Panorama Season 62, Episode 12: The Mayor and Our Money

1

I Want My Baby Back

Panorama reporter John Sweeney investigates the secretive world of the family courts and asks whether some parents may have unfairly lost their children forever.

2

Police: Shooting to Kill?

Reporter Alistair Jackson investigates the tactics of the country's police firearms units, and officers who have killed break their silence to speak out to Panorama.

3

Putin's Games

Panorama investigates claims that lucrative contracts for the Winter Olympics have been handed to President Putin's friends, and that billions have been embezzled by fraudsters.

4

Educating North Korea

Reporter Chris Rogers travels to North Korea, where a university paid for by the west is attempting to open the minds of the secretive state's future elite.

5

Immigration Undercover: The Student Visa Scandal

Reporter Richard Watson goes undercover to expose Britain's multimillion-pound trade in immigration visas and the frauds that allow bogus foreign students to remain in the UK.

6

Britain Underwater

As Britain is battered yet again by extreme weather, reporter Richard Bilton investigates the causes of the flooding that has devastated so much of the country.

7

Kidnapped: Betrayed by Britain?

Panorama investigates the disappearance in Dubai of a British businessman, as the UK government stands accused of ignoring warnings that their actions posed a risk to his life.

8

Hungry Britain?

With hundreds of thousands of people across the country now getting free handouts of food, reporter Darragh MacIntyre investigates the dramatic rise in the number of food banks.

9

The Revolution that Shook the World

As Russia and the West square up to each other over Ukraine, Paul Kenyon reports from inside the flashpoint military bases of Crimea as they are surrounded by Russian troops.

10

A Week in A&E: Condition Critical?

Vivian White spends a week in a hospital in Stockton, hearing from doctors and nurses about the relentless pressure of working to strict government waiting time targets.

11

The Great NHS Robbery

Panorama investigates fraud in the National Health Service. With the NHS under financial pressure, Fiona Walker hears claims that it is losing billions each year to fraudsters.

12

The Mayor and Our Money

John Ware reports on the system of directly-elected mayors, focussing on Tower Hamlets in London. Has it led to too much power being concentrated into the hands of one politician?

13

The Pope's Revolution

On the eve of the Queen's historic trip to the Vatican, Jane Corbin examines Pope Francis' shake-up of the Catholic Church. Are his reforms more about style than substance?

14

Don't Take My Car: Bailiffs Undercover

Panorama goes undercover to expose the bailiffs who seize cars and demand huge fees in what has become a multimillion-pound business: chasing unpaid parking tickets.

15

Don't Cap My Benefits

As the government's benefits changes begin to bite, Panorama gains exclusive access to one of London's worst-hit boroughs and follows the personal stories of those most affected.

16

Who's Paying Your Doctor?

With the NHS drug bill topping £10 billion in 2013, this investigation examines the tactics employed by drug companies to tap into that lucrative market.

17

Bernie Ecclestone: Lies, Bribes and Formula One

Panorama's Darragh Macintyre investigates the truth about F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone, and asks why he is still in charge after two courts say he paid a 44 million dollar bribe.

18

Behind Closed Doors: Elderly Care Exposed

Panorama investigates what life can be like inside the world of elderly care with the aid of undercover filming, and asks if parts of the system are letting down a generation.

19

From Jail to Jihad?

The current affairs programme investigates the radicalisation of some Muslims within the prison system, as Raphael Rowe interviews extremists about their experiences inside.

20

Behind the Balaclavas

Paul Kenyon follows the men who have become some of the most powerful in the Ukraine conflict, including a former history teacher and a former businessman who now leads an army.

21

Savile: The Power to Abuse

Shelley Jofre investigates why Jimmy Savile was given access to vulnerable patients at Broadmoor Hospital and asks how the DJ got so close to the heart of Britain's establishment.

22

Brazil: In the Shadow of the Stadiums

Brazil is hosting the 2014 World Cup, but the build-up has been overshadowed by violent protests against the spiralling cost of staging the tournament.

23

Undercover: Justice for Sale?

An investigation by Panorama discovers experts in handwriting, CCTV analysis and animal behaviour prepared to help clients hide the truth in breach of professional obligations.

