azerbaijan to reveal the truth about this secretive country and …
Euro 2012: Stadiums of Hate 0.0
May 28, 2012
With days to go before the kick-off of the Euro 2012 championships, Panorama reveals evidence of racist violence and an…
Life and Debt: A Greek Tragedy 0.0
June 25, 2012
John Humphrys investigates the economic crisis in Greece, meeting ordinary Greeks and exploring how the outcome of the …
Call Centres Undercover 0.0
July 2, 2012
Britain is being affected by an 'epidemic' of unsolicited and unwanted calls and texts. With an estimated three billion…
Britain on the Brink: Back to the 70s? 0.0
July 9, 2012
Britain is suffering the longest peacetime slump in decades. Panorama asks whether Britain is able to cope with a new a…
Britain's Biggest Waste Dumpers 0.0
July 16, 2012
Raphael Rowe tracks down some of Britain's biggest illegal fly-tippers, criminals who have pocketed tens of thousands o…
The Truth About Sports Products 0.0
July 19, 2012
Panorama investigates sports products that promise to boost your performance. Shelley Jofre tests the science behind th…
Disabled or Faking It? 0.0
July 30, 2012
Declan Lawn reports on plans to get millions of people claiming disability benefits back into work. But will new assess…
Rats, Traps, Bugs and Cutbacks 0.0
August 6, 2012
Budget cuts mean some councils are disbanding pest control teams and others are charging for previously free services. …
Justice Denied: The Greatest Scandal? 0.0
August 13, 2012
Twenty years after a Panorama investigation helped to clear the Cardiff Three, the same team returns to investigate why…
Kony: Hunt for the World's Most Wanted 0.0
August 20, 2012
Reporter Sorious Samura investigates the myths surrounding one of Africa's most bizarre and brutal criminals, Joseph Ko…
Dial 999... and Wait? 0.0
September 3, 2012
With police, fire and ambulance services facing cuts in public spending, Panorama examines the effect on 999 response t…
Old, Drunk and Disorderly? 0.0
September 10, 2012
Joan Bakewell investigates alcohol problems among those aged 65 and over, the age group most likely to drink every day,…
Trouble on the Estate 0.0
September 11, 2012
Panorama visits a housing estate in Blackburn, learning what it is like to live there. The programme follows families, …
Price Tag Wars 0.0
September 17, 2012
Panorama presents an insight into the world of the so-called Price Taggers, a group of Israeli teenagers who believe ev…
Reading, Writing and Rip-Offs 0.0
September 24, 2012
Panorama investigates the computer supply companies whose directors have grown rich signing up hundreds of schools to d…
Undercover: Debt on the Doorstep 0.0
October 1, 2012
With the economy showing few signs of recovery, reporter Richard Bilton investigates the thriving debt business - a wor…
Britain's Secret Health Tourists 0.0
October 3, 2012
Declan Lawn reports on how 'health tourists' are obtaining free NHS treatment they should be paying for, at a cost of m…
Return of the Supergrass 0.0
October 8, 2012
Panorama investigates the deals being offered to often violent gangsters to become the next generation of supergrasses …
Kill at Will? America on Trial 0.0
October 15, 2012
Ahead of America's costliest-ever elections, Raphael Rowe investigates how lobby groups helped create laws blamed for o…
Jimmy Savile - What the BBC Knew 0.0
October 22, 2012
A Panorama Special investigates the Jimmy Savile child abuse scandal and asks what the BBC knew in the past, and examin…
The Hospital That Stopped Caring 0.0
October 29, 2012
A year after Panorama exposed the violent abuse patients suffered at the Winterbourne View hospital, Alison Holt invest…
Gambling Nation 0.0
November 5, 2012
With casino-style gambling now available day or night at the touch of a button in our homes and on our phones, Panorama…
Badgers: Dodging the Bullet? 0.0
November 12, 2012
Panorama investigates the government's sudden decision last month to postpone its controversial badger cull, days befor…
The Mind Reader: Unlocking My Voice 0.0
November 13, 2012
Panorama follows a group of severely brain injured patients and reveals the revolutionary efforts made to help them com…
Who's Watching the Detectives? 0.0
November 19, 2012
Mark Daly investigates whether the Independent Police Complaints Commission is fit for purpose, and if it has sufficien…
Undercover: How to Dodge Tax 0.0
November 26, 2012
Panorama goes undercover to investigate corporate service providers - the people and companies who sell corporate anony…
How Safe is Your Hospital? 0.0
December 3, 2012
With the NHS under huge pressure, Panorama reveals poor patient care is putting thousands of people at risk of death or…
The Secret Drone War 0.0
December 10, 2012
Panorama goes to Waziristan to report on the drone war and to find out from its victims why they are seeking justice in…
Britain's Hidden Housing Crisis 0.0
December 13, 2012
Panorama Special that follows four stories over five months and reveals the devastating impact of being evicted from yo…
The Tax Haven Twins 0.0
December 17, 2012
Reporter John Sweeney investigates the secretive world of the billionaire Barclay twins. Sir Frederick and Sir David Ba…