Panorama Season 61, Episode 21: The Truth about Pills and Pregnancy

1

Immigration Undercover

Reporter Paul Kenyon goes undercover with the new type of gang smuggling illegal immigrants out of the UK as well as in, right under the nose of the British authorities.

2

The Great Disability Scam?

Only half of people with a disability are in work. Panorama investigates if one of the government's most ambitious welfare reforms can solve the problem of disability unemployment.

3

The Great Abortion Divide

Victoria Derbyshire investigates the great abortion divide between Northern Ireland and most of the United Kingdom, and asks if it is time to change the law.

4

Inside Barclays: Banking on Bonuses

After a series of controversies, bosses at Barclays say they're changing the culture of the bank. But what went wrong? Reporter Richard Bilton investigates the bonus culture that drove one of our biggest banks.

5

What's Really in our Food?

Panorama investigates the horse meat scandal and reveals more concerns about what is really in our food. Richard Bilton questions the 'light touch' regulation of the food industry.

6

Mission Accomplished? Secrets of Helmand

Reporter Ben Anderson joins Allied troops preparing to hand over to Afghan forces next year, finding the Afghan army and police to be poorly trained and lacking resources.

7

America's Gun Addiction

Following the Newtown massacre, Panorama meets the teachers who want to use guns to protect their schools and reveals America's national crisis in mental healthcare.

8

The Spies Who Fooled the World

On the eve of the tenth anniversary of the Iraq War, Panorama reveals how key aspects of the secret intelligence used to justify the invasion were based on fabrication and lies.

9

The Derby Fire: Secrets and Lies

The Derby fire, in which six children died, was an attack on a family that shocked the country. Panorama asks were warnings missed?

10

North Korea Undercover

Panorama reporter John Sweeney spends eight days undercover inside North Korea, the most rigidly-controlled nation on Earth.

11

Secrets of Britain's Sharia Councils

Panorama reporter Jane Corbin goes undercover to investigate what is really happening in Britain's Sharia Councils - Islamic religious courts.

12

The Russians Are Coming

Reporter Darragh MacIntyre investigates a death in a Russian prison that has brought the threat of violence to the UK, and the death of a whistleblower found in Surrey.

13

Jobs for the Boys?

Former England and Arsenal footballer Sol Campbell investigates why the unemployment rate for young black British men is roughly double that of their white counterparts.

14

Hillsborough - How They Buried the Truth

A Panorama investigation reveals how police, politicians, lawyers and judges all played a part in burying the truth about Britain's worst football disaster.

15

Cancer: Hope for Sale?

Richard Bilton investigates a controversial American doctor who claims he can cure cancer. Why has he been allowed to sell an unproven and experimental treatment for 30 years?

16

Cash for Questions Undercover

A Panorama special going undercover to reveal lobbying practices which raise serious questions about standards in political life.

17

Blacklist Britain

Richard Bilton does the first TV interview with the bookkeeper for the organisation which ran a secret blacklist subscribed to by some of the biggest names in British business.

18

Traffic Fines - Highway Robbery?

With councils fining drivers in ever-greater numbers after capturing them on CCTV, Panorama tries to find new ways to cut down on the mountain of traffic tickets issued each year.

19

Elderly Care: Condition Critical?

Using secret filming and exclusive research into the mortality rates of care and nursing homes for the elderly in England, Panorama exposes the pain of poor care and neglect.

20

Kids Lost in Care

Panorama investigates the standard of residential care for vulnerable children. In homes where care is not up to scratch, some young people run away into risky situations.

21

The Truth about Pills and Pregnancy

Current affairs. Many women have to take medicines while pregnant. But could they be risking the health of their unborn child? Reporter Shelley Jofre investigates.

22

The Trouble with Trump

Current affairs. Reporter John Sweeney asks if the Scottish government knew enough about self-proclaimed billionaire Donald Trump before accepting his investment proposal.

23

Broken by Battle

Panorama investigates the true personal cost of the war in Afghanistan on British troops, going beyond the limits of the Ministry of Defence's statistics on suicide.

