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Summary: Reporter Richard Bilton looks at 'smart' motorways, where the hard shoulder is turned into a live lane, and asks how safe they really are.

Episode 4: Cashing in on the Housing Crisis

Air Date: February 3rd, 2020

Summary: Reporter Callum Tulley meets some of the growing number of people living in temporary accommodation.

Episode 5: Failed by the NHS: Callie’s Story

Air Date: February 10th, 2020

Summary: Reporter Ellie Flynn talks to the family of Callie Lewis, who killed herself while in the care of the NHS, and uncovers the extent of the service's failure to provide adequate mental health care.

Episode 6: Amazon: What They Know About Us

Air Date: February 17th, 2020

Summary: Panorama investigates Amazon's rise to corporate superpower and asks whether there is a dark side to our love affair with the company.

Episode 7: Mo Farah and the Salazar Scandal

Air Date: February 24th, 2020

Summary: Reporter Mark Daly investigates fresh allegations against Alberto Salazar, the man who coached Mo Farah to Oylmpic glory.

Episode 8: Spying on the Scammers

Air Date: March 2nd, 2020

Summary: Panorama goes inside a criminal call centre to reveal how scammers cheat their victims.

Episode 9: The Million Pound Disability Payout

Air Date: March 9th, 2020

Summary: Panorama investigates why the DWP has lost so many employment tribunals for disability discrimination.

Episode 10: Britain’s Bus Crisis

Air Date: March 16th, 2020

Summary: What has gone wrong with Britain’s buses? Richard Bilton travels coast to coast to find out.

Episode 11: Coronavirus: The Week That Changed Britain

Air Date: March 23rd, 2020

Summary: Panorama looks at how Britain is coping with its biggest crisis since the Second World War – and asks if the government has the right strategy to contain the virus.

Episode 12: Lockdown UK

Air Date: March 30th, 2020

Summary: Panorama investigates the financial impact of Covid-19. Richard Bilton tells the story of the fight to save the UK's economy from an unprecedented threat.

Episode 13: Coronavirus: The Most at Risk

Air Date: April 6th, 2020

Summary: Richard Bilton hears from some of those most at risk from coronavirus, who have been told to stay at home for at least three months.

Episode 14: On the NHS Frontline

Air Date: April 20th, 2020

Summary: Four weeks into the government lockdown to save lives and protect the NHS, Jane Corbin reports from the frontline to tell the inside story of a Coventry hospital coping with Covid-19.

Episode 15: Has the Government Failed the NHS?

Air Date: April 27th, 2020

Summary: Has the government let down the health workers leading the fight against the coronavirus? Reporter Richard Bilton investigates the delays and mistakes that may have put the lives of NHS staff at risk.

Episode 16: Coronavirus: When Will We Be Safe?

Air Date: May 4th, 2020

Summary: Panorama reports from the frontline of science, asking when we will be able to beat the virus and get back to normal life.

Episode 17: Lockdown: How Business Is Coping

Air Date: May 11st, 2020

Summary: Panorama follows business owners and key workers struggling through lockdown, from the courier collecting suspected samples of Covid-19 to the funeral director collecting and burying the dead.

Episode 18: Coronavirus Crisis: Europe's Migrant Camps

Air Date: May 18th, 2020

Summary: Panorama investigates conditions inside Greek migrant camps during the Covid-19 lockdown, as experts warn of the potential for dangerous outbreaks inside the camps.

Episode 19: Coronavirus: Destination New York

Air Date: June 1st, 2020

Summary: Panorama reports from New York City, asking why more than 16,000 people have died of coronavirus in a city with some of the best health care in the world.

Episode 20: Scandal at the Post Office

Air Date: June 8th, 2020

Summary: Panorama reveals how the Post Office covered up evidence of miscarriages of justice.

Episode 21: George Floyd: A Killing That Shook the World

Air Date: June 15th, 2020

Summary: Thousands of people have joined marches against racism after the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Clive Myrie asks if this event could change race relations in America for good.

Episode 22: Hunting the Neo-Nazis

Air Date: June 22nd, 2020

Summary: Panorama investigates a global network of neo-Nazis and discovers that it is recruiting in the UK. Reporter Daniel De Simone reveals how the network operates across the world.

Episode 23: Has Covid Testing Gone Wrong?

Air Date: June 29th, 2020

Summary: Reporter Richard Bilton investigates the rapid expansion of our Covid-19 testing capacity and asks whether we have got the world-beating service the prime minister promised.

Episode 24: Britain’s Cancer Crisis

Air Date: July 6th, 2020

Summary: Panorama investigates fears that the coronavirus pandemic has caused a crisis in cancer care that could mean many thousands more will die.

Episode 25: How Scotland Cut Violent Crime

Air Date: July 13rd, 2020

Summary: Scotland has dramatically cut violent crime in the past 15 years, but how was it done? Kate Silverton films with Police Scotland’s Violence Reduction Unit to find out.

Episode 26: Lifting the Lockdown

Air Date: July 16th, 2020

Summary: Panorama is in Salford as the city lifts the lockdown and tries to get its community back to work. But with the council approaching bankruptcy, can services be sustained?

Episode 27: Britain’s Coronavirus Gamble

Air Date: July 20th, 2020

Summary: Panorama investigates the scientific advice the government followed in the early stages of the coronavirus pandemic.

