Panorama is a long-running current affairs documentary series on BBC television, launched on 11 November 1953 and focusing on investigative journalism. Max Robertson was the original presenter. Originally the programme was more of a magazine format and included arts features.Richard Dimbleby took over in 1955 and presented it during the 1950s and 1960s. His son, David Dimbleby, went on to present the programme in later years. It is currently broadcast on BBC One, normally after the Ten O'Clock News. Image File history File links Panorama. ... Current Affairs is a genre of a broadcast journalism format where the emphasis is on detailed analysis and discussion of news stories that have been recently occurred or are ongoing at the time of broadcast. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... For other uses, see BBC (disambiguation). ... November 11 is the 315th day of the year (316th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 50 days remaining. ... 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Investigative journalism is a kind of journalism in which reporters deeply investigate a topic of interest, often related to crime, scandals, government corruption, or white collar crime. ... Max Robertson (August 28, 1915) is a former sports commentator, radio- and televisionpresenter and author. ... Richard Dimbleby CBE (May 25, 1913–December 22, 1965) was a British journalist and broadcaster. ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The 1950s was the decade spanning from the 1st of January, 1950 to the 31st of December, 1959. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ... David Dimbleby (born October 28, 1938) is a BBC TV commentator and presenter of current affairs and political programmes. ... BBC One (or BBC1 as it was formerly styled) is the primary channel of the British Broadcasting Corporation. ... The BBC Ten OClock News is the flagship evening news programme for British TV channel BBC One. ...

In July 2006, the BBC announced that it will be returning to a peak-time slot on BBC One in January 2007. ^[1] 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Notable episodes

The programme was responsible for the famous Spaghetti trees hoax, broadcast on April Fool's Day, 1957. A photo of a woman harvesting spaghetti in the BBC programme The Spaghetti tree is a fictitious tree; a joke designed to fool those who do not know how spaghetti is produced. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Year 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 1987, the programme "Scientology: The Road to Total Freedom?" for the first time exposed on broadcast television the secret upper-level doctrines of the Church of Scientology. Copies of the portion of the programme featuring an animated retelling of the Xenu mythology ^[2] widely circulated on the Internet from the mid-1990s onward. 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Church of Scientology is the largest organization devoted to the practice and the promotion of the Scientology belief system. ... In Scientology doctrine, Xenu (also Xemu) is an alien ruler of the Galactic Confederacy who, 75 million years ago, brought billions of aliens to Earth in DC-8-like spacecraft, stacked them around volcanoes and blew them up with hydrogen bombs. ...

But probably the most famous Panorama programme of all time was the 1995 interview of Diana, Princess of Wales by Martin Bashir, which occurred after her divorce and in which she admitted that many of the rumours about her private life were true. Diana, Princess of Wales (Diana Frances Mountbatten-Windsor; née Spencer; 1 July 1961 – 31 August 1997) was the first wife of Charles, the Prince of Wales, eldest son and heir apparent of Elizabeth II. Her two sons, Princes William and Harry, are second and third, respectively, in line to... Martin Bashir interviewing Michael Jackson Martin Bashir (born January 19, 1963, in London) is a British journalist of Pakistani descent. ... It has been suggested that Divorcee be merged into this article or section. ...

One of the most controversial broadcasts of recent time was the "Who bombed Omagh?" programme, which named those suspected of involvement in the Omagh bombing. It is believed that the Real IRA attack on BBC Television Centre was a revenge attack for the broadcast. The Omagh bombing was a car bomb attack carried out by the Real IRA on August 15, 1998, against civilians in Omagh, Northern Ireland. ... The Real Irish Republican Army, otherwise known as the Real IRA (RIRA), is an Irish republican paramilitary organisation founded before the signing of the 1998 Good Friday (Belfast) Agreement by former members of the Provisional IRA who opposed the latters 1997 cease-fire and acquiescence in the Agreement in... BBC Television Centre (sometimes abbreviated TVC or TC) in London is home to much of BBC television output and, since 1998, almost all of the corporations national TV and radio news output by BBC News. ...

In 1955 a Panorama included Christopher Mayhew taking LSD under medical supervision. The resulting programme was never broadcast though the footage and transcripts were later realeased. Christopher Paget Mayhew, Baron Mayhew (June 12, 1915—January 7, 1997) was a British politician who was a Labour Member of Parliament from 1945-1950 and from 1951-1974, when he left the Labour Party to become a Liberal. ... For other uses, see LSD (disambiguation). ...

