Panorama
Panorama: Season 8

Air Date

September 5, 1960

Episodes

46 episodes

Panorama

Season 8

Episodes

1. Episode 1

September 5, 1960

2. Episode 2

September 12, 1960

3. Episode 3

September 19, 1960

4. Episode 4

September 26, 1960

5. Episode 5

October 3, 1960

6. Episode 6

October 10, 1960

7. The Year of the Polaris

October 17, 1960
55 min

A special two-part report on Polaris, America's latest and most awesome H-bomb missile. Part One: A CBS Report by Edward R. Murrow

8. Britain and the Polaris

October 17, 1960
20 min

A special two-part report on Polaris, America's latest and most awesome H-bomb missile. Part Two: An assessment of the Implications for Britain and the West of this revolutionary new weapon.

9. Episode 9

October 24, 1960

10. Episode 10

October 31, 1960

11. The American Election

November 7, 1960

Richard Dimbleby, Robin Day, Robert Kee, Ludovic Kennedy report on the closing stages of the American Presidential Election. This special edition comes from a Panorama studio in Washington, D.C.

12. Episode 12

November 14, 1960

13. Episode 13

November 21, 1960

14. Episode 14

November 28, 1960

15. Episode 15

December 5, 1960

16. Episode 16

December 12, 1960

17. Episode 17

December 19, 1960

18. Episode 18

January 9, 1961

19. Episode 19

January 16, 1961

20. Cuba: Anti-Castro Rebels

January 23, 1961
45 min

Exiles share their reasons for leaving Castro's Cuba. Among those interviewed are leaders of opposition groups, including a former Cuban Ambassador. In Washington, Robin Day leads a discussion with two members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on the extent of the US government's involvement in plans to overthrow Castro.

21. Episode 21

January 30, 1961

22. Episode 22

February 6, 1961

23. Episode 23

February 13, 1961

24. Episode 24

February 20, 1961

25. Episode 25

February 27, 1961

26. Episode 26

March 6, 1961

27. Episode 27

March 13, 1961

28. Episode 28

March 20, 1961

29. Episode 29

March 27, 1961

30. Episode 30

April 10, 1961

31. Episode 31

April 17, 1961

32. Episode 32

April 24, 1961

33. Panorama Goes to Moscow

May 1, 1961

Panorama cameras report from the Soviet capital on May Day. Introduced by Richard Dimbleby with reports by Robin Day, Ludovic Kennedy. The programme includes the recorded highlights of the May Day Parade in Red Square.

34. Episode 34

May 8, 1961

35. South Africa (1)

May 15, 1961

South Africa on the eve of Republic Day The first of two special reports by James Mossman. Introduced by Richard Dimbleby. With reports from Panorama's regular team of commentators Robin Day, Robert Kee, Ludovic Kennedy, John Morgan.

36. South Africa (2)

May 22, 1961

The Archbishop of Canterbury looks back on his sixteen years as Primate of all England and South Africa on the eve of Republic Day. The second of two special reports by James Mossman. Introduced by Richard Dimbleby with reports from Panorama's regular team of commentators: Robin Day, Robert Kee, Ludovic Kennedy, John Morgan.

37. 29/5/1961

May 29, 1961

HRH The Duke of Edinburgh talks to Richard Dimbleby about Commonwealth Technical Training Week, and John Morgan reports from Madrid on what life is like in Spain today.

38. Episode 38

June 5, 1961

39. Episode 39

June 12, 1961

40. Episode 40

June 19, 1961

41. Meeting Fidel Castro

June 26, 1961

Fidel Castro takes a group of journalists around Cuba, touring the places changed by the revolution. Among the scenes are reminders of the recent attempt to topple him.

42. Episode 42

July 3, 1961

43. Episode 43

July 10, 1961

44. Episode 44

July 17, 1961

45. Episode 45

July 24, 1961

46. Panorama Goes to Berlin

July 31, 1961

In the days leading up to the construction of the Berlin Wall, this special edition of Panorama has Richard Dimbleby reporting live from the city on the spot where a single nail in the cobblestones signifies the divide between Eastern communism and Western democracy. Meanwhile, Ludovic Kennedy visits a refugee camp in West Berlin and talks to those who have fled from the East, people in New York and Bristol give their opinions on the Cold War, and Foreign Secretary Lord Home talks about the stance of the British government as the crisis escalates.

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