1997

Season 45 · 1997 · 39 episodes

Episodes

1Medicine's Missing MillionsThe NHS is strapped for cash, yet hospital managers and doctors agree that moving some services onto single sites could release huge sums which could be spent on patient care. But there is resistance to closures and other reforms.
2Drug CrimeThe first of a two-part investigation into evidence which suggests there is a revolution in crime fuelled by drug addiction.
3Crime and PunishmentThe second of two special reports, this week asking if tougher prison sentences really cut crime. Gavin Hewitt reports.
4The Great Euro DebateBritain will soon have to decide whether to join a single currency in Europe. David Dimbleby invites key commentators, leaders of industry and a studio audience to discuss the questions that may determine the country's future.
5Missing MumCan working women successfully balance their careers and family? New research suggests that children, of working mothers are more likely to suffer from behavioural problems and gain lower exam scores than those whose mothers stay at home.
6Facing Up to Genocide - Valentina's StoryUpdating his 1994 report on the killing of Tutsis in Rwanda, Fergal Keane returns to the country to tell the story of 13-year-old Valentina.
7The Copper RingAs Yasuo Hamanaka comes to trial in Tokyo, Michael Robinson investigates the western brokers who made millions from his speculation on the international copper market. In a tale of market manipulation and unfair pricing on a grand scale.
8PredatorsIt is the name given to the most dangerous inmates in British prisons today, and psychopaths are generally considered to be untreatable. Panorama examines the minds of these men, and investigates if successful treatment is possible.
9U-TurnAs Britain's road network reaches saturation point forecasters predict an increase in gridlock, road rage and pollution. New roads designed to ease the pressure on existing routes quickly fill up with traffic.
10Hear No EvilInvestigation into paedophilia in children's homes in North-West.
11Abortion: Behind Closed DoorsAlthough it has been legally available for 30 years, and has become one of the most common operations performed, abortion remains controversial and is often kept secret. Now some campaigners want to make abortion an election issue.
12The Leader Interview: Tony BlairThe first of four Panorama specials in which David Dimbleby conducts live interviews with the leaders of the three main political parties. Tonight's guest is Tony Blair.
13The Leader Interview: Dafydd Wigley/Alex SalmondTonight's guests are Dafydd Wigley, leader of Plaid Cymru, and Alex Salmond, leader of the Scottish National Party.
14The Leader Interview: Paddy AshdownThe third of four programmes in which David Dimbleby conducts live interviews with the leaders of the main political parties. Tonight's guest is the leader of the Liberal Democrats Paddy Ashdown.
15The Leader Interview: John MajorThe last of four programmes putting the leaders of the main political parties under the spotlight. Tonight, David Dimbleby interviews the Prime Minister and Conservative leader, John Major.
16Water TortureHow water industry makes money.
17The Terror NetworkInvestigation into Iranian terrorist network.
18A Costly Cure?Potential problems of radiotherapy treatment.
19Yesterday's Men?On eve of vote for a new leader, a look back at Major's premiership.
20Down the TubeAn investigation into the London Underground system reveals 40-year-old trains, signals and tracks that have been patched up since the war, and 100-year-old tunnels that are crumbling.
21Prescription for FraudA National Health Service prescription form is supposed to provide the sick with free medicine, but in the hands of crooked doctors and chemists it has become the key to a multi-million pound fraud.
22Kill Or CurePrescribed by the NHS and distributed by health workers, the drug methadone is designed to help wean addicts off heroin. But it is also a powerful and dangerous narcotic which is linked to the deaths of hundreds of young people every year.
23The Fall Of Flight 800An investigation into reason for crash of TWA 800.
24Migrant MafiaA report on illegal immigrants smuggled into Britain.
25The Scottish ParliamentDavid Dimbleby presents a special live edition of Panorama from Edinburgh on the eve of the historic voting which could give Scotland its own Parliament.
26Diana - The Last DayA Mercedes has crashed in a tunnel in Paris. A princess and her companion are dead.
27Playing with FireAn investigation into increase in number of young arsonists in Britain.
28Hard LabourGovernment policy on single-parent families.
29The Ultimate TabooChild sexual abuse by women may be more prevalent than people care to admit. Panorama talks to victims, to offenders and to experts who believe it is time to acknowledge the true extent of the problem. Su Pennington reports.
30Crisis In Care: Safe In Their HandsReport on controversial NHS care in community program.
31Crisis In Care: A Risk Worth TakingIn the second of two reports on the Health Service, Panorama highlights problems facing hospitals this winter as a result of increasing waiting lists and an acute shortage of beds.
32Gay TimesVivian White reports on changes in political attitudes to issues such as gays in the military and homosexual marriage, parenting and education.
33The SurrogateAn exclusive report on case of surrogate mother Karen Roche.
34The British DiseaseThe presence of new variant CJD in British blood supplies.
35The People's Monarchy?A report on Royal Family's plans for future of Monarchy.
36Myra HindleyThirty-one years on, should life still mean life for Myra Hindley?
37The Greenhouse WarsThe earth's heating up, our weather's becoming more extreme, scientists warn man is to blame. Tonight on Panorama will our leaders seize this chance to save the earth or will they squander it in the greenhouse wars.
38The Money GameHow football, glory game, has become money game.
39The Sky's The LimitA debate over Britain's new Eurofighter aircraft.