Panorama began broadcasting on 11th November 1953 as a fortnightly show. Described by the Radio Times of the day as a “reflection of the contemporary scene” it included reviews of the contemporary arts as well as featuring documentary pieces. The first season of Panorama concluded its run on 4th August 1954 (Information taken from the Radio Times via BBC Genome project programme index at https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk)

The second season of Panorama began on the 20th of October. Similar to the first year, it was described as “a fortnightly topical magazine” by the Radio Times of the day. Again introduced by Max Robertson the series ran from the end of 1954 until the middle of 1955, ending on the 10th of August. (Information again collated from BBC Genome project at https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/)

Starting on 19th September 1955, Richard Dimbleby took over as the presenter of Panorama bringing you “ Television’s Window on the World” according to the Radio Times. Continuing the weekly listings paper went on “Every Monday in this programme film and television cameras focus on events and personalities of the moment.” The show originated from the BBC Television Studios in London, with contributions from Outside Broadcast units, Regional Studios, and the BBC Film Unit. (Information from BBC Genome Project https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/)

Season 4 of Panorama premiered on 1956-09-17.

Season 5 of Panorama premiered on 1957-09-23.

Season 6 of Panorama premiered on 1958-09-22.

Season 7 of Panorama premiered on 1959-08-31.

Season 8 of Panorama premiered on 1960-09-05.

Season 9 of Panorama premiered on 1961-09-25.

Season 10 of Panorama premiered on 1962-10-01.

Season 11 of Panorama premiered on 1963-09-23.

Season 12 of Panorama premiered on 1964-09-21.

Season 13 of Panorama premiered on 1965-09-27.

Season 14 of Panorama premiered on 1966-09-05.

Season 15 of Panorama premiered on 1967-09-25.

Season 16 of Panorama premiered on 1968-09-09.

Season 17 of Panorama premiered on 1969-09-08.

Season 18 of Panorama premiered on 1970-09-07.

Season 19 of Panorama premiered on 1971-09-06.

Season 20 of Panorama premiered on 1972-01-24.

Season 21 of Panorama premiered on null.

Season 22 of Panorama premiered on 1974-01-07.

Season 23 of Panorama premiered on 1975-01-06.

Season 24 of Panorama premiered on 1976-04-21.

Season 25 of Panorama premiered on 1977-07-11.

Season 26 of Panorama premiered on 1978-10-23.

Season 27 of Panorama premiered on null.

Season 28 of Panorama premiered on null.

Season 29 of Panorama premiered on null.

Season 30 of Panorama premiered on null.

Season 31 of Panorama premiered on 1983-01-24.

Season 32 of Panorama premiered on 1984-01-01.

Season 33 of Panorama premiered on 1985-02-04.

Season 34 of Panorama premiered on null.

Season 35 of Panorama premiered on 1987-04-27.

Season 36 of Panorama premiered on 1988-02-29.

Season 37 of Panorama premiered on 1989-10-09.

Season 38 of Panorama premiered on 1990-01-08.

Season 39 of Panorama premiered on null.

Season 40 of Panorama premiered on 1992-08-10.

Season 41 of Panorama premiered on null.

Season 42 of Panorama premiered on null.

Season 43 of Panorama premiered on 1995-01-16.

Season 44 of Panorama premiered on null.

Season 45 of Panorama premiered on 1997-01-06.

Season 46 of Panorama premiered on 1998-01-12.

Season 47 of Panorama premiered on 1999-01-11.

2000

10

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2000

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2 Episodes

Season 48 of Panorama premiered on 2000-01-17.

2001

10

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2001

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3 Episodes

Season 49 of Panorama premiered on 2001-01-21.

Season 50 of Panorama premiered on 2002-02-03.

Season 51 of Panorama premiered on 2003-01-26.

Season 52 of Panorama premiered on 2004-01-21.

Season 53 of Panorama premiered on 2005-01-28.

Season 54 of Panorama premiered on 2006-01-29.

Season 55 of Panorama premiered on 2007-01-15.

Season 56 of Panorama premiered on 2008-01-07.

Season 57 of Panorama premiered on 2009-01-05.

Season 58 of Panorama premiered on 2010-01-11.

Season 59 of Panorama premiered on 2011-01-10.

Season 60 of Panorama premiered on 2012-01-03.

Season 61 of Panorama premiered on 2013-01-21.

Season 62 of Panorama premiered on 2014-01-13.

Season 63 of Panorama premiered on 2015-01-12.

2016

10

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2016

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41 Episodes

Season 64 of Panorama premiered on 2016-01-11.

2017

10

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2017

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48 Episodes

Season 65 of Panorama premiered on 2017-01-09.

2018

10

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2018

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43 Episodes

Season 66 of Panorama premiered on 2018-01-22.

Season 67 of Panorama premiered on 2019-01-14.

2020

7

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2020

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49 Episodes

Season 68 of Panorama premiered on 2020-01-13.

Season 69 of Panorama premiered on 2021-01-11.

2022

8

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2022

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45 Episodes

Season 70 of Panorama premiered on 2022-01-12.

Season 71 of Panorama premiered on 2023-01-16.

2024

6.5

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2024

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40 Episodes

Season 72 of Panorama premiered on 2024-01-08.

Season 73 of Panorama premiered on null.

2025

9

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2025

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39 Episodes

Season 2025 of Panorama premiered on 2025-01-06.