Britain’s Ketamine Crisis

Panorama

28th July 2025 29 mins Season 73 Episode 22

Ketamine is increasingly popular as a recreational drug. So why are so many people taking it? And what can prolonged use do to your body? Reporter Hazel Martin travels to the north west of England to talk to users, those being treated in detox and rehab, and doctors who say they’re now being inundated by young patients in need of help. The government is considering reclassifying it as a class A drug, so is that part of the answer? And if not, how else can the ketamine crisis be fixed?

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Season 73 · Episode 23

Why I Joined a Riot

A year on from the riots that swept across England and Northern Ireland following the Southport attack of July 2024, Panorama asks why so many took part. More than 1,000 people were charged with offences including violent disorder, arson and racially aggravated criminal damage. Darragh MacIntyre, who reported on the riots, talks to three people who took part about how they account for their actions. Two express feelings of remorse. Darragh also visits Ibrahim Hussein, Imam of the Southport mosque that was attacked by a mob, to hear how he has both increased security and forgiven rioters who have written to him to apologise.

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