Despite what happened to Alan Johnston, Jane Corbin and her colleagues from the BBC's flagship documentary programme Panorama ventured into the Gaza Strip to see the situation of the Palestinians following the brutal Hamas takeover and the subsequent international isolation of the area.

The BBC's default position on Israeli-Palestinian issues regularly places the blame solely on Israel, even in the face of conflicting evidence. But would "Return to Gaza" be able to resist holding Israel responsible for the dire state of the Gaza economy and the suffering of the Palestinians?

In fact, while we did not have great expectations of the BBC, Jane Corbin's documentary avoided demonising Israel and sanitising Palestinian terror groups as has frequently been the case. Hamas was held responsible for human rights violations and brutality against its political opponents, while Qassam rocket attacks on Israel and the smuggling of weaponry through tunnels from Egypt were also featured.

Disappointingly, the programme failed to mention kidnapped Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, who continues to be held hostage by Hamas in Gaza. The number of Israeli victims of Hamas terror acts and suicide bombings was also understated along with the organisation's extremist ideology that calls not only for an Islamic state but also for the total destruction of Israel and the murder of Jews.

Overall, however, this edition of Panorama is a marked improvement over much BBC content concerning the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The BBC should be encouraged to produce more balanced material so that programmes such as Panorama become the rule rather than the exception...