2020
2020 · 49 episodes
Episodes
1. How to Save the High Street
January 13, 2020
Business journalist Adam Shaw investigates the government's plans to spend millions of pounds reviving run-down town centres.
2. The Corrupt Billionaire
January 20, 2020
Leaked documents reveal how an impoverished country was corruptly exploited by its former ruling family. With Richard Bilton.
3. Britain's Killer Motorways?
January 27, 2020
Reporter Richard Bilton looks at 'smart' motorways, where the hard shoulder is turned into a live lane, and asks how safe they really are.
4. Cashing in on the Housing Crisis
February 3, 2020
Reporter Callum Tulley meets some of the growing number of people living in temporary accommodation.
5. Failed by the NHS: Callie’s Story
February 10, 2020
Reporter Ellie Flynn talks to the family of Callie Lewis, who killed herself while in the care of the NHS, and uncovers the extent of the service's failure to provide adequate mental health care.
6. Amazon: What They Know About Us
February 17, 2020
Panorama investigates Amazon's rise to corporate superpower and asks whether there is a dark side to our love affair with the company.
7. Mo Farah and the Salazar Scandal
February 24, 2020
Reporter Mark Daly investigates fresh allegations against Alberto Salazar, the man who coached Mo Farah to Oylmpic glory.
8. Spying on the Scammers
March 2, 2020
Panorama goes inside a criminal call centre to reveal how scammers cheat their victims.
9. The Million Pound Disability Payout
March 9, 2020
Panorama investigates why the DWP has lost so many employment tribunals for disability discrimination.
10. Britain’s Bus Crisis
March 16, 2020
What has gone wrong with Britain’s buses? Richard Bilton travels coast to coast to find out.
11. Coronavirus: The Week That Changed Britain
March 23, 2020
Panorama looks at how Britain is coping with its biggest crisis since the Second World War – and asks if the government has the right strategy to contain the virus.
12. Lockdown UK
March 30, 2020
Panorama investigates the financial impact of Covid-19. Richard Bilton tells the story of the fight to save the UK's economy from an unprecedented threat.
13. Coronavirus: The Most at Risk
April 6, 2020
Richard Bilton hears from some of those most at risk from coronavirus, who have been told to stay at home for at least three months.
14. On the NHS Frontline
April 20, 2020
Four weeks into the government lockdown to save lives and protect the NHS, Jane Corbin reports from the frontline to tell the inside story of a Coventry hospital coping with Covid-19.
15. Has the Government Failed the NHS?
April 27, 2020
Has the government let down the health workers leading the fight against the coronavirus? Reporter Richard Bilton investigates the delays and mistakes that may have put the lives of NHS staff at risk.
16. Coronavirus: When Will We Be Safe?
May 4, 2020
Panorama reports from the frontline of science, asking when we will be able to beat the virus and get back to normal life.
17. Lockdown: How Business Is Coping
May 11, 2020
Panorama follows business owners and key workers struggling through lockdown, from the courier collecting suspected samples of Covid-19 to the funeral director collecting and burying the dead.
18. Coronavirus Crisis: Europe's Migrant Camps
May 18, 2020
Panorama investigates conditions inside Greek migrant camps during the Covid-19 lockdown, as experts warn of the potential for dangerous outbreaks inside the camps.
19. Coronavirus: Destination New York
June 1, 2020
Panorama reports from New York City, asking why more than 16,000 people have died of coronavirus in a city with some of the best health care in the world.
20. Scandal at the Post Office
June 8, 2020
Panorama reveals how the Post Office covered up evidence of miscarriages of justice.
21. George Floyd: A Killing That Shook the World
June 15, 2020
Thousands of people have joined marches against racism after the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Clive Myrie asks if this event could change race relations in America for good.
22. Hunting the Neo-Nazis
June 22, 2020
Panorama investigates a global network of neo-Nazis and discovers that it is recruiting in the UK. Reporter Daniel De Simone reveals how the network operates across the world.
23. Has Covid Testing Gone Wrong?
June 29, 2020
Reporter Richard Bilton investigates the rapid expansion of our Covid-19 testing capacity and asks whether we have got the world-beating service the prime minister promised.
24. Britain’s Cancer Crisis
July 6, 2020
Panorama investigates fears that the coronavirus pandemic has caused a crisis in cancer care that could mean many thousands more will die.
25. How Scotland Cut Violent Crime
July 13, 2020
Scotland has dramatically cut violent crime in the past 15 years, but how was it done? Kate Silverton films with Police Scotland’s Violence Reduction Unit to find out.
26. Lifting the Lockdown
July 16, 2020
Panorama is in Salford as the city lifts the lockdown and tries to get its community back to work. But with the council approaching bankruptcy, can services be sustained?
