BBC's Panorama sparks frenzy with upcoming hour-long special on mystery subject
The BBC have sparked a frenzy of curiosity by announcing an unexpected special edition of documentary series Panorama - which has been scheduled to air at the beginning of next week.
The long-running British current affairs documentary programme has been on air since 1953 and has blown the lid off major scandals over the years - including investigating Scientology, exposing sex crimes within the Vatican, and uncovering abuse within the care system. On Tuesday, it was announced that a new edition of Panorama is due to air on Monday 2 October at 9pm - however, the subject of the hour long documentary has not been revealed.
The only details being shared by the BBC at the time of the announcement are a very general overview of what Panorama is as a series. The BBC states: “In-depth current affairs report covering a story behind the headlines.”
While the official BBC page dedicated to Panorama simply states that the next episode will be a “special” edition of the investigative documentary. The mysterious details of the upcoming show has sparked a frenzy of wild speculation over what the show could be about and what the subject, or subjects, of the hour-long show will be.
Earlier this month, the Channel 4 investigative documentary series Dispatches drew attention when an unexpected edition of the show was suddenly scheduled. The special edition of Dispatches was planned to coincide with an expose by The Times and Sunday Times as a joint investigation into abusive behaviour - with the mystery around the topic of both investigations drawing widespread interest.
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Before full details were revealed ahead of the show airing and The Times publishing their findings, British comedian Russell Brand broke cover to sensationally reveal he would be the subject of the documentary and news articles and vehemently deny all accusations of sexual abuse, rape and coercive behaviour.
Brand said at the time: "These allegations pertain to the time when I was working in the mainstream, when I was in the newspapers all the time, when I was in the movies. And as I've written about extensively in my books, I was very, very promiscuous. Now, during that time of promiscuity, the relationships I had were absolutely always consensual. I was always transparent about that.
"Then almost too transparent, and I'm being transparent about it now as well. And to see that transparency metastasized into something criminal that I absolutely deny makes me question, is there another agenda at play? “
In the wake of the Dispatches and Times accusations, more women have stepped forward to make accusations about Brand. The Metropolitan police have confirmed they are investigating some of the claims. A Met Statement read: "Following an investigation by Channel 4's Dispatches and The Sunday Times, the Met has received a number of allegations of sexual offences in London.
“We have also received a number of allegations of sexual offences committed elsewhere in the country and will investigate these." No arrests have been made.
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