The BEST episodes of Panorama season 2023
Every episode of Panorama season 2023, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Panorama season 2023!
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#1 - Aftershock: The Turkey-Syria Earthquake
Season 2023 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/13/2023
More than 30,000 people are known to have been killed in the earthquake that devastated Turkey and Syria last week, and the death toll is expected to increase. With the help of teams from BBC Turkish and BBC Arabic, Panorama follows survivors and rescue workers from both sides of the border, and asks if more could have been done to save lives.
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#2 - Ukraine's War Diaries
Season 2023 - Episode 7 - Aired 2/21/2023
When Russian forces invaded Ukraine in February 2022, Panorama asked five Ukrainians to start filming their lives. The result is a powerful documentary marking the first anniversary of the war.
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#3 - The Drug Wars that Killed Olivia
Season 2023 - Episode 13 - Aired 4/3/2023
When Olivia Pratt-Korbel was shot dead in her home, the nine-year-old became the youngest victim of Liverpool's drug wars. There have been dozens of deaths in the city as rival gangs fight for control of the lucrative drug trade. Reporter Bronagh Munro investigates how the city came to dominate the UK drug market and how organised crime brought death to Olivia’s door.
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#4 - Ultra-Processed Food: A Recipe for Ill Health?
Season 2023 - Episode 18 - Aired 6/5/2023
The UK is facing a chronic illness epidemic, with diabetes rates at record levels and cancers in young people rising steeply. Now, there’s growing evidence suggesting this could be linked to the food we eat. Ultra-processed convenience foods contain chemicals that UK regulators say are safe, but Panorama investigates emerging scientific evidence of a link between some of these chemicals and cancer, diabetes and strokes.
#5 - The Abercrombie Guys: The Dark Side of Cool
Season 2023 - Episode 30 - Aired 10/2/2023
Panorama investigates allegations of exploitation and abuse at the top of one of the biggest fashion brands in the US. Former CEO Mike Jeffries transformed Abercrombie and Fitch from a failing retail chain to a multibillion-dollar empire and the epitome of cool. Now, after months of painstaking investigation, reporter Rianna Croxford speaks to men who say they were recruited into a dark world, created to satisfy the sexual fantasies of Mike Jeffries and his British partner Matthew Smith. Silenced for years by the fear of breaking non-disclosure agreements, these men describe feeling exploited and traumatised by their experience. One high-profile American lawyer has called for prosecutors to investigate
#6 - The Millionaire Who Cheated a Council
Season 2023 - Episode 24 - Aired 7/31/2023
A series of disastrous investments has left Thurrock Council effectively bankrupt. Services are being cut and council tax raised to try to cover the second biggest deficit ever run up by a local authority. Most of the council's cash was invested in one man's business. Liam Kavanagh promised his solar farms would provide a safe return, but his companies have been wound up and the council faces big losses. Reporter Bronagh Munro reveals how the millionaire businessman spent council cash on himself and left local people to pay the price.
#7 - Lucy Letby: The Nurse Who Killed
Season 2023 - Episode 26 - Aired 8/18/2023
Lucy Letby has been convicted of murdering and harming babies. So what turned a likeable nurse into a serial killer? For the first time, Panorama hears from a family whose child died, a friend who’s stood by her and a doctor who tried to raise the alarm. Reporter Judith Moritz reveals evidence of a cover-up by hospital bosses and asks whether some babies’ lives could have been saved.
#8 - Westminster's Toxic Culture
Season 2023 - Episode 22 - Aired 7/17/2023
Parliament is once again under fire over complaints about sexual harassment and bullying, with MPs suspended from their parties and claims of a toxic workplace culture going unchecked. Reporter Naga Munchetty speaks to staff members and MPs who give their accounts of sexual harassment and bullying. Exactly five years after parliament set up a new system to deal with complaints, many of those campaigning to clean up the House have lost faith in it, saying it is too slow and complex.
#9 - Boohoo's Broken Promises
Season 2023 - Episode 35 - Aired 11/6/2023
In 2020, fast fashion giant Boohoo faced serious criticism for poor working conditions at its suppliers as the company relentlessly chased profits. Boohoo said it would change. A Panorama investigation reveals renewed pressure to slash costs, suppliers facing shorter deadlines, and price cuts on orders for clothes that have already been made.
#10 - Crisis Pregnancy Centres Uncovered
Season 2023 - Episode 8 - Aired 2/27/2023
Crisis pregnancy advice centres are supposed to help women with unplanned pregnancies. But a Panorama investigation reveals evidence that some clinics operating outside the NHS are giving misleading information, and offering counselling that could persuade women not to have abortions. Reporter Divya Talwar also uncovers links between some UK centres and the anti-abortion movement in America.
