The BEST episodes of Panorama season 2021
Every episode of Panorama season 2021, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Panorama season 2021!
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#1 - Am I British?
Season 2021 - Episode 17 - Aired 5/5/2021
Reporter Greg McKenzie meets young people born or brought up in the UK who say Home Office immigration policy treats them as second-class citizens.
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#2 - Dirty Secrets of the Cigarette Business
Season 2021 - Episode 31 - Aired 9/13/2021
Panorama unveils new revelations about the corrupt practices deployed by one of Britain’s biggest companies. Six years ago, reporter Richard Bilton revealed how British American Tobacco made secret payments to politicians and civil servants in East Africa. Now the programme uncovers evidence of bribery in South Africa and Zimbabwe. It shows how the multi-billion pound British company secretly paid almost 200 informants as part of a covert operation to damage its competitors.
#3 - Vaccines: The Disinformation War
Season 2021 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/15/2021
With millions now vaccinated, Panorama investigates the scare tactics of anti-vaxxers – who are they, and what are their motives for trying to deter people from getting the jab? Reporter Marianna Spring reveals the scale of a social media blitz that has targeted vulnerable people and is now reaching young generations yet to be called for their vaccination. We witness the reaction of a test group exposed to one anti-vax video, all under the watchful eye of one of the UK’s most respected doctors. Will they be influenced by disinformation, or will their plans to be vaccinated remain unchanged?
#4 - The Jihadis from My Schooldays
Season 2021 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/25/2021
Panorama reporter Olivia Davies went to school and college with three boys who later went to fight in Syria. She investigates why they abandoned the UK and what happened to them when they joined the barbaric Isis regime. Travelling to Syria for the first time, she tries to discover what turned three boys from ordinary families into brutal fanatics of the Islamic State group.
#5 - Hunting the Social Media Fraudsters
Season 2021 - Episode 27 - Aired 8/16/2021
Reporter Kafui Okpattah investigates how cyber scammers use social media to promote fraud, and speaks to victims.
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#6 - Crisis in Care: Follow the Money
Season 2021 - Episode 43 - Aired 12/6/2021
Tens of thousands of elderly people live in care homes owned by international investors. Panorama asks how much money is being taken out of the system.
#7 - Are You Scared Yet, Human?
Season 2021 - Episode 21 - Aired 5/26/2021
As artificial intelligence changes our world, it has sparked a new arms race between China and the US. Experts warn that without urgent regulation, we could lose control of AI.
#8 - The Electric Car Revolution: Winners and Losers
Season 2021 - Episode 41 - Aired 11/24/2021
Tesla is now worth more than all the other major car makers put together, but how ethical is its supply chain? Darragh MacIntyre meets the African nuns who say Elon Musk's company must do better.
#9 - David Cameron and the Missing Billions
Season 2021 - Episode 26 - Aired 8/9/2021
David Cameron was paid to promote Greensill Capital’s financial products around the world. Now that Greensill has collapsed, Panorama investigates how much the former prime minister knew about it?
#10 - Return of the Taliban
Season 2021 - Episode 28 - Aired 8/23/2021
The speed of Afghanistan's fall to the Taliban has shocked the world, but what sort of country will it become? Panorama asks what is at stake for the Afghans.
#11 - Online Pimps Exposed
Season 2021 - Episode 40 - Aired 11/9/2021
The sex industry has been transformed by the internet, and most sex workers now meet their customers through online sites. Bronagh Munro investigates the online pimps who traffic vulnerable women.
#12 - I Can't Breathe: Black and Dead in Custody
Season 2021 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/18/2021
Panorama investigates why black men in the UK are more likely than white men to have force used on them by police and to die in police custody. Reporter Mark Daly follows the family of Kevin Clarke on their search for justice. Mr Clarke repeatedly said, 'I can’t breathe' as he was restrained by police on the ground for 14 minutes during a mental health crisis. He died soon afterwards, his words mirroring those of George Floyd, whose death in the US triggered a global debate on race and policing. The programme also reveals fresh evidence in Scotland’s most high-profile death in custody. Sheku Bayoh died in 2015 after being restrained by up to six officers.