Undercover: Football's Dirty Secrets

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Main article: 2006 allegations of corruption in English football

On 19 September 2006 Panorama showed a documentary called "Undercover: Football's Dirty Secrets", which alleged illegal payments in English football, involving: Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... In 2006, several allegations were made of corruption in English football by sources inside and outside of the game. ... September 19 is the 262nd day of the year (263rd in leap years). ... 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

• That Bolton Wanderers F.C. manager Sam Allardyce, and his agent son Craig were implicated for taking "bungs" (backhanders) from agents for signing certain players. Two agents, Teni Yerima and Peter Harrison, were secretly filmed, each separately claiming that they had paid Allardyce through his son. Allardyce denies ever taking, or asking for, a bung.^[3] The programme was aired on the same night that Bolton beat Walsall 3-1 in the Carling Cup, so Allardyce missed the original showing.

• Portsmouth F.C. manager Harry Redknapp is secretly filmed discussing the possibility of buying the Blackburn Rovers F.C. captain Andy Todd with agent Peter Harrison, which is illegal under FA rules.

• Then Portsmouth F.C. first-team coach Kevin Bond, now first team coach of Newcastle United F.C., is secretly recorded admitting he would consider discussing receiving payments from a proposed new agency involving agent Peter Harrison.

• Chelsea F.C. director of youth football Frank Arnesen is secretly filmed making an illegal approach or "tapping up" Middlesbrough F.C.'s England youth star 15-year-old Nathan Porritt. Arnesen offers a fee of £150,000 spread over three years as an incentive to move. Both of these allegations are illegal under FA rules.

• Agent Peter Harrison told the undercover reporter that, to secure transfer deals with Bolton, he bribed Sam Allardyce by offering to pay his son Craig. Harrison is a Fifa-listed agent, who is based in the north-east of England.

• That three different Bolton transfer signings involved secret payments from agents to Craig Allardyce, some when he was contractually banned from doing any Bolton deals. Panorama alleged Bolton's transfer signings of defender Tal Ben Haim, midfielder Hidetoshi Nakata and goalkeeper Ali Al-Habsi involved secret payments from agents to Craig Allardyce. Allardyce's son quit the agency business in summer 2006, and has admitted in newspaper interviews that his working as an agent might have cost his father the chance of becoming England manager.

The Football Association has asked for any evidence as it tries to rid such action from football, which also included alleged tapping up of players involving Chelsea's Frank Arnesen and Harry Redknapp of Portsmouth. Bolton Wanderers F.C. are an English professional football club based in Horwich, five miles from Bolton. ... Sam Allardyce (born in Dudley, West Midlands, England on October 19, 1954), sometimes affectionately known as Big Sam, is a former professional football player and the current manager of Bolton Wanderers of the FA Premier League. ... The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup, is an English football competition. ... Founded in 1898, Portsmouth Football Club are an English football club based in the south coast city port of Portsmouth. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Blackburn Rovers Football Club are an English Premier League football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. ... Andrew Todd (born September 21, 1974 in Derby, England) is an English football player who currently plays for Blackburn Rovers F.C. He is a central defender who can also play at full back or as a defensive midfielder. ... Founded in 1898, Portsmouth Football Club are an English football club based in the south coast city port of Portsmouth. ... There are several famous people with this name, including: Kevin Bond, coach at Portsmouth F.C. Kevin Bond, the musician This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Newcastle United redirects here. ... Chelsea Football Club (also known as The Blues or previously as The Pensioners), founded in 1905, are an English Premier League football team. ... Frank Arnesen (born September 30, 1956 in Copenhagen) is the sporting director of English football club Chelsea. ... Middlesbrough Football Club are an English football club, commonly known as The Boro, currently in the FA Premier League. ... Nathan Porritt is a youth team player for Middlesbrough. ... Tal Ben Haim (born March 30, 1982 in Rishon Lezion) is an Israeli footballer who currently plays for the English Premiership club Bolton Wanderers as a defender. ... Hidetoshi Nakata (中田 英寿 Nakata Hidetoshi; born January 22, 1977 in Yamanashi Prefecture), is a former Japanese soccer player. ... Ali Abdullah Harib Al-Habsi (born December 30, 1981) is a Omani goalkeeper who plays football for FC Lyn Oslo in Norway. ... 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Chelsea Football Club (also known as The Blues or previously as The Pensioners), founded in 1905, are an English Premier League football team. ... Frank Arnesen (born September 30, 1956 in Copenhagen) is the sporting director of English football club Chelsea. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Founded in 1898, Portsmouth Football Club are an English football club based in the south coast city port of Portsmouth. ...

References

1. ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/panorama/5191004.stm
2. ^ http://www.xenutv.com/int/ot3.htm
3. ^ "Agents claim manager was bribed", BBC News, 2006-09-19. Retrieved on 2006-09-19.

2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... September 19 is the 262nd day of the year (263rd in leap years). ...

External links

• Panorama Official Website
• Encylopedia of Television
• BBC News: Panorama returns to prime-time TV

Bibliography

• Richard Lindley (2002), Panorama: Fifty Years of Pride and Paranoia, Politicos, ISBN 1-902301-80-3