this move in the media, Panorama remained in this slot until 1997, although two of Grade's successors, Alan Yentob and Michael Jackson, were known to be unhappy about running 70 continuous minutes of news from 9 pm. In May 1997 the Acting Controller of BBC One, Mark Thompson, did move Panorama back half an hour to 10 pm, to make way for the sitcom Birds of a Feather, which opened the BBC to criticism that it was sidelining serious content in favour of lighter programming. In 2000, the programme was moved again, with the 10 pm timeslot no longer available due to the transferring of the BBC News from 9 pm to the later slot. Panorama was moved to Sunday nights, after the news, usually shown at around 10.15 pm – labelled by some critics as a "graveyard slot". The number of editions made per year was also reduced, which attracted press criticism for the BBC in general and its Director-General Greg Dyke in particular, as Dyke was the driving force behind the schedule changes. The incoming Controller of BBC One, Lorraine Heggessey, defended the move, claiming that the programme's audience would have "dwindled" had it remained on Monday nights. In January 2007 Heggessey's successor, Peter Fincham, moved Panorama back from Sunday nights to a prime time Monday evening slot at 8.30 pm, reduced to half an hour. This decision was at least partly in response to a demand from the Board of Governors of the BBC for the channel to show more current affairs programming during prime time. Legacy A series of Panorama transcripts, dating between 1958 and 1961, are housed at the British Library. The papers can be accessed through the British Library catalogue. See alsoThis World Dispatches (Channel 4, 1987–)World in Action (ITV, 1963–1998)This Week (ITV, 1956–1979, 1986–1992)Unreported World (Channel 4, 2000–) References Bibliography Richard Lindley (2002), Panorama: Fifty Years of Pride and Paranoia, Politico's, External links (BBC One) Panorama (BBC World News) Panorama Encyclopedia of Television Panorama returns to prime-time TV BBC News, 18 July 2006 "Scientology and Me" Scientology and Me: transcript, Panorama'', BBC News, 11 May 2007 1953 British television series debuts 1950s British documentary television series 1960s British documentary television series 1970s British documentary television series 1980s British documentary television series 1990s British documentary television series 2000s British documentary television series 2010s British documentary television series 2020s British documentary television series BBC television