Panorama
Overview
Current affairs programme, featuring interviews and investigative reports on a wide variety of subjects.
Seasons
1953/1954
19 Episodes
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
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
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
1956
1957/1958
41 Episodes
1957
1958/1959
1 Episode
1958
1959/1960
45 Episodes
1959
1960/1961
46 Episodes
1960
1961/1962
1 Episode
1961
1962/1963
5 Episodes
1962
1963/1964
2 Episodes
1963
1964/1965
1 Episode
1964
1965/1966
38 Episodes
1965
1966/1967
1 Episode
1966
1967/1968
14 Episodes
1967
1968/1969
44 Episodes
1968
1969/1970
48 Episodes
1969
1970/1971
10 Episodes
1970
1971/1972
49 Episodes
1971
1972
9 Episodes
1972
1973
23 Episodes
1973
1974
43 Episodes
1974
1975
39 Episodes
1975
1976
2 Episodes
1976
1977
3 Episodes
1977
1978
3 Episodes
1978
1979
0 Episodes
1980
3 Episodes
1981
46 Episodes
1981
1982
1 Episode
1983
3 Episodes
1983
1984
39 Episodes
1984
1985
40 Episodes
1985
1986
1 Episode
1986
1987
37 Episodes
1987
1988
40 Episodes
1988
1989
35 Episodes
1989
1990
37 Episodes
1990
1991
43 Episodes
1991
1992
44 Episodes
1992
1993
44 Episodes
1993
1994
38 Episodes
1994
1995
37 Episodes
1995
1996
38 Episodes
1996
1997
39 Episodes
1997
1998
36 Episodes
1998
1999
34 Episodes
1999
2000
35 Episodes
2000
2001
34 Episodes
2001
2002
27 Episodes
2002
2003
34 Episodes
2003
2004
31 Episodes
2004
2005
34 Episodes
2005
2006
36 Episodes
2006
2007
52 Episodes
2007
2008
57 Episodes
2008
2009
53 Episodes
2009
2010
50 Episodes
2010
2011
54 Episodes
2011
2012
49 Episodes
2012
2013
45 Episodes
2013
2014
47 Episodes
2014
2015
48 Episodes
2015
2016
41 Episodes
2016
2017
48 Episodes
2017
2018
43 Episodes
2018
2019
45 Episodes
2019
2020
49 Episodes
2020
2021
44 Episodes
2021
2022
45 Episodes
2022
2023
41 Episodes
2023
2024
40 Episodes
2024
2025
39 Episodes
2025
2026
12 Episodes
2026