Seasons & episodes

Panorama reporter John Sweeney investigates the secretive world of the family courts and asks whether some parents may have unfairly lost their children forever.

Reporter Alistair Jackson investigates the tactics of the country's police firearms units, and officers who have killed break their silence to speak out to Panorama.

Panorama investigates claims that lucrative contracts for the Winter Olympics have been handed to President Putin's friends, and that billions have been embezzled by fraudsters.

Reporter Chris Rogers travels to North Korea, where a university paid for by the west is attempting to open the minds of the secretive state's future elite.

Reporter Richard Watson goes undercover to expose Britain's multimillion-pound trade in immigration visas and the frauds that allow bogus foreign students to remain in the UK.

As Britain is battered yet again by extreme weather, reporter Richard Bilton investigates the causes of the flooding that has devastated so much of the country.

Panorama investigates the disappearance in Dubai of a British businessman, as the UK government stands accused of ignoring warnings that their actions posed a risk to his life.

With hundreds of thousands of people across the country now getting free handouts of food, reporter Darragh MacIntyre investigates the dramatic rise in the number of food banks.

As Russia and the West square up to each other over Ukraine, Paul Kenyon reports from inside the flashpoint military bases of Crimea as they are surrounded by Russian troops.

Vivian White spends a week in a hospital in Stockton, hearing from doctors and nurses about the relentless pressure of working to strict government waiting time targets.

Panorama investigates fraud in the National Health Service. With the NHS under financial pressure, Fiona Walker hears claims that it is losing billions each year to fraudsters.

John Ware reports on the system of directly-elected mayors, focussing on Tower Hamlets in London. Has it led to too much power being concentrated into the hands of one politician?

On the eve of the Queen's historic trip to the Vatican, Jane Corbin examines Pope Francis' shake-up of the Catholic Church. Are his reforms more about style than substance?

Panorama goes undercover to expose the bailiffs who seize cars and demand huge fees in what has become a multimillion-pound business: chasing unpaid parking tickets.

As the government's benefits changes begin to bite, Panorama gains exclusive access to one of London's worst-hit boroughs and follows the personal stories of those most affected.

With the NHS drug bill topping £10 billion in 2013, this investigation examines the tactics employed by drug companies to tap into that lucrative market.

Panorama's Darragh Macintyre investigates the truth about F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone, and asks why he is still in charge after two courts say he paid a 44 million dollar bribe.

Panorama investigates what life can be like inside the world of elderly care with the aid of undercover filming, and asks if parts of the system are letting down a generation.

The current affairs programme investigates the radicalisation of some Muslims within the prison system, as Raphael Rowe interviews extremists about their experiences inside.

Paul Kenyon follows the men who have become some of the most powerful in the Ukraine conflict, including a former history teacher and a former businessman who now leads an army.

Shelley Jofre investigates why Jimmy Savile was given access to vulnerable patients at Broadmoor Hospital and asks how the DJ got so close to the heart of Britain's establishment.

Brazil is hosting the 2014 World Cup, but the build-up has been overshadowed by violent protests against the spiralling cost of staging the tournament.

An investigation by Panorama discovers experts in handwriting, CCTV analysis and animal behaviour prepared to help clients hide the truth in breach of professional obligations.

Richard Bilton meets families forced out by private landlords and asks whether the government's increasing reliance on the private rental sector is placing the vulnerable at risk.