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Panorama's winning night at the RTS awards

It is the season of red carpets and award ceremonies and last night it was Panorama's turn to celebrate, scooping in all three of the categories in which we were nominated.

First up was What Happened to Baby P?, a powerful investigation into the catalogue of mistakes and missed opportunities in the care of Baby Peter Connolly by social services. Alison Holt's investigation won in the Current Affairs - Home category.

Panorama's long-standing reporter won Specialist Journalist of the Year for his compelling migration programmes. The series of four films followed the trail taken by dreaming of a better life in Europe. For many, the harrowing journey is one they never complete.

Paul spent three years travelling between continents to map the migrants' route. His book tells the migrants' tale through the eyes of a teenage migrant from Ghana, Justice Amin.

You can in the series on the Panorama website where you can also read Paul's blog from his travels.

Panorama's final gong of the night went to who won Young Journalist of the Year for her courageous work on Undercover: Hate on the Doorstep.

For two months, Tamanna and colleague Amil Khan lived undercover on a Bristol housing estate to reveal the true state of racism and anti-social behaviour in Britain today. In eight weeks of secret filming, the pair experienced 50 incidences of bullying, racist abuse and even physical attack.
A subsequent police investigation has led to ongoing criminal proceedings.

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There was good news too for our sister programme which scooped the Current Affairs-International award for .

Clive Edwards, the ´óÏó´«Ã½'s Executive and Commissioning Editor for TV Current Affairs, congratulated the teams involved. "It's deserved recognition of the strength of current affairs and all the fine programmes being made across our output," he said.

Are You a Danger to Kids?

By Jeremy Vine

A few months back, during my ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 2 programme, we talked about the government's new for people who work with children or vulnerable adults, be it as part of their job or as volunteers.

The level of response from listeners prompted a discussion with the editor of Panorama - which eventually led to this week's programme, Are You a Danger to Kids?

In the course of researching this programme, we asked readers to send us their thoughts on the new scheme and tell us if it affected them.

We also asked to hear from people who had been affected by childhood sexual or physical abuse at the hands of someone in a position of trust.

In the making of this programme, we have heard a great deal from people on all sides of the issue and we remain eager to hear from the general public about how this plan might affect you or how - had a similar database existed earlier - it might have helped to prevent abuse that happened to you or someone you know.

We also heard from the Little Theatre Guild - which represents more than 100 amateur groups across the UK - that some of their members had taken the tough decision to stop casting child actors as the paperwork and legal work involved was too much of a burden on their limited resources and time.

Sir Ian McKellen, as patron of the guild, told us that he worried child actors would be denied that vital stage experience that can define a career in the arts.

In response, the Department for Children, Schools and Families has since contacted the guild to invite them to discuss their concerns.

Please feel free to join our discussion and tell us your thoughts on this issue and this week's programme.

We look forward to hearing from you.

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