Panorama - Season 66 / Year 2020

Business journalist Adam Shaw investigates the government's plans to spend millions of pounds reviving run-down town centres.

Leaked documents reveal how an impoverished country was corruptly exploited by its former ruling family. With Richard Bilton.

Reporter Richard Bilton looks at 'smart' motorways, where the hard shoulder is turned into a live lane, and asks how safe they really are.

Reporter Callum Tully meets some of the growing number of people living in temporary accommodation.

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.

Panorama investigates Amazon's rise to corporate superpower and asks whether there is a dark side to our love affair with the company.

Hundreds of thousands of people fall victim to scams in the UK every year. Many are run from criminal call centres in India, where teams of fraudsters operate around the clock. Now Panorama has obtained hacked CCTV footage from inside one scam call centre that shows exactly how it works. Reporter Rajini Vaidyanathan tracks down the man behind the crime and the British victims who have been conned.

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.

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.

Doctors and nurses have been warning for weeks that they don't have enough protective kit to stay safe. Richard Bilton investigates whether the government let down health workers leading the fight against the coronavirus, looking at the delays and mistakes that may have put the lives of NHS staff at risk.

As politicians decide how and when to lift the lockdown, Justin Rowlatt discovers how science can help defeat the coronavirus. With access to key drug and vaccine trials, he reveals a race against time to help save lives, and asks when people are likely to be able to return to a normal life.

Britain's economy has been turned upside down by the coronavirus crisis. Many companies are struggling to stay afloat, while some have found themselves swamped with unprecedented demand. Panorama follows some of the small business owners and key workers struggling through the lockdown - from the courier whose job it is to collect suspected samples of Covid-19, to the funeral director working round the clock to collect and bury the dead.

Said Reza Adib investigates conditions inside Greek migrant camps, locked down as coronavirus spread across the world, with vulnerable people havinge to share taps and toilets with those who have tested positive for the virus. Strict quarantine is enforced on camps where coronavirus cases are confirmed, leading to some shortages in food, water and medical care inside. The programme hears from charity and public health experts who warn that any failure to control the spread of the virus inside the camps could lead to potentially dangerous outbreaks.

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.

Hundreds of sub-postmasters were jailed or financially ruined after computers said money was missing from their branches, but the Post Office has admitted that its Horizon system can make mistakes. But when did senior managers find this out, and did they continue to prosecute postmasters for stealing when they knew technology could be to blame? Reporter Nick Wallis investigates what could be Britain's biggest-ever miscarriage of justice scandal and uncovers evidence of a cover-up at the Post Office.

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.

Daniel De Simone investigates a global network of neo-Nazis that aims to destroy society, discovering that it is recruiting in the UK. Police say right-wing extremism is the fastest growing terrorist threat in the UK and that the coronavirus pandemic may be leaving young people vulnerable to radicalisation. As Daniel investigates he notices certain names cropping up again and again and tracks down some of the movement's most influential figures and reveals how the network operates across the globe.

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.

Covid-19 has killed thousands, but now there are fears the pandemic has caused a crisis in cancer care that could mean many thousands more will die prematurely. Reporter Deborah James, who herself has incurable bowel cancer, explores the impact of the focus on coronavirus on cancer treatment. She investigates how the NHS has managed care during lockdown, speaks to experts and analyses new research, and also meets fellow patients to discover what the pandemic has meant for them.

While the rest of the UK has struggled to contain rising levels of knife and gun crime, Scotland has dramatically reduced violent crime in the past 15 years. But how was it done? Kate Silverton films with Police Scotland's Violence Reduction Unit, which tries to prevent crime by offering more help and compassion to those at risk of offending.

A report from Salford as the city lifts the lockdown and tries to get its community back to work. The programme follows the mayor and his team, looking at the burden that has fallen on local councils, and also showing the work done by teachers, bus drivers and those helping the homeless. But for Salford it has been expensive. With the threat of bankruptcy looming, can the council provide the support and services the locals need to get them through the next phase of the health and economic crisis?

Panorama investigates the scientific advice the government followed in the early stages of the coronavirus pandemic.

Carrie Gracie investigates whether China hid crucial information about Covid-19 from the world.

Panorama follows the unfolding tragedy in care homes, as they struggle to protect residents against Covid-19. Alison Holt asks if they were left to fight the virus alone.

Stacey Dooley visits Bradford Royal Infirmary to find out how the pandemic is transforming the way mothers, midwives and doctors deal with pregnancy and birth.

The way we eat is changing – and the way we shop for our food is too. Panorama reporter Tom Heap investigates the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on Britain's biggest manufacturing sector, food.

Victoria Derbyshire investigates what the coronavirus lockdown meant for those trapped with an abusive partner, and meets some of those who managed to escape.

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.

As most children in England return to their classrooms, reporter Sean Dilley investigates the system for supporting young people with special educational needs.

Panorama investigates one of the world's most brutal trades - the buying and selling of human organs.

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.

Panorama hears from whistleblowers working inside the government's new coronavirus tracking system. They reveal chaos, technical problems, confusion and wasted resources.

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.

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.

Colin Jackson investigates the hidden extent of eating disorders in British sport and asks what the authorities should be doing to tackle the problem.

Kash Jones investigates the long-term consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic on young people.

The UK is now a fractured picture of coronavirus rules and guidance. Liverpool City Region was the first area in England to enter the strictest 'tier three' restrictions. As more of the country heads the same way, Panorama has been on the ground to find out how people have coped, whether they have complied with the rules, if the restrictions are starting to work and what the future now holds. 

With infection rates among the highest in the country, reporter Jane Corbin hears from residents worried about the second wave, businesses pushed to the brink of despair, and those who say that living under tier three rules just isn't possible.

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.

The extraordinary story of one family's journey from a small town in America to the heart of the Islamic State group and back.

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.

Panorama follows businesses fighting to survive the pandemic and sees the pressure on those trying to save jobs and livelihoods.

The UK's weather is getting wilder. This year has been a record breaker, with unprecedented rainfall, sunshine and sustained high temperatures. It's a sign that climate change is already happening in the UK – and it's going to get worse. Justin Rowlatt visits communities around Britain battered by this year's extreme weather to find out how they have coped. With access to Met Office data and experts explaining how hot and wet every part of the UK could become, he discovers a future of more heatwaves, intense storms and little snow for most of us, and asks whether we are ready for the even wilder weather that is coming.

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.