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	NEXT PANORAMA - HOW SAFE IS MY MONEY? - MONDAY 8.30PM MELTDOWN AND MERGERS Harold Wilson said "a week is a long time in politics" - but it seems that in the financial sector it is even longer. And what a week it has been! It all started on Monday with the collapse of Lehman Brothers. After that every day brought a new shock headline: HBOS and Lloyds TSB merged; AIG bailed out to the tune of $85bn; central banks pumping billions of dollars into money markets; stock markets tumbling; a crackdown on short selling. As one BBC business reporter said when asked how his week had been: "crazy doesn't even begin to describe it - I've never lived through such times." DEPRESSING TIMES And experts are warning that it is not just bankers and shareholders who face dark days ahead, that this past week of economic turmoil will affect millions around the world. It has left ordinary consumers asking what it means for them and asking questions... Questions like: Can I keep my job? Will I be be able to get a mortgage? Can I still retire as planned? Would my money be safer hidden under the mattress than sitting in the bank? SPECIAL EDITION OF PANORAMA At Panorama we believe it is our job to provide an answer to those questions. So on Tuesday the decision was made to tear up the TV schedule for next Monday and do a completely new programme called How Safe Is My Money? We call this kind of programme a "fast turn around" - instead of the usual weeks or even months of research which goes into making an episode of Panorama we have had just under a week. A week to find experts, insiders and case studies, to film both in the UK and US, to script and edit the programme and have it ready to go by Monday evening. Our teams have been working overtime to make sure it will be ready and we hope that you tune in to BBC One at 8.30pm on Monday to see the fruits of our labour - and of course get those questions answered. CANCER DRUGS MAP Something to look out for out for on our site next week will be a map showing the best and worst places to get cancer drugs in the UK. It follows a survey carried out by BBC programme Dom's on the Case, which looked at the shocking disparities in medical treatment around Britain - a subject Panorama reported on in NHS Postcode Lottery: It Could be You. You will be able to check out the interactive map on our site on Wednesday of next week, and Dom's on the Case will be on BBC One at 9.15am every morning from Sept 22nd - Sept 27th. DRINKING FOR BRITAIN? One more thing to mention - in August we broadcast True Brits, a programme examining what it means to be British in today's multi-cultural society. The programme coincided with a bank holiday which home office minister Liam Byrne had suggested should be devoted to celebrating all things British. Now after months of thinking and research, Mr Byrne has published a pamphlet suggesting what kind of shindig we should have. Among the 27 suggestions of how we could best celebrate our country - drinking - a practice which BBC reporter Andrew Marr referred to "as our national sport". MANY THANKS That's it from us for now but remember you can keep up to date with Panorama via our website. The Panorama team.  bbc.co.uk/panorama
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