Episode 28: China's Coronavirus Cover-Up

Air Date: July 27th, 2020

Summary: Carrie Gracie investigates whether China hid crucial information about Covid-19 from the world.

Episode 29: The Forgotten Frontline

Air Date: July 30th, 2020

Summary: Panorama follows the unfolding tragedy in care homes, as they struggle to protect residents against the killer virus. Over several months, cameras were allowed into two very different care homes, revealing the dedication of care staff, the frustration of managers and the heartache as more and more lives are lost. Across the country, more than 20,000 residents and care workers have died with coronavirus. Alison Holt asks if care homes were abandoned to fight the virus alone.

Episode 30: Stacey Dooley and the Lockdown Babies

Air Date: August 3rd, 2020

Summary: Almost a quarter of a million babies have been born in the UK since lockdown began. Stacey Dooley reports from Bradford Royal Infirmary to find out how the pandemic is transforming the way we deal with pregnancy and birth. She meets pregnant women terrified of getting the virus, women giving birth and new mums with coronavirus who have had to isolate themselves from friends and family. Stacey also speaks to midwives and doctors who reveal how their lives have changed in order to protect mothers.

Episode 31: Has Lockdown Changed What We Eat?

Air Date: August 10th, 2020

Summary: The way we eat is changing – and the way we shop for our food is too. Almost five months after the beginning of lockdown, Panorama reporter Tom Heap investigates the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on Britain’s biggest manufacturing sector - food - and looks at how the way we shop, cook and consume has been transformed

Episode 32: Escaping My Abuser

Air Date: August 17th, 2020

Summary: Victoria Derbyshire investigates what the coronavirus lockdown meant for those trapped with an abusive partner, and meets some of those who managed to escape.

Episode 33: Hostage in Iran

Air Date: August 24th, 2020

Summary: Reporter Darragh MacIntyre meets the families of British people arbitrarily detained in Iran and asks whether the payment of a historic debt could set them free.

Episode 34: Fighting for an Education

Air Date: September 7th, 2020

Summary: As most children in England return to their classrooms, reporter Sean Dilley investigates the system for supporting young people with special educational needs.

Episode 35: Exposing the Illegal Organ Trade

Air Date: September 14th, 2020

Summary: Panorama investigates one of the world’s most brutal trades - the buying and selling of human organs.

Episode 36: Banking Secrets of the Rich and Powerful

Air Date: September 21st, 2020

Summary: Panorama uncovers secret reports that expose how banks have failed to tackle crime. Reporter Richard Bilton also exposes the business deals billionaires would rather you didn’t know about.

Episode 37: Test and Trace Exposed

Air Date: September 28th, 2020

Summary: Panorama hears from whistleblowers working inside the government’s new coronavirus tracking system. They reveal chaos, technical problems, confusion and wasted resources.

Episode 38: Australia Burning

Air Date: October 5th, 2020

Summary: Panorama hears from the people living in the path of last year's bush fires in Australia, and asks whether such events are to become normal.

Episode 39: Belly Mujinga: Searching for the Truth

Air Date: October 12nd, 2020

Summary: Rianna Croxford investigates the death of transport worker Belly Mujinga, following reports she had been coughed and spat on by a customer at London’s Victoria Station.

Episode 40: Sport’s Hidden Crisis

Air Date: October 19th, 2020

Summary: Colin Jackson investigates the hidden extent of eating disorders in British sport and asks what the authorities should be doing to tackle the problem.

Episode 41: Has Covid Stolen My Future?

Air Date: October 26th, 2020

Summary: Kash Jones investigates the long-term consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic on young people.

Episode 42: Is TikTok Safe?

Air Date: November 2nd, 2020

Summary: Tina Daheley investigates whether TikTok, the social media sensation of lockdown, is safe for the millions of young people who have signed up.

Episode 43: Liverpool: Fighting Covid

Air Date: November 9th, 2020

Summary: Panorama reporter Jane Corbin visits Liverpool to find out how people are coping with tier three coronavirus restrictions.

Episode 44: Can Biden Unite America?

Air Date: November 16th, 2020

Summary: Joe Biden has won the battle for the White House. Reporter Hilary Andersson meets the Trump supporters who believe the election was stolen and asks whether they will ever accept their new president.

Episode 45: Return from ISIS: A Family’s Story

Air Date: November 23rd, 2020

Summary: The extraordinary story of one family's journey from a small town in America to the heart of the Islamic State group and back.

Episode 46: The Home I Can’t Afford

Air Date: November 25th, 2020

Summary: Panorama investigates the government’s shared-ownership scheme, designed to get more people on the property ladder, but leaving some with escalating costs and huge debts.

Episode 47: Business on the Brink

Air Date: December 1st, 2020

Summary: Panorama follows businesses fighting to survive the pandemic and sees the pressure on those trying to save jobs and livelihoods.

Episode 48: Britain’s Wild Weather

Air Date: December 7th, 2020

Summary: Justin Rowlatt visits communities around Britain battered by this year’s extreme weather - unprecedented rainfall, sunshine and sustained high temperatures - to find out how they have coped.

Episode 49: The Race for a Vaccine

Air Date: December 14th, 2020

Summary: The inside story of the development of the Oxford vaccine against Covid-19. Fergus Walsh scrutinises the data that has come out of the trials, and examines the vaccination's efficacy and safety.

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