Panorama: 1980

3 episodes Updated Sep 25, 2026

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Season 28 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

⚡ Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Panorama Season 27.
⚡ Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
⚡ Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
⚡ Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.

Season 28 Episodes

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S28·E10 Core

If The Bomb Drops...

Mar 11, 1980 · 50 min

A look at the UK Government's preparations for the public in the event of a possible outbreak of Nuclear War.

S28·E11 Mytharc

Walking on Coals: The White Tribe of Africa

Jul 14, 1980

David Dimbleby follows the stories of some of the people he interviewed for his earlier programme on the Afrikaners, The White Tribe of Africa. Despite great wealth for some, and a

S28·E12 Mytharc

The Chinese News Machine

Sep 15, 1980

Michael Cockerell reports on the changes in China, and examines the elaborate apparatus used to control the thoughts and actions of 1,000 million people. The first-ever film inside