

Panorama
Plot Summary
Current affairs programme, featuring interviews and investigative reports on a wide variety of subjects.
Where to watch free (US)
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Seasons (74)

1953/1954
19 episodes
Aired: 1953
Panorama began broadcasting on 11th November 1953 as a fortnightly show. Described by the Radio Times of the day as a “reflection of the contemporary scene” it included reviews of the contemporary arts as well as featuring documentary pieces. The first season of Panorama concluded its run on 4th August 1954 (Information taken from the Radio Times via BBC Genome project programme index at https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk)

1954/1955
22 episodes
Aired: 1954
The second season of Panorama began on the 20th of October. Similar to the first year, it was described as “a fortnightly topical magazine” by the Radio Times of the day. Again introduced by Max Robertson the series ran from the end of 1954 until the middle of 1955, ending on the 10th of August. (Information again collated from BBC Genome project at https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/)

1955/1956
43 episodes
Aired: 1955
Starting on 19th September 1955, Richard Dimbleby took over as the presenter of Panorama bringing you “ Television’s Window on the World” according to the Radio Times. Continuing the weekly listings paper went on “Every Monday in this programme film and television cameras focus on events and personalities of the moment.” The show originated from the BBC Television Studios in London, with contributions from Outside Broadcast units, Regional Studios, and the BBC Film Unit. (Information from BBC Genome Project https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/)

1956/1957
42 episodes
Aired: 1956

1957/1958
41 episodes
Aired: 1957

1958/1959
1 episode
Aired: 1958

1959/1960
45 episodes
Aired: 1959

1960/1961
46 episodes
Aired: 1960

1961/1962
1 episode
Aired: 1961

1962/1963
5 episodes
Aired: 1962

1963/1964
2 episodes
Aired: 1963

1964/1965
1 episode
Aired: 1964

1965/1966
38 episodes
Aired: 1965

1966/1967
1 episode
Aired: 1966

1967/1968
1 episode
Aired: 1967

1968/1969
44 episodes
Aired: 1968

1969/1970
48 episodes
Aired: 1969

1970/1971
1 episode
Aired: 1970

1971/1972
49 episodes
Aired: 1971

1972
1 episode
Aired: 1972

1973
0 episodes

1974
1 episode
Aired: 1974

1975
2 episodes
Aired: 1975

1976
1 episode
Aired: 1976

1977
1 episode
Aired: 1977

1978
2 episodes
Aired: 1978

1979
0 episodes

1980
1 episode

1981
0 episodes

1982
1 episode

1983
1 episode
Aired: 1983

1984
1 episode
Aired: 1984

1985
1 episode
Aired: 1985

1986
0 episodes

1987
1 episode
Aired: 1987

1988
1 episode
Aired: 1988

1989
2 episodes
Aired: 1989

1990
1 episode
Aired: 1990

1991
0 episodes

1992
1 episode
Aired: 1992

1993
0 episodes

1994
0 episodes

1995
3 episodes
Aired: 1995

1996
0 episodes

1997
1 episode
Aired: 1997

1998
1 episode
Aired: 1998

1999
1 episode
Aired: 1999

2000
2 episodes
Aired: 2000

2001
3 episodes
Aired: 2001

2002
1 episode
Aired: 2002

2003
1 episode
Aired: 2003

2004
1 episode
Aired: 2004

2005
1 episode
Aired: 2005

2006
2 episodes
Aired: 2006

2007
52 episodes
Aired: 2007

2008
57 episodes
Aired: 2008

2009
53 episodes
Aired: 2009

2010
50 episodes
Aired: 2010

2011
54 episodes
Aired: 2011

2012
49 episodes
Aired: 2012

2013
45 episodes
Aired: 2013

2014
47 episodes
Aired: 2014

2015
48 episodes
Aired: 2015

2016
41 episodes
Aired: 2016

2017
48 episodes
Aired: 2017

2018
43 episodes
Aired: 2018

2019
45 episodes
Aired: 2019

2020
49 episodes
Aired: 2020

2021
44 episodes
Aired: 2021

2022
45 episodes
Aired: 2022

2023
41 episodes
Aired: 2023

2024
40 episodes
Aired: 2024

2025
0 episodes

2025
35 episodes
Aired: 2025
Production
BBC
BBC Productions