24

Jungle Outlaws: The Chainsaw Trail

Panorama investigates illegal logging in the rainforest and the timber trail from Africa to West Europe. Raphael Rowe spent six months tracking logs from Congo's jungle.

25

Tainted Love: Secrets of the Dating Game

Legal notice - this episode is the subject of a legal complaint. Reporter Fiona Walker investigates how unscrupulous dating websites are preying on those looking for love.

26

The Brothers Who Bombed Boston

Panorama explores how the two suspected Boston Marathon bombers - brothers raised and educated in the US - became radicalised, and asks if America's war on terror has come home.

27

Locked Up For Being Ill?

Current affairs. With police estimating that dealing with mental health patients takes up 25 percent of their time, Paul Kenyon discovers a world of self-harm and suicide attempts.

28

Tax, Lies and Videotape

Current affairs. Panorama goes undercover in the City to investigate the truth about UK tax policy, discovering how London is still home to the tax avoidance industry.

29

The Honeymoon Murder: Who Killed Anni?

With access to secret police files, Jeremy Vine looks at the case against the Bristol businessman accused of killing his young bride on honeymoon in South Africa in 2010.

30

Dying for a Bargain

Panorama investigates how our clothes - including those of some big high street brands - are really made, finding evidence of an industry that still puts profit before safety.

31

Terror in Nairobi

Panorama investigates the network al-Shabab uses to cross the Somali-Kenyan border at will and this terror group's appeal to radicalised Muslim youths in Britain and beyond.

32

Saving Syria's Children

In a special edition, Panorama travels with British doctors inside Syria to exclusively reveal the devastating impact of the war on children caught in the conflict.

33

Malala: Shot for Going to School

One year ago, Malala Yousafzai was shot by the Taliban on her school bus. In this Panorama special, she talks exclusively to Mishal Husain about her remarkable journey.

34

Britain's New Banking Scandal

Panorama reporter Adam Shaw lifts the lid on what could be Britain's biggest financial mis-selling scandal - the hard sell of so-called interest rate swaps.

35

Murder in the Alps

With exclusive access to eyewitnesses and investigators, Panorama reveals how and asks why a British family and a French cyclist were brutally murdered by a hitman.

36

Our Dirty Nation

Cleaning up Britain's rubbish costs more than a billion pounds each year. Journalist and Labour peer Joan Bakewell argues that we all need to take more pride in our surroundings.

37

After Savile: No More Secrets?

In Britain, turning a blind eye to child abuse in a school, hospital or a church is not a crime; Panorama talks to victims, police and senior figures calling for the law to change.

38

The Great House Price Bubble?

With house prices hitting record highs at the same time as living standards continue to be squeezed, Adam Shaw goes in search of affordable homes for ordinary working families.

39

Britain's Secret Terror Force

Reporter John Ware interviews former members of a secret undercover unit run by the British Army in the early 1970s as they reveal how they took the war to the IRA.

40

Amazon: The Truth Behind the Click

How well does online retailer Amazon treat its workers? Conditions in the company's giant warehouses have been condemned by unions as among the worst in Britain.

41

Where's Our Aid Money Gone?

Current affairs. With the Global Fund's inspector general sacked for 'unsatisfactory' performance after exposing corruption, Richard Bilton challenges those responsible.

42

Energy Bills: Power Failure?

Current affairs. Energy bills have gone up by around a quarter in the past four years and politicians from all sides say they are determined to bring them down. Can they deliver?

43

All in a Good Cause

Current affairs. Do we really know about the charities we support? Declan Lawn hears from donors and charity workers who believe the quest for money is undermining the mission.

44

The Romanians are Coming?

Reporter Paul Kenyon joins British police in a Romanian village where most of the men have left to pursue work in the black markets of London, as they try to stem the flow.

45

Woolwich: The Untold Story

With two British Muslim converts found guilty of the murder of Drummer Lee Rigby, Panorama asks if the security services among others missed opportunities to prevent Lee's death.