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Panorama 2008: Episode Guide & Ratings

2008 Episodes

1. One Click from Danger

January 7th, 2008

An update to our film 'One Click from Danger' about internet paedophiles exploiting vulnerable youngsters online.

2. Destination UK

January 14th, 2008

Paul Kenyon follows the most dangerous illegal immigration route into Europe, used by tens and thousands of migrants a year seeking a better life, and revisits the survivors whose epic journey ended with them marooned on a tuna net in the middle of the Mediterranean.

3. Britain's Protection Racket

January 21st, 2008

Panorama goes undercover to expose the flaws in Britain's seven-billion-pound security industry.

4. Cocaine: Alex James in Colombia

January 28th, 2008

Former cocaine-using Blur bassist Alex James travels to Colombia. He meets the drug farmers, sellers and enforcers, and hears the message that every gram is tainted in blood.

5. Bursting the House Price Bubble

February 4th, 2008

Investigation into sharp practice in the housing market which has kept house prices artificially high and plunged homeowners into negative equity.

6. No More Mandelas

February 11th, 2008

After witnessing the end of apartheid, Fergal Keane returns to South Africa to find out what happened to the hope from that time.

7. Bottled Water - Who Needs It?

February 18th, 2008

Reporter Tom Heap sets out to discover if the popularity of bottled water is merely a triumph of marketing over common sense.

8. On Whose Orders?

February 25th, 2008

Jeremy Vine interviews Tony Blair's Attorney General Lord Goldsmith and General Sir Mike Jackson, asking how rules preventing abuse and torture of prisoners in Iraq were overturned, and analysing new claims that could bring disgrace to the Army.

9. Taking Back The Streets

March 3rd, 2008

Richard Bilton examines the dilemma of Garry Newlove, the father beaten to death in the streets. Is a new community action the answer to teenage gangs?

10. Shaken Babies?

March 10th, 2008

Investigates the row behind shaken-baby syndrome. Last year, childminder Keran Henderson was convicted of shaking an 11-month-old baby to death. Her friends and family say she couldn't have done it, despite medical reports suggesting otherwise.

11. Teenage Sex For Sale

March 27th, 2008

Gerry Northam investigates ruthless gangs who are targeting teenage girls and offering drugs and excitement. Within weeks, the children are made to work as prostitutes - having sex with a queue of men. This isn't Eastern European people trafficking but British girls on British streets.

12. Jersey - Island of Secrets

March 31st, 2008

Current affairs programme with Jeremy Vine. It is six weeks since police started their search of Haut de la Garenne children's home on Jersey. Other homes and careworkers now being named by alleged abuse victims and many believe there has been a deliberate cover up.

13. Divide and Rule

April 7th, 2008

Ten years on from the Good Friday Agreement, Panorama examines what power-sharing has done for those living with Northern Ireland's deep sectarian divisions.

14. Feeling the Pinch

April 14th, 2008

Credit crunch, rising fuel prices and talk of recession - we've been warned of a tough year ahead. But how will we really be affected? Declan Curry discovers if we have what it takes to weather the storm of the global forces buffeting our economy.

15. Something in the Air

April 21st, 2008

Pilots almost passing out at the controls; passengers who say they've been made ill by toxic fumes. Can polluted air on board planes damage your health? Panorama carries out its own tests to discover just what's in the air we breathe when we fly.

16. How Clean is Your Hospital?

April 27th, 2008

Sally Magnusson goes inside a trust which lost 90 patients to the superbug c.difficile, which accounts for four times as many deaths as MRSA.

17. Mission Impossible

April 28th, 2008

The UN polices conflicts around the world, but can it police itself? Raphael Rowe reveals how the organisation is struggling to eradicate the rot at its core.

18. Prisons Unlocked

May 5th, 2008

Panorama investigates claims that unsuitable and dangerous convicts are being sent to open prisons to help solve the overcrowding crisis.

19. Tested to Destruction

May 12th, 2008

Current affairs. Are schoolchildren in England given too many exams? Vivian White reports.

20. The Challenge of the 60s

May 15th, 2008

Experts and diplomats including Lord Hurd, Christopher Mallaby and Bernard Lovell assess the predictions made about the world's future in an edition of Panorama from 1960.

21. Britain on the Sick

May 19th, 2008

Current affairs programme presented by Jeremy Vine. Shelley Jofre examines the Government's tough new benefit rules.

22. One Click from Capture

May 26th, 2008

A look at how Panorama's simple experiment of putting a young girl's details onto social networking websites ended with the arrest of an online predator.

23. The Property Game

June 2nd, 2008

Vigorous investigation of a topical issue. Richard Bilton meets the winners and losers in the property market. Is the British love affair with home ownership over?

24. What Happened After Taking On the Taliban?

June 9th, 2008

Current affairs. Panorama meets the soldiers featured in last year's Taking On the Taliban special, to find out what they're doing now.

25. Daylight Robbery - What happened to the $23billion?

June 10th, 2008

Jane Corbin investigates the cases which threaten to reveal the corruption behind the past five years of war in the Middle East.

26. Young Gunmen

June 23rd, 2008

Current affairs. Panorama investigates the rise of armed teenage street gangs, speaking to former gangsters, the police and the young gunmen themselves.

27. Primark: On the Rack

June 23rd, 2008

Panorama puts Primark's claims that it can deliver cheap, fast fashion without breaking ethical guidelines to the test.

28. Taking Back The Streets

June 30th, 2008

Panarama investigates the rise of armed teenage street gangs and discovers how shockingly ingrained the culture of guns and violence is in Britain.

