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Panorama: 1998

36 episodes · premiered Jan 12, 1998

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  1. Episode 1: Bent Jan 12, 1998 Follow-up exposé of corrupt policemen.
  2. Episode 2: The Battle of the Green Belt Jan 19, 1998 Housing development in English countryside.
  3. Episode 3: The Price of Peace Jan 26, 1998 Britain's nuclear submarine fleet played a vital part in maintaining peace in Europe during the Cold War. But now former submariners and dockyard workers are falling ill with cancer and…
  4. Episode 4: All the President's Women Feb 2, 1998 Sexual scandal leading to crisis for Clinton's presidency.
  5. Episode 5: On the Sick Feb 9, 1998 There are over 2 million adults of working age claiming long-term sickness and disability benefits, a cost of over £14 billion a year to the taxpayer. The government wants to get many of…
  6. Episode 6: Branson's Pickle Feb 16, 1998 The last government promised that the privatisation of Britain's railways would bring cheaper and more efficient travel. But some of the new rail operators have come under criticism for…
  7. Episode 7: Dome! Feb 23, 1998 The Millennium Dome has been called an unforgivable waste of 3/4 of a billion pounds, almost half of which would come from the National Lottery. With less than 2 years to go, the…
  8. Episode 8: Rural Revolution Mar 2, 1998 The Government has said that uneconomic farms will have to close as subsidies are cut. Last year farm incomes fell by nearly 50 percent, pushing thousands of small farmers to the brink of…
  9. Episode 9: Childcare On The Cheap Mar 9, 1998 With the government encouraging more mothers to go out to work, Panorama investigates the quality of care on offer to children of working parents who cannot afford the high fees usually…
  10. Episode 10: Teacher, I Need You Mar 16, 1998 Education specialists and politicians claim there is a crisis in teacher recruitment with the number of applications for teacher-training courses falling and thousands of experienced…
  11. Episode 11: Special Hospitals Mar 23, 1998 Britain's special hospitals house many of the most dangerous people in society. The patients have committed the most terrible crimes but are themselves mentally ill. Now the future of such…
  12. Episode 12: Nicking the Neighbours Mar 30, 1998 A family with 7 children are evicted from their council home because neighbours claim they made life intolerable. Panorama examines the tough new measures being used by authorities to…
  13. Episode 13: Settlement or Sell Out? Apr 6, 1998 This week may see the birth of an historic peace agreement in N. Ireland, but will Sinn Fein and the IRA be part of it? Panorama investigates whether Gerry Adams and Martin McGuinness are…
  14. Episode 14: Health - The Trust Betrayed Apr 20, 1998 As the Government appoints a fraud-buster for the Health Service, Panorama reports on cases involving doctors and opticians where millions of pounds have gone missing or have been falsely…
  15. Episode 15: Children Of Crime: The Drugs Debate Apr 27, 1998 Studio debate with Keith Hellawell following new drugs strategy.
  16. Episode 16: Defend the Children May 11, 1998 Addresses concerns of relatives of victims and locals at paedophiles such as Sidney Cooke being released into their areas.
  17. Episode 17: The Diana Dividend May 18, 1998 Across the world, unofficial memorabilia of Diana, Princess of Wales is already raking in millions of pounds, but should the official Memorial Fund cash in on her memory, or should it be…
  18. Episode 18: The Nurses' Story May 21, 1998 Following their return home, the story of two British nurses - Lucille McLauchlan and fellow nurse Deborah Parry. The pair were jailed for the killing of Australian Yvonne Gilford in 1996…
  19. Episode 19: Episode 19 Jun 1, 1998 NHS failure to prevent deaths of babies following heart surgery in Bristol.
  20. Episode 20: How to Win the World Cup Jun 8, 1998 While fans scrabble around for tickets at inflated prices on the black market, sponsors offer free entry to matches and hospitality. Panorama asks if the fans now matter when it's the…
  21. Episode 21: The Louise Woodward Interview Jun 22, 1998 Louise Woodward, British au pair convicted of involuntary manslaughter of a child under her care in Massachusetts, gives her first television interview since returning home to Britain.
  22. Episode 22: The Car Cartel Jul 6, 1998 Britain is known as "Treasure Island" to the car industry, because of the large profits to be had from the inflated prices of cars. Panorama investigates what is being called one of the…
  23. Episode 23: The Spy's Story: The Plot To Kill Gaddafi Aug 7, 1998 Interview with David Shayler, former MI5 officer awaiting extradition from French jail to face charges of breaking Official Secrets Act.
  24. Episode 24: The Love Drug Sep 14, 1998 Panorama investigates the impotence drug Viagra, including evidence of abuse and concerns that not enough is known about its human and financial costs.
  25. Episode 25: Workaholics Sep 21, 1998 There is a growing army of workaholics choosing to sacrifice time spent with family and friends for extra time at the office. But is the familiar image of stressed employees, forced to…
  26. Episode 26: Failing at Four Oct 5, 1998 This school term more 4 year-olds are starting formal classes than ever before. There are doubts about whether school is the right environment for such young children. Could starting too…
  27. Episode 27: The Cruelty Connection Oct 12, 1998 In America, the FBI now believes that serial killers start their pattern of violence with attacks on animals. Politicians are giving the link more credence after a spate of schoolyard…
  28. Episode 28: To Catch a Cop Oct 19, 1998 An investigation into past corruption in one of the country's biggest police forces. Panorama tells the inside story of how detectives who served in the West Midlands Drug Squad framed…
  29. Episode 29: Death to America Oct 26, 1998 America is in the front line of a new war of terrorism which threatens its citizens around the world. Islamic militants loyal to Saudi millionaire Osama Bin Laden have sworn death to…
  30. Episode 30: Porn Wars Nov 2, 1998 The police are increasingly powerless to enforce the obscenity law because juries often refuse to convict. Britain has some of the world's toughest porn laws, Home Secretary Jack Straw has…
  31. Episode 31: Charles - A Life in Waiting Nov 9, 1998 In the week Prince Charles celebrates his 50th birthday Panorama looks at his life, interests, family, his vision for himself and the institution he represents.
  32. Episode 32: The Ringmaster Nov 16, 1998 Investigation into Bernie Ecclestone and Formula 1.
  33. Episode 33: Are You Being Served? Nov 23, 1998 Britain's supermarkets say they have an unbeatable offer - their quality, convenience and value. But, how do the claims of the retailing barons check out? Are the big supermarkets too…
  34. Episode 34: Closing Down Nov 30, 1998 Thousands of families suffer the pain of job loss and the worry of threatened closures. Panorama reveals their sense of betrayal and the policies and global forces that have destroyed…
  35. Episode 35: When Good Men Do Nothing Dec 7, 1998 On the 50th anniversary of the Genocide Convention, Steve Bradshaw looks into the massacre of a million people in Rwanda in 1994, and the fatal consequences of the United Nations Security…
  36. Episode 36: Boys Don't Cry Dec 14, 1998 Four years ago BBC presenter Juliet Morris's younger brother Edward took his own life at the age of 24. Juliet Morris investigates the tragic rise in the suicide rate among young men in…