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Long-running factual programme reporting on all aspects of life in Britain.

Where to Watch Panorama • 1987

37 Episodes

  • The President's Star Warriors
    E1
    The President's Star WarriorsPresident Reagan dreams of Star Wars as a perfect defence against nuclear attack. But will his Strategic Defence Initiative be a shield to protect America, as he hopes, or a sword with which to defeat the Soviet Union in nuclear war?
  • Citizen Murdoch
    E2
    Citizen Murdoch
  • Living with AIDS
    E3
    Living with AIDSAIDS is now a world-wide disease, from its heartland in Africa the virus has spread across the globe. Panorama reports from three continents on how medical science is facing up to the disease.
  • Stockton - Never Had It So Good
    E4
    Stockton - Never Had It So Good
  • The Kinnock Alternative
    E5
    The Kinnock AlternativeAs the political parties gear up for the forthcoming General Election, what alternative vision does Labour offer for Britain after 8 years of Thatcher rule? The Leader of the Opposition, The Rt Hon Neil Kinnock , MP, is interviewed.
  • The Private Wars of Colonel North
    E6
    The Private Wars of Colonel NorthMichael Cockerell reports on the key role of Colonel Oliver North, US Deputy National Security Adviser, in the Iran-Contra arms scandal.
  • The Alliance Alternative
    E7
    The Alliance Alternative
  • Your Child - Unfit for Life
    E8
    Your Child - Unfit for Life
  • Austin Rover - Breakthrough or Breakdown?
    E9
    Austin Rover - Breakthrough or Breakdown?Labour rescued it by nationalisation. The Conservatives cannot wait to privatise it. What is the truth about Austin Rover's future?
  • Northern Ireland: The Troubled Peace
    E10
    Northern Ireland: The Troubled PeaceWith no end to the violence in sight, Panorama looks at how people have tried to come to terms with their suffering in two of the most afflicted Protestant and Catholic communities and hears about their hopes and their fears.
  • Brent Schools - Hard Left Rules
    E11
    Brent Schools - Hard Left RulesEver since a head teacher was suspended on suspicion of having made a racist remark, the London Borough of Brent has been a major political football. The teacher - Maureen McGoldrick - had a proven anti-racist record.
  • Chernobyl - 'Nobody Thought it Could Happen'
    E12
    Chernobyl - 'Nobody Thought it Could Happen'Tonight Panorama premieres a Soviet television documentary called Warning that reveals how ordinary Russian people dealt with the aftermath of the world's biggest nuclear accident.
  • Front Line Blues: Policing the Cities
    E13
    Front Line Blues: Policing the CitiesBritain's inner-city police forces are faced with a crisis. The top priority is no longer fighting crime but stopping public disorder. As the police spend more time on standby to combat civil disturbance, crime is rising unchecked.
  • Scientology: The Road to Total Freedom?
    E14
    Scientology: The Road to Total Freedom?John Sweeney investigates the Church of Scientology, endorsed by some major Hollywood celebrities, but which continues to face the criticism that it is less of a religion and more of a cult.
  • AIDS - The Fight for Control
    E15
    AIDS - The Fight for ControlPanorama reports from three cities on the AIDS frontline, Sao Paulo in Brazil, Munich in Germany and Minneapolis in America; and examines contrasting ways of dealing with AIDS sufferers.
  • Gorbachev and the Defence of Europe
    E16
    Gorbachev and the Defence of Europe
  • The Party Leaders: David Owen and David Steel
    E17
    The Party Leaders: David Owen and David SteelWith the election campaign now in full swing. Sir Robin Day talks live in the studio to the leaders of the Liberal/SDP Alliance. The Rt Hon Dr David Owen and The Rt Hon David Steel.
  • The Party Leaders: Neil Kinnock
    E18
    The Party Leaders: Neil KinnockWith ten days to go before polling, Sir Robin Day talks live in the studio to the Leader of the Labour Party, The Rt Hon Neil Kinnock, about the issues of the campaign.
  • The Party Leaders: Margaret Thatcher
    E19
    The Party Leaders: Margaret ThatcherAs the Election Campaign draws to a close. Sir Robin Day talks to the Prime Minister, The Rt Hon Margaret Thatcher , about her bid for a third term at No 10 and about the pledges made in the Conservative manifesto.
  • Episodio 20
    E20
    Episodio 20
  • Sailing Too Close to Disaster
    E21
    Sailing Too Close to DisasterOn 6 March the Herald of Free Enterprise capsized suddenly just outside Zeebrugge and 188 people lost their lives. Tonight Fred Emery investigates why nothing was done to make ferries less vulnerable.
