Panorama — 1960/1961

01 Episode 1

Sep 5, 1960

02 Episode 2

Sep 12, 1960

03 Episode 3

Sep 19, 1960

04 Episode 4

Sep 26, 1960

05 Episode 5

Oct 3, 1960

06 Episode 6

Oct 10, 1960

07 The Year of the Polaris

Oct 17, 196055m

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

08 Britain and the Polaris

Oct 17, 196020m

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.

09 Episode 9

Oct 24, 1960

10 Episode 10

Oct 31, 1960

11 The American Election

Nov 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

Nov 14, 1960

13 Episode 13

Nov 21, 1960

14 Episode 14

Nov 28, 1960

15 Episode 15

Dec 5, 1960

16 Episode 16

Dec 12, 1960

17 Episode 17

Dec 19, 1960

18 Episode 18

Jan 9, 1961

19 Episode 19

Jan 16, 1961

20 Cuba: Anti-Castro Rebels

Jan 23, 196145m

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

Jan 30, 1961

22 Episode 22

Feb 6, 1961

23 Episode 23

Feb 13, 1961

24 Episode 24

Feb 20, 1961

25 Episode 25

Feb 27, 1961

26 Episode 26

Mar 6, 1961

27 Episode 27

Mar 13, 1961

28 Episode 28

Mar 20, 1961

29 Episode 29

Mar 27, 1961

30 Episode 30

Apr 10, 1961

31 Episode 31

Apr 17, 1961

32 Episode 32

Apr 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

Jun 5, 1961

39 Episode 39

Jun 12, 1961

40 Episode 40

Jun 19, 1961

41 Meeting Fidel Castro

Jun 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

Jul 3, 1961

43 Episode 43

Jul 10, 1961

44 Episode 44

Jul 17, 1961

45 Episode 45

Jul 24, 1961

46 Panorama Goes to Berlin

Jul 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.