Panorama | |
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Opening theme | Francis Lai's Aujourd'hui C'est Toi |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Production | |
Running time | 30–60 minutes |
Release | |
Original network |
BBC One BBC World News |
Picture format |
405-line Black and White (4:3 SDTV) 576i Color (4:3 SDTV) 576i (16:9 SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
Original release | 11 November 1953 | – present
External links | |
Website | www |
Panorama is a BBC Television investigative current affairs documentary programme. First broadcast in 1953, it is the world's longest-running current affairs television programme.Panorama has been presented by many well known BBC presenters, including Richard Dimbleby, Robin Day, David Dimbleby and Jeremy Vine. In 2017, it still retains a peak time transmission slot on BBC One, but without a regular presenter. The programme also airs worldwide through BBC World News on digital services, satellite and cable in many countries.
Panorama was launched on 11 November 1953 by the BBC; it emphasises investigative journalism. Daily Mail reporter Pat Murphy was the original presenter, who only lasted one episode after accidentally broadcasting a technical mishap. Max Robertson then took over for a year. The programme originally had a magazine format and included arts features. Richard Dimbleby took over in 1955 and presented the show until his death in 1965.
His son, David Dimbleby, later presented the programme from 11 November 1974 – the 21st anniversary of the show. Other past presenters include: Sir Robin Day, Sir Ludovic Kennedy, Sir Charles Wheeler and Jeremy Vine. On 13 December 2010, it was announced that the programme would be relaunched during the new year with no regular presenter.
Panorama set an example for the German magazine series of the same name, which is produced by Norddeutscher Rundfunk, and broadcast by Das Erste. Panorama started there in 1961 and is one of the leading political magazine shows.