The BBC journalist Vivian White, who has died aged 76, was for two decades until his retirement in 2012 one of the most prominent and popular reporters on Panorama, the current affairs flagship created in 1953.
He was widely respected for his skill in making engaging current affairs programmes on issues ranging from rising train fares and the treatment of the elderly to flooding. His range expanded after 9/11 into significant films on British Muslims, Guantánamo Bay and Afghanistan, as well as programmes on Rupert Murdoch, and frequent fast turnaround news specials, as channel controllers exercised more power over current affairs coverage.
