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Season 1995
In the week that Oliver Stone's controversial film Natural Born Killers is finally released in Britain, Panorama asks if violent films cause real life violence.
In the week that Oliver Stone's controversial film Natural Born Killers is finally released in Britain, Panorama asks if violent films cause real life violence.
Tonight's programme investigates the spread of Hepatitis C through contaminated blood. Britain was the last country in Europe to screen its blood donors for the potentially fatal virus,
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Tonight's programme investigates the spread of Hepatitis C through contaminated blood. Britain was the last country in Europe to screen its blood donors for the potentially fatal virus, and as a result thousands may have been contaminated, many of whom do not know that they carry the virus.
As he completes his controversial mission as commander of the UN protection force in Bosnia, British General Sir Michael Rose gives Panorama a unique insight into the most dangerous
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As he completes his controversial mission as commander of the UN protection force in Bosnia, British General Sir Michael Rose gives Panorama a unique insight into the most dangerous military posting in Europe. The BBC's Foreign Affairs Editor, John Simpson, has followed the General to scenes of the worst fighting during his year in Bosnia. The General answers American accusations that he is a "Chamberlain-type appeaser" to the Bosnian Serbs. Has he made too many compromises, or is he the victim of some potent propaganda fed to the western media by the mainly Muslim Bosnian government?
This remarkable profile of Gerry Adams shows him in a surprisingly positive light, and asks if the government is doing enough to help him keep IRA hardliners on side. See today's choices.
This remarkable profile of Gerry Adams shows him in a surprisingly positive light, and asks if the government is doing enough to help him keep IRA hardliners on side. See today's choices.
In an exclusive interview with Aldrich Ames , allegedly the most damaging traitor in CIA history, Panorama tells the extraordinary story of how he became the world's most highly-paid spy.
In an exclusive interview with Aldrich Ames , allegedly the most damaging traitor in CIA history, Panorama tells the extraordinary story of how he became the world's most highly-paid spy.
Average life expectancy in England is 73 fora man and 79 fora woman - but not if you are poor. Panorama looks at new evidence that death rates among Britain's poor are rising for the
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Average life expectancy in England is 73 fora man and 79 fora woman - but not if you are poor. Panorama looks at new evidence that death rates among Britain's poor are rising for the first time in decades. The rich are now living longer and the poor dying younger, and in some cases that gap has widened by as much as 45 percent during the 80s.
Should doctors respect the wishes of the seriously ill who want to die? Panorama investigates whether patients should have the right to tell doctors in advance not to treat them, or
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Should doctors respect the wishes of the seriously ill who want to die? Panorama investigates whether patients should have the right to tell doctors in advance not to treat them, or whether it is impossible to predict personal reactionsto serious illness or injury. Do "living wills" represent the ultimate freedom of choice, orthe first step towards reducingthe emotional and financial cost of caringfor the very sick?
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Are we facing a future of violence and chaos? In the programme's contribution to Science Week, Panorama looks at the alarming prophecies of post-apocalyptic films such as Mad Max and
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Are we facing a future of violence and chaos? In the programme's contribution to Science Week, Panorama looks at the alarming prophecies of post-apocalyptic films such as Mad Max and Blade Runner, and asks whether western governments are simply accepting worst-case scenarios, rather than taking action to avoid them.
Tonight's programme poses some tough financial questions for the privatised British water industry. Are its customers footing more than their fair share of the bills?
Tonight's programme poses some tough financial questions for the privatised British water industry. Are its customers footing more than their fair share of the bills?
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The slump in the housing market has left more than a million homeowners victims of negative equity. Young families who bought in the boom now owe thousands in housing debt, and Britain's
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The slump in the housing market has left more than a million homeowners victims of negative equity. Young families who bought in the boom now owe thousands in housing debt, and Britain's house builders say the Tory home-owning dream has turned into a nightmare. How did it go so wrong, and will your house ever recover its value again
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How safe are Britain's aeroplanes? Why are parts from war wrecks, cars and even bed springs ending up in planes used by airlines all overthe world? Panorama investigates the alarming
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How safe are Britain's aeroplanes? Why are parts from war wrecks, cars and even bed springs ending up in planes used by airlines all overthe world? Panorama investigates the alarming trade in bogus aircraft parts. Jane Corbin reports.
