Panorama · SEASON 73
The Day Los Angeles Burned
Episode 8 · 2025-03-10

- Documentary
- News
Episode overview
On 7 January, a series of catastrophic wildfires engulfed parts of Los Angeles, changing America’s second-largest city forever. More than 16,000 homes and businesses were destroyed, and 29 people died. This film examines how climate change and claims of underfunding for public services collided, producing a perfect storm that turned the City of Angels into an inferno. Drawing on never-before-seen footage, survivor testimonies and expert analysis, Panorama unravels how Los Angeles burned, who fought to save it and what happens next.
29 minutes
Season 73 episodes
1. E-Bikes: The Battle for Our Streets2025-01-06
2. Weight Loss Jabs and the NHS2025-01-13
3. Should We Still Be Working from Home?2025-01-20
4. Rewiring Britain: The Race to Go Green2025-02-03
5. Britain’s Mouldy Homes2025-02-10
6. The Southport Attack2025-02-24
7. Trump, Ukraine and Europe on the Edge2025-03-03
8. The Day Los Angeles Burned2025-03-10
9. Lockdown Kids: Five Years On2025-03-17
10. Fixing The NHS: What Will It Take?2025-03-24
11. My Online Stalker2025-03-31
12. Did Lloyds Bank Fail My Business?2025-04-07
13. The Truth about Baby Food Pouches2025-04-28
14. Special Forces: I Saw War Crimes2025-05-12
15. The Dark Side of Swimming Clubs2025-05-19
16. Is Britain Broke?2025-06-02
17. Funfairs: How Safe Are They?2025-06-16
18. Cancer Conspiracy Theories: Why Did Our Sister Die?2025-06-23
19. Trump, Israel and the War on Iran2025-06-24
20. Undercover Estate Agent2025-07-14
21. Fighting Cyber Criminals2025-07-21
22. Britain’s Ketamine Crisis2025-07-28
23. Why I Joined a Riot2025-08-04
24. Lucy Letby: Who to Believe?2025-08-11
25. The £170 Million Diamond Scam2025-09-01
26. Fighting the Cocaine Cartels2025-09-08
27. Trump and Starmer: The Special Relationship?2025-09-15
28. Gaza: Dying for Food2025-09-22
29. The Truth About Asylum Hotels2025-09-29
30. Undercover in the Police2025-10-01
31. Kellie Bright - Autism, School and Families on the Edge2025-10-06
32. The Race to Build 1.5 Million Homes2025-10-20
33. The King of Jordan and the Children of Gaza2025-10-27
34. Trump and the Tech Titans2025-11-03
35. The Fall of Prince Andrew2025-11-04
36. Britain and China: Following the Money2025-11-17
37. The Truth About Forever Chemicals2025-12-01
38. The Pothole Problem2025-12-08
39. Evri: Where’s My Parcel?2025-12-15