27. Britain’s Coronavirus Gamble
July 20, 2020
Panorama investigates the scientific advice the government followed in the early stages of the coronavirus pandemic.
28. China's Coronavirus Cover-Up
July 27, 2020
Carrie Gracie investigates whether China hid crucial information about Covid-19 from the world.
29. The Forgotten Frontline
July 30, 2020
Panorama follows the unfolding tragedy in care homes, as they struggle to protect residents against the killer virus. Over several months, cameras were allowed into two very different care homes, revealing the dedication of care staff, the frustration of managers and the heartache as more and more lives are lost. Across the country, more than 20,000 residents and care workers have died with coronavirus. Alison Holt asks if care homes were abandoned to fight the virus alone.
30. Stacey Dooley and the Lockdown Babies
August 3, 2020
Almost a quarter of a million babies have been born in the UK since lockdown began. Stacey Dooley reports from Bradford Royal Infirmary to find out how the pandemic is transforming the way we deal with pregnancy and birth. She meets pregnant women terrified of getting the virus, women giving birth and new mums with coronavirus who have had to isolate themselves from friends and family. Stacey also speaks to midwives and doctors who reveal how their lives have changed in order to protect mothers.
31. Has Lockdown Changed What We Eat?
August 10, 2020
The way we eat is changing – and the way we shop for our food is too. Almost five months after the beginning of lockdown, Panorama reporter Tom Heap investigates the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on Britain’s biggest manufacturing sector - food - and looks at how the way we shop, cook and consume has been transformed
32. Escaping My Abuser
August 17, 2020
Victoria Derbyshire investigates what the coronavirus lockdown meant for those trapped with an abusive partner, and meets some of those who managed to escape.
33. Hostage in Iran
August 24, 2020
Reporter Darragh MacIntyre meets the families of British people arbitrarily detained in Iran and asks whether the payment of a historic debt could set them free.
34. Fighting for an Education
September 7, 2020
As most children in England return to their classrooms, reporter Sean Dilley investigates the system for supporting young people with special educational needs.
35. Exposing the Illegal Organ Trade
September 14, 2020
Panorama investigates one of the world’s most brutal trades - the buying and selling of human organs.
36. Banking Secrets of the Rich and Powerful
September 21, 2020
Panorama uncovers secret reports that expose how banks have failed to tackle crime. Reporter Richard Bilton also exposes the business deals billionaires would rather you didn’t know about.
37. Test and Trace Exposed
September 28, 2020
Panorama hears from whistleblowers working inside the government’s new coronavirus tracking system. They reveal chaos, technical problems, confusion and wasted resources.
38. Australia Burning
October 5, 2020
Panorama hears from the people living in the path of last year's bush fires in Australia, and asks whether such events are to become normal.
39. Belly Mujinga: Searching for the Truth
October 12, 2020
Rianna Croxford investigates the death of transport worker Belly Mujinga, following reports she had been coughed and spat on by a customer at London’s Victoria Station.
40. Sport’s Hidden Crisis
October 19, 2020
Colin Jackson investigates the hidden extent of eating disorders in British sport and asks what the authorities should be doing to tackle the problem.
41. Has Covid Stolen My Future?
October 26, 2020
Kash Jones investigates the long-term consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic on young people.
42. Is TikTok Safe?
November 2, 2020
Tina Daheley investigates whether TikTok, the social media sensation of lockdown, is safe for the millions of young people who have signed up.
43. Liverpool: Fighting Covid
November 9, 2020
Panorama reporter Jane Corbin visits Liverpool to find out how people are coping with tier three coronavirus restrictions.
44. Can Biden Unite America?
November 16, 2020
Joe Biden has won the battle for the White House. Reporter Hilary Andersson meets the Trump supporters who believe the election was stolen and asks whether they will ever accept their new president.
45. Return from ISIS: A Family’s Story
November 23, 2020
The extraordinary story of one family's journey from a small town in America to the heart of the Islamic State group and back.
46. The Home I Can’t Afford
November 25, 2020
Panorama investigates the government’s shared-ownership scheme, designed to get more people on the property ladder, but leaving some with escalating costs and huge debts.
47. Business on the Brink
December 1, 2020
Panorama follows businesses fighting to survive the pandemic and sees the pressure on those trying to save jobs and livelihoods.
48. Britain’s Wild Weather
December 7, 2020
Justin Rowlatt visits communities around Britain battered by this year’s extreme weather - unprecedented rainfall, sunshine and sustained high temperatures - to find out how they have coped.
49. The Race for a Vaccine
December 14, 2020
The inside story of the development of the Oxford vaccine against Covid-19. Fergus Walsh scrutinises the data that has come out of the trials, and examines the vaccination's efficacy and safety.