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Panorama

Panorama Season 23

1975·39 episodes

Current affairs programme, featuring interviews and investigative reports on a wide variety of subjects.

Episodes

  1. Episode 1 · 6 Jan 1975The New Man - Cuban StyleDavid Dimbleby presents a report by Denis Tuohy on the internal changes that have taken place in Cuba under Castro.
  2. Episode 2 · 20 Jan 1975Episode 2No synopsis yet.
  3. Episode 3 · 27 Jan 1975In or Out - The Sovereignty DebateNo synopsis yet.
  4. Episode 4 · 3 Feb 1975Episode 4No synopsis yet.
  5. Episode 5 · 10 Feb 1975Tory Leadership ContestThe Conservative Party comes under scrutiny in this investigation of the processes and the policies behind the leadership contest. The programmes also takes a look at the electioneering of Margaret Thatcher and the media crowd following her campaign. According to an article in 'The Times' on the day following the broadcast, Mrs Thatcher withdrew from the programme at the last minute because she felt that she would not have had the right of reply.
  6. Episode 6 · 17 Feb 1975Lifting the Veil: The New Face of Pakistani WomenNo synopsis yet.
  7. Episode 7 · 24 Feb 1975Panorama Goes ComprehensiveJulian Pettifer asks if the comprehensive education system is working. He travels to Sheffield, a city with five years of experience under the new system, and talks to teachers, children and parents. He wants to know if the schools are too big and if bright children are suffering under the new system of equality in education.
  8. Episode 8 · 3 Mar 1975Episode 8A report in the EEC referendum, with a particular interest in how the pros and antis will run their campaigns. MPs John Mackintosh and Neil Marten argue in studio.
  9. Episode 9 · 10 Mar 1975Episode 9David Lomax reports with exclusive footage of the coronation of Nepal's King Berendra. The programme looks at the challenges faced by this 28-year-old former Etonian whose country is among the 25 poorest in the world.
  10. Episode 10 · 17 Mar 1975Cambodia - Going, Going... Gone?No synopsis yet.
  11. Episode 11 · 24 Mar 1975H.R. Haldeman InterviewAn interview with H.R. Haldeman, former chief of staff to Richard Nixon, who resigned following the Watergate affair.
  12. Episode 12 · 7 Apr 1975Episode 12Julian Pettifer reports on a trip to war ravaged Vietnam.
  13. Episode 13 · 14 Apr 1975Britain's Steel DilemmaA report on Britain's steel industry asking whether it can modernize without losing too many jobs. Richard Kershaw's investigation takes him to Welsh and Teesside steel works.
  14. Episode 14 · 21 Apr 1975Episode 14A report on the President Thiu of South Vietnam's resignation and the implications this holds for US policy. Also includes coverage of the first free elections in Portugal for half a century.
  15. Episode 15 · 28 Apr 1975Episode 15No synopsis yet.
  16. Episode 16 · 5 May 1975Luton Murder - A Lurking Doubt?Panorama investigates the 1969 Luton Post Office killing for which three men were convicted and the revelations since uncovered which have led many to believe that these convictions were miscarriages of justice.
  17. Episode 17 · 12 May 1975Panorama In RhodesiaNearly 10 years Rhodesia unilaterally declared independence and with the future of the white rebellion looking uncertain, Richard Kershaw talks with Prim Minister Ian Smith and asks him what terms he would consider.
  18. Episode 18 · 19 May 1975Shirley Williams v. Enoch PowellNo synopsis yet.
  19. Episode 19 · 2 Jun 1975Referendum SpecialTony Benn and Roy Jenkins debate on the EEC Common Market in studio.
  20. Episode 20 · 16 Jun 1975The Price of PeaceRobert McNeil examines NATO, which costs Britain £4.5 billion a year. The report asks if this figure could be reduced by allies agreeing to cut out duplication of weapon systems.
  21. Episode 21 · 23 Jun 1975Battles of IdeasDavid Dimbleby talks to Sir Keith Joseph about his ideas of capitalism, communism and the present crisis facing the world.
  22. Episode 22 · 30 Jun 1975Episode 22An examination of the spiralling costs of council housing, with contribution from Environment Secretary Anthony Crosland.
  23. Episode 23 · 7 Jul 1975Buddy, Can You Spare A Home?Denis Tuohy looks at the situation facing Vietnamese refugees in the United States, visiting refugee camps, union leaders and speaking to Marshal Hy, the six-gun toting former president of South Vietnam.
  24. Episode 24 · 1 Sept 1975Episode 24No synopsis yet.
  25. Episode 25 · 8 Sept 1975Episode 25David Dimbleby interviews Yitzhak Rabin of Israel and Tom Mangold reports from Syria.
  26. Episode 26 · 49m · 15 Sept 1975SandhurstFirst transmitted in 1975, this edition of Panorama is set at Sandhurst, the officer training academy. It follows a group of young men preparing for a life of leadership in the Army. These 'managers of violence' will be expected to perform to the very highest of traditions of the British Army and be prepared to apply their professionalism on British soil should the need arise.
  27. Episode 27 · 22 Sept 1975Episode 27A look at the threat arrival straight into unemployment faced by school leavers. In addition, a David Dimbleby follows Margaret Thatcher to America in a report entitled "Thatcher Goes West" as she spreads her conservative philosophy stateside.
  28. Episode 28 · 29 Sept 1975Episode 28Tonight's programme examines the relationship between MPs and their constituents. Michael Cockerell speaks with Reg Prentice about the balance between representing a constituency of electors and an advocate for one's political party.
  29. Episode 29 · 6 Oct 1975Episode 29A report on Ulster loyalists and a conversation with Young Conservative conservatives from Blackpool about the decline in votes.
  30. Episode 30 · 13 Oct 1975Adult IlliteracyA look at the problem of adult illiteracy, including a studio discussion with a number of people affected and an insight into the efforts made to remedy the issue.
  31. Episode 31 · 20 Oct 1975Episode 31No synopsis yet.
  32. Episode 32 · 27 Oct 1975Episode 32No synopsis yet.
  33. Episode 33 · 3 Nov 1975Episode 33No synopsis yet.
  34. Episode 34 · 10 Nov 1975Rhodesia - To Share Or To Fight?Richard Lindley speaks to white farmer Des Bawden and black barrister Sottayi Katsere in a programme investigating whether all races can live peacefully in Rhodesia ten years after the unilateral declaration of independence.
  35. Episode 35 · 17 Nov 1975Coming Apart? - The Devolution Debate Part 1David Dimbleby examines the issues surrounding devolution. Robin Day talks to politicians such as Edward Heath, Jeremy Thorpe and George Reid. The debate is continued in the edition of "Tonight" which ran later in the evening.
  36. Episode 36 · 1 Dec 1975Episode 36No synopsis yet.
  37. Episode 37 · 8 Dec 1975Episode 37No synopsis yet.
  38. Episode 38 · 15 Dec 1975Episode 38Tonight's programme includes a report from Sydney following the Australian election.
  39. Episode 39 · 22 Dec 1975Episode 39Tom Mangold reports on the case of Patrick Mackay case: Patrick Mackay (b. 1952) was the unhappy child of a violent father and a product of a cold institutional upbringing. He would go on a rampage of violence through London and Kent, killing at least three people. Mackay's transcripts are read by famous actor Malcolm McDowell.