29. NHS for Sale

July 7th, 2008

Sally Magnusson investigates the creeping privatisation of the NHS.

30. China's Secret War

July 14th, 2008

Panorama provides evidence of how China is supplying the Sudanese government with arms to enable it to wage a campaign of violence in Darfur - all for oil.

31. Friends in High Places

July 21st, 2008

Panorama investigates the government's proposals for a third runway at Heathrow which, critics argue, will have a dramatic effect on the environment.

32. Can We Afford to Fill Up?

July 28th, 2008

With the price of fuel rocketing at the pumps, Jane Corbin reports on how fuel prices are affecting Britain and what alternatives might be available.

33. Racing's Dirty Secret

July 30th, 2008

Panorama investigates horse racing and reveals why those running the sport are so concerned about gamblers betting on horses not to win, but to lose.

34. China's Olympic Promise

August 4th, 2008

As the Games approach, award-winning journalist John Sweeney travels across China to discover whether foreign journalists are being allowed to report freely.

35. Notes on a Dirty Island

August 11th, 2008

Travel writer Bill Bryson presents a personal and passionate account of how Britain has become a rubbish tip since his arrival from the USA in 1972.

36. The NHS Postcode Lottery: It Could Be You

August 18th, 2008

Shelley Jofre takes a road trip around the UK and discovers how the quality of treatment from the NHS very much depends on where you live.

37. True Brits

August 25th, 2008

Current affairs with Jeremy Vine. An investigation into how factors such as mass immigration and devolution are forever changing the concept of 'Britishness'.

38. How the Economy Got Personal

September 1st, 2008

Current affairs. Jeremy Vine presents personal stories of regular Britons affected by the credit crunch.

39. Can Money Grow on Trees?

September 8th, 2008

Panorama asks whether the money markets can achieve what campaigners and law enforcement have so far failed to, and make trees more valuable alive than dead.

40. Terror in the Skies?

September 9th, 2008

Peter Taylor uncovers the inside story of the operation which thwarted a terrorist plot to cause explosions and led to increased security at British airports.

41. Omagh: What the Police Were Never Told

September 15th, 2008

Peter Taylor uncovers the inside story of the operation which thwarted a terrorist plot to cause explosions and led to increased security at British airports.

42. How Safe is my Money?

September 22nd, 2008

Jane Corbin looks at how the crisis facing the world's financial insitutions could impact on the nation's banks, mortgages, insurance and pensions.

43. You Can Run...

September 26th, 2008

But can you hide? Simon Boazman investigates how much information is held on him, whether it is secure and if he can reduce his data trail.

44. Next Stop, Downing Street?

September 29th, 2008

Nick Robinson accompanies Conservative Party leader David Cameron to Birmingham as he attempts to persuade voters he is prime minister material.

45. The Secret Policeman Returns

October 6th, 2008

In the wake of the resignation of Britain's top police officer, Panorama investigates racism in Britain's police force. Mark Daly - who exposed racism amongst police recruits in The Secret Policeman five years ago - returns to uncover the truth about being a Black Ethnic Minority Cop today.

46. Should We Be Scared of Russia?

October 10th, 2008

Mark Franchetti meets Vladimir Putin's inner circle in an attempt to decipher Russia's intentions on domestic and international fronts.

47. Obama and the Pitbull: An American Tale

October 13th, 2008

Matt Frei investigates Barack Obama's rise in the opinion polls, and asks if the current financial crisis has put him on the home straight.

48. Britain in the Red - Your Questions Answered

October 16th, 2008

Jeremy Vine asks why our economy ran into trouble, and who is to blame for the credit crunch and banking crisis which threatens to affect us all.

49. Three Bloody Summers

November 3rd, 2008

The British Commander on the ground admits the war against the Taliban cannot be won by force alone in this eye-opening assessment of the Afghanistan conflict.

50. Can't Pay, Won't Pay

November 10th, 2008

With the credit crunch affecting everyone, Panorama reveals the lengths some lenders are now going to in order to get borrowers to pay off their debts.

51. What Happened to Baby P?

November 17th, 2008

A six-month investigation by the programme reveals the mistakes and missed opportunities that led to the death of a 17-month-old boy known only as Baby P.

52. Addicted to Aid

November 24th, 2008

Reporter Sorious Samura visits Uganda and his home country of Sierra Leone to reveal how aid money is lost, stolen and frittered away.

53. Comeback Coal

December 1st, 2008

An investigation into the Government's support of a new wave of opencast coal mining, in spite of fierce opposition from local communities.

54. Shannon: The Mother of All Lies

December 4th, 2008

Panorama presents the inside story on the disappearance of Shannon Matthews, as it investigates the events that led to Karen Matthews being convicted for the kidnap of her own daughter.

55. I'll Die When I Choose

December 8th, 2008

Politician and Parkinson's sufferer Margo MacDonald uncovers the truth about assisted dying, meeting those with illnesses like hers who are desperate to die.

56. Britain's Terror Heartland

December 15th, 2008

Jane Corbin makes the hazardous journey to the frontline in the War on Terror, the remote and forbidding mountains along the Pakistan-Afghan border.

57. The Year Britain's Bubble Burst

December 22nd, 2008

It has been a cataclysmic year for our banks and economy, and a year in which the role of the BBC's Business Editor has been in the spotlight as never before. With exclusive interviews with the major players, Robert Peston reflects on how these momentous events will affect us all.

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