#11 - Electric Cars: Is It Time to Buy?
Season 2023 - Episode 19 - Aired 6/12/2023
With the sale of new petrol and diesel cars to be banned, everyone is supposed to be going electric. But so far fewer than one in thirty vehicles on Britain's roads are battery-powered. Reporter Richard Bilton takes a trip to find out what the electric vehicle revolution feels like and whether the UK is ready.
#12 - Landfill: Britain’s Toxic Secrets
Season 2023 - Episode 17 - Aired 5/22/2023
Every year, millions of tonnes of waste are dumped in landfill sites, but how safe are they? Reporter Amber Haque investigates a Staffordshire landfill which residents claim has affected their health and examines the potentially toxic legacy of historic landfill sites.
#13 - Road Wars: Neighbourhood Traffic Chaos
Season 2023 - Episode 14 - Aired 4/17/2023
Government plans to reduce traffic are turning neighbour against neighbour. Costing millions, Low Traffic Neighbourhoods largely aim to persuade drivers to ditch their vehicles for short journeys and walk, cycle, or take the bus instead. Reporting for Panorama, Justin Rowlatt finds some drivers pitted against supporters of Low Traffic Networks in what has become a battle between those who believe the schemes will reduce congestion and pollution, and those who want the freedom to drive wherever they want
#14 - Will King Charles Change the Monarchy?
Season 2023 - Episode 15 - Aired 4/24/2023
As the nation prepares for the coronation of King Charles III, Panorama asks if the new king will adapt the monarchy to suit modern times. In recent months, the royal family has come under unprecedented attack from Prince Harry and there has been discussion of a slimmed-down, more transparent, more inclusive monarchy. Jane Corbin drills down into the sometimes opaque structures and finances that surround the monarchy. And with an exclusive opinion poll, Jane asks both supporters and critics what change might be possible and if it is on the cards.
#15 - Care Workers under Pressure
Season 2023 - Episode 41 - Aired 12/18/2023
Panorama investigates a care home short of staff, where external medical professionals report seeing residents neglected, and overseas staff complain of being exploited.
#16 - The Billionaire Bishop and the Global Megachurch
Season 2023 - Episode 40 - Aired 12/11/2023
With more than 30 branches in the UK, the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God claims to transform lives. But Panorama uncovers allegations that members can feel manipulated into handing over money.
#17 - The Water Pollution Cover-Up
Season 2023 - Episode 39 - Aired 12/4/2023
Water companies are dumping huge quantities of sewage in our rivers every year. So why do some of the worst offenders have such good environmental ratings? Reporter Joe Crowley investigates.
#18 - My Teacher the Abuser: Fighting for Justice
Season 2023 - Episode 38 - Aired 11/30/2023
Since Nicky Campbell went public about the abuse he experienced at school in the 1970s, he's become the face of a campaign by former pupils. They are determined that one teacher should face justice.
#19 - Putin and Ukraine's Stolen Children
Season 2023 - Episode 37 - Aired 11/23/2023
The Ukrainian government says that thousands of children have been taken unlawfully to Russia. Panorama investigates what happened to more than 40 children taken from a children's home in Kherson.
#20 - Why Are We Still Searching for Fossil Fuels?
Season 2023 - Episode 36 - Aired 11/13/2023
Richard Bilton investigates why oil, coal and gas exploration is booming when almost every country in the world has committed to limit the rise in global warming to 1.5 degrees.
#21 - Prime Suspect: Who Took Madeleine McCann?
Season 2023 - Episode 34 - Aired 10/30/2023
It's been 16 years since the disappearance of Madeleine McCann. Richard Bilton travels across Portugal and Germany to find out more about the man suspected of abducting and killing her.
#22 - At War: Crisis in the Middle East
Season 2023 - Episode 33 - Aired 10/23/2023
Panorama reports on the conflict between Israel and Hamas. Reporter Jane Corbin hears the human stories on both sides and asks what does the escalating crisis mean for the wider region?
#23 - Challenging Putin: Moscow and the Mutiny
Season 2023 - Episode 32 - Aired 10/16/2023
Jane Corbin investigates what really happened during the mutiny led by Yevgeny Prigozhin and asks what the long-term consequences might be for Putin's presidency.
#24 - The Big Mortgage Squeeze
Season 2023 - Episode 31 - Aired 10/9/2023
The BBC’s cost of living correspondent Colletta Smith meets the homeowners feeling the squeeze as they come off cheaper fixed-rate mortgages and adjust to much higher bills.
#25 - Downfall of the Crypto King
Season 2023 - Episode 29 - Aired 9/25/2023
Panorama explores the breakneck rise and sensational fall of Sam Bankman-Fried, the maths genius who set out to transform the world of crypto but ended up being its biggest loser.