Producers Richard Betfield and Dan Chambers
Two men fire guns in the street. One is in west Yorkshire firing blanks: British police shoot him dead. The other is in New Jersey, USA, with 200 live rounds: American police arrest him
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Two men fire guns in the street. One is in west Yorkshire firing blanks: British police shoot him dead. The other is in New Jersey, USA, with 200 live rounds: American police arrest him unharmed. Using video footage, interviews with witnesses, and a first-hand account from the gunman at the centre of an armed siege, Panorama investigates the police tactics in both incidents and asks why the less dangerous man was killed.
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Panorama investigates rough justice in Europe. British citizens who are arrested for alleged crimes in EU countries such as Germany, Spain and Portugal are almost never given bail, are
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Panorama investigates rough justice in Europe. British citizens who are arrested for alleged crimes in EU countries such as Germany, Spain and Portugal are almost never given bail, are often not told what's happening to them and often feel isolated from any assistance the British Consulate is able to offer them. Tom Mangold looks at the cases of four Britons for whom the theory of Europe without frontiers ended in the reality of prison behind bars. When everything else in Europe is being standardised, why not the legal and judicial systems?
Panorama reveals the desperate plight of one in ten mothers who suffer from postnatal mental illness. New research shows that mothers with postnatal illness are a long-term danger not
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Panorama reveals the desperate plight of one in ten mothers who suffer from postnatal mental illness. New research shows that mothers with postnatal illness are a long-term danger not only to themselves but also to their children. Yet, such women are met with a health service lottery for care.
Murders, machete attacks, shootings and a firebombing have hit a quiet
Scottish town - and all because of a sleeping pill. Panorama reports on the crime, violence and fear caused by
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Murders, machete attacks, shootings and a firebombing have hit a quiet
Scottish town - and all because of a sleeping pill. Panorama reports on the crime, violence and fear caused by addiction to Temazepam. It is commonly prescribed by GPs - but used regularly it can be addictive, and taken with alcohol it can lead to violence. Street demand for it is so strong that criminal gangs are fighting pitched battles for control of the lucrative black market in the drug.
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On the day that the Labour Party Conference opens in Brighton, Gavin Hewitt examines what a "new Labour" government could offer Britain - if Tony Blair makes it to number 10.
On the day that the Labour Party Conference opens in Brighton, Gavin Hewitt examines what a "new Labour" government could offer Britain - if Tony Blair makes it to number 10.
The Home Secretary, Michael Howard , claims that he is beating crime - in fact, crime recorded by the police has fallen for the second year running. On the eve of the Conservative Party
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The Home Secretary, Michael Howard , claims that he is beating crime - in fact, crime recorded by the police has fallen for the second year running. On the eve of the Conservative Party Conference Panorama talks to key players in the criminal justice system, some of whom take a different view.
Panorama reports on the plight of many young men who appear to be losing out to women - at home, at school, at college and, more significantly, in the jobs market. Stephen Bradshaw
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Panorama reports on the plight of many young men who appear to be losing out to women - at home, at school, at college and, more significantly, in the jobs market. Stephen Bradshaw reports from Darlington in County Durham, where he uncovers an astonishing tale of demoralised and underachieving men. Once guaranteed industrial jobs for life, these young men now face a future on the dole, while their female counterparts are convinced that they will be the breadwinners of the future.
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In Panorama tonight, Lord Owen tells the story of his years as European negotiatior in war-torn Yugoslavia.
Speaking candidly about his views on the senior American, Balkan and British
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In Panorama tonight, Lord Owen tells the story of his years as European negotiatior in war-torn Yugoslavia.
Speaking candidly about his views on the senior American, Balkan and British figures that he dealt with, Lord Owen reveals frustration at the lost opportunities of the past and offers his views on the current US-brokered peace plan.
Are Britain's children being let down by bad teachers? The latest research from the government's education inspectorate, Ofsted, suggests that some teachers may not be up to their jobs.
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Are Britain's children being let down by bad teachers? The latest research from the government's education inspectorate, Ofsted, suggests that some teachers may not be up to their jobs. But many teachers do not approve of the government's education reforms which put the spotlight on teaching standards. Tonight's Panorama investigates both issues and visits three schools in the frontline of the new "class struggle".
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Diana, Princess of Wales, speaks openly for the first time about her separation from the Prince of Wales in a frank interview for the BBC's Panorama programme.
Diana, Princess of Wales, speaks openly for the first time about her separation from the Prince of Wales in a frank interview for the BBC's Panorama programme.
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