24

Britain's Homeless Families

Richard Bilton meets families forced out by private landlords and asks whether the government's increasing reliance on the private rental sector is placing the vulnerable at risk.

25

Hacking: Power, Corruption and Lies

Panorama Special in which Robert Peston investigates the questions behind the phone hacking trial which saw David Cameron's former spokesman, Andy Coulson, convicted.

26

Bedlam Behind Bars

With access to two US jails, reporter Hilary Andersson finds that American prisons are having to accommodate vast numbers of inmates with serious mental health problems.

27

Isis: Terror in Iraq

An investigation into Isis and how it is ripping Iraq apart. Paul Wood speaks to members of the terror group and sees the fighting in Iraq first-hand. Will British recruits bring the terror home?

28

Drivers Who Kill

Every day five people die on Britain's roads - but they seldom make headlines. Is this complacency leading to a lack of justice for victims and their families?

29

Last Chance Academy

The story of one school's groundbreaking battle to save problem pupils from the scrap heap and bring exam success.

30

Stolen Childhoods: The Grooming Scandal

Alison Holt investigates the grooming and sexual exploitation of children which has devastated lives in the South Yorkshire town of Rotherham for more than twenty years.

31

Putin's Gamble

Vladimir Putin stands accused of launching an undeclared war against Ukraine. As fears of a wider war grow, John Sweeney challenges the Russian strongman on the killing in Ukraine.

32

Scotland's Decision

In the week Scotland goes to the ballot box, reporter Allan Little explores what has happened in the past four decades to transform the question of Scottish independence and how it has come to dominate British politics.

33

Scotland: The People's Voice

In the aftermath of Scotland's referendum, Panorama follows the lives of ordinary voters who took part in the momentous decision.

34

The War of the Tunnels

Jane Corbin investigates the conflict involving Israel and Gaza and goes deep into the tunnels where battles have been fought.

35

Born Asleep

Every year in the UK, over 3,000 babies are stillborn. Panorama's Paul Kenyon meets the clinicians who say they could save hundreds of babies' lives a year.

36

Workers on the Breadline

Millions of British workers are being paid too little to live on and some are on such low wages they cannot afford to eat properly. Richard Bilton meets workers on the breadline.

37

The Farage Factor

UKIP and its people's army have shaken the political establishment by attracting voters and defecting Tory MPs. Reporter Darragh MacIntyre investigates.

38

Inside the Taliban

On the eve of the withdrawal from Afghanistan of most American, British and other NATO forces, Panorama has gained unique access inside a Taliban stronghold.

39

To Walk Again

In a world exclusive, Panorama tells the story of a paralysed man who is able to walk again after a pioneering transplant using the regenerative cells that repair and renew our sense of smell.

40

Drugs and Money: Dog Racing Undercover

An undercover investigation which calls into question the integrity of greyhound racing and the reliability of the sport's self-regulatory status. Daniel Foggo reports.

41

The Girl Who Vanished

Eleven years on from the disappearance of Blackpool schoolgirl Charlene Downes, Shelley Jofre investigates why nobody has been brought to justice for her murder.

42

The Fake Sheikh Exposed

Panorama's John Sweeney investigates claims that journalist Mazher Mahmood, known as the Fake Sheikh, created crimes and fabricated evidence.

43

Ebola Frontline

Panorama spent a month in Sierra Leone with British-born Dr Javid Abdelmoneim, filming his every moment working at an Ebola treatment centre run by the charity MSF.

44

Did the Bank Wreck My Business?

Andrew Verity meets the entrepreneurs who say their businesses have been unfairly shut down because of the actions of the bailed-out banks.

45

Domestic Abuse: Caught on Camera

Panorama reveals harrowing footage and other evidence of domestic violence incidents, and hears from wives, mothers and children who have also endured non-violent domestic abuse.

46

The Innocent Serial Killer?

Scots nurse Colin Norris is serving a minimum of 30 years for the murder of four elderly patients. Mark Daly reveals new evidence that casts doubt on his convictions.

47

Apple's Broken Promises

Richard Bilton takes an undercover look at what life is like for the workers making the iPhone 6 in China and the children working in dangerous tin mines in Indonesia.