#13 - Hospital Secrets Uncovered
Season 2021 - Episode 19 - Aired 5/19/2021
Panorama investigates what happens when care goes wrong in hospitals and reveals how some NHS trusts keep critical reports hidden from the regulator and the public.
#14 - Delivering Christmas: What's in Store?
Season 2021 - Episode 42 - Aired 12/1/2021
As we gear up for Christmas, Jane Corbin asks if the UK's supply chains will be able to deliver in time.
#15 - Boxing and the Mob
Season 2021 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/1/2021
Darragh MacIntyre investigates the role of the alleged head of one of Europe's biggest drug cartels in the upcoming heavyweight title fight between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua.
#16 - 100,000 Deaths
Season 2021 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/26/2021
As the number of people who have died with coronavirus reaches 100,000 in the UK, BBC Panorama tells the stories of some of those who have lost their lives.
#17 - The Virus vs the Vaccine
Season 2021 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/11/2021
With the country locked down again in the battle against coronavirus, Panorama asks what it will take to get through this stage of the pandemic as the vaccine races against a new strain of the virus.
#18 - Princess Diana, Martin Bashir and the BBC
Season 2021 - Episode 20 - Aired 5/20/2021
The inside story of how Martin Bashir obtained his career-defining interview, and how the BBC responded when it discovered he'd faked bank statements and shown them to Diana's brother, Earl Spencer.
#19 - Rubbish Dump Britain
Season 2021 - Episode 8 - Aired 3/1/2021
Fly-tipping is a national problem that is ruining our towns and countryside. There are more than a million incidents each year of illegally dumped rubbish in the UK. So why are so few people prosecuted for damaging the places we love? Reporter Richard Bilton investigates a crime that affects us all and meets some of those who are fighting back against the fly-tippers.
#20 - Is the Church Racist?
Season 2021 - Episode 16 - Aired 4/19/2021
Clive Myrie investigates allegations of racism in the Church of England, hearing stories of racist abuse and claims of a culture that creates a hostile environment for Christians of colour.
#21 - Paralympics: The Unfair Games?
Season 2021 - Episode 22 - Aired 6/9/2021
Former Paralympic athlete Richie Powell investigates the sport's classification system, which is accused of being flawed, easily manipulated and lacking credibility.
#22 - Drugs, Cops and Lockdown
Season 2021 - Episode 18 - Aired 5/10/2021
Panorama follows Kent police as they try to disrupt the ‘county lines’ that transport millions of pounds of drugs from London to towns across their country.
#23 - Buy Now, Pay Later: The New Debt Crisis?
Season 2021 - Episode 44 - Aired 12/13/2021
The way we shop is changing, and buying now and paying later has never been easier. Purchases made through companies like Klarna and Clearpay have tripled to an estimated £2.7bn. The companies say they are revolutionising credit by helping customers spread purchases over a number of months, but debt charities are becoming increasingly concerned. Reporter Ellie Flynn investigates the Buy Now Pay Later market’s close relationship with retailers and asks is enough being done to protect customers from ending up with big bills they can’t afford.
#24 - Afghanistan: Life under the Taliban
Season 2021 - Episode 36 - Aired 10/13/2021
Six weeks after the complete withdrawal of US-led coalition forces, Panorama reports on how life has changed for Afghan people under Taliban rule. The streets may be more peaceful now, but human rights are under attack, healthcare is crumbling and many families are struggling to find enough food. British Afghan journalist Najibullah Quraishi and his team meet leading Taliban figures and ask whether Afghanistan is once again harbouring the international terror group al-Qaeda.
#25 - Pandora Papers: Political Donors Exposed
Season 2021 - Episode 35 - Aired 10/4/2021
When political parties accept donations, they are required to check who the donor is but not where the money actually comes from. Panorama's investigation of the Pandora Papers, one of the biggest offshore leaks in history, reveals the financial secrets of three major donors to the Conservative Party. Reporter Richard Bilton asks whether the rules governing political donations are fit for purpose.