  • Fair Play for Britain's Blacks
    E22
    Fair Play for Britain's BlacksFor years now it's been illegal to refuse someone a job just because they're black. Yet, says the Policy Studies Institute, at least a third of employers do just that. The brutal fact is that, despite the law, discrimination persists.
  • Not in My Backyard
    E23
    Not in My BackyardWaste disposal in Britain is worth £5 billion a year and, in the US, it's said to be the fastest legal way to make a fortune. As environmentalists demand tighter controls, there's a worldwide crisis: no one wants waste in their back yard.
  • Britain's Amateur Justice System: A Jail Lottery?
    E24
    Britain's Amateur Justice System: A Jail Lottery?What are your chances of ending up in jail if you are found guilty of committing a petty crime? It depends where you do it. In some parts of the country, you are 4 times more likely to be sentenced to prison by magistrates than in others.
  • Dying to Win - Drugs in Sport
    E25
    Dying to Win - Drugs in SportIt's not just cheating; it can kill and it's big business. A former British track star is in America facing charges of dealing in counterfeit steroids and there's a multi-million-pound black market in Britain too.
  • Must Labour Lose?
    E26
    Must Labour Lose?The Labour Party begins its annual conference in Brighton today in sombre mood. After three general election defeats in succession, Labour's level of support has slumped to the position it was in more than 50 years ago.
  • Inner Cities - We Want Them Too
    E27
    Inner Cities - We Want Them TooTomorrow, on the first day of its conference in Blackpool, the Conservative Party debates a resolution that welcomes the government's commitment and success in the inner cities.
  • Alcohol: More Harm Than Heroin
    E28
    Alcohol: More Harm Than HeroinEveryone knows the horror of illegal drugs like heroin. Yet alcohol is killing far more people. Today people drink twice as much as they did 30 years ago, and start drinking very young.
  • Arms Control - Checking on Cheating
    E29
    Arms Control - Checking on CheatingTom Mangold explains how verification has become the litmus test of superpower relations, and how it has been politically manipulated by each side.
  • Poll Tax - What Price on Your Head?
    E30
    Poll Tax - What Price on Your Head?Every man and woman in Great Britain faces having to pay a local government tax: a flat charge per head, varying from council to council. The Government calls it the Community Charge; others, the Poll Tax.
  • A Class Revolution
    E31
    A Class RevolutionEducation is the next priority in Margaret Thatcher 's cultural revolution. State education is poised for its most radical change since the war. There will be more emphasis on 'the three R's.
  • Adrift in Space
    E32
    Adrift in SpaceWhat future has Britain in space? Is the Government about to surrender Britain's toehold in the space technology of the next century or is it rightly suspicious that it might not be getting value for money from space research?
  • Harming or Helping? - The New Abortion Bill
    E33
    Harming or Helping? - The New Abortion BillDavid Alton's bill to reform the abortion law is now before Parliament. The real battle is about to begin. Over the next two months, MPs must decide for themselves on this highly charged moral and medical debate.
  • The Storm Beyond the Crash
    E34
    The Storm Beyond the CrashWhat will be the fallout from the Great Crash in the stock markets this autumn? Does it signal a historic decline in America's status as economic superpower? How vulnerable is Britain to the consequences?
  • The Uncertain Summit
    E35
    The Uncertain SummitAmerican president Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev are both in political trouble at home and need to do a deal. Next Monday in Washington, they hold a third historic meeting and it should be their most successful.
  • Debt: How Deep Are You in?
    E36
    Debt: How Deep Are You in?As the Christmas spending spree reaches its frenzied peak, Richard Lindley reports on a borrowing boom that's left the average British household burdened with a mountain of debt as high as 80 per cent of its income.
  • The Troubled Madonna of the Philippines
    E37
    The Troubled Madonna of the Philippines21 months ago, Cory Aquino was swept to victory on a wave of 'People Power', a modern day Madonna who had delivered the Philippines from the excesses of the Marcos dictatorship. Today, President Aquino is struggling for her survival.

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