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Panorama: 1987

37 episodes · premiered Jan 12, 1987

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  1. Episode 1: The President's Star Warriors Jan 12, 1987 President 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…
  2. Episode 2: Citizen Murdoch Jan 19, 1987
  3. Episode 3: Living with AIDS Jan 26, 1987 AIDS 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…
  4. Episode 4: Stockton - Never Had It So Good Feb 9, 1987
  5. Episode 5: The Kinnock Alternative Feb 16, 1987 As 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…
  6. Episode 6: The Private Wars of Colonel North Feb 23, 1987 Michael Cockerell reports on the key role of Colonel Oliver North, US Deputy National Security Adviser, in the Iran-Contra arms scandal.
  7. Episode 7: The Alliance Alternative Mar 2, 1987
  8. Episode 8: Your Child - Unfit for Life Mar 9, 1987
  9. Episode 9: Austin Rover - Breakthrough or Breakdown? Mar 16, 1987 Labour rescued it by nationalisation. The Conservatives cannot wait to privatise it. What is the truth about Austin Rover's future?
  10. Episode 10: Northern Ireland: The Troubled Peace Mar 23, 1987 With 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…
  11. Episode 11: Brent Schools - Hard Left Rules Mar 30, 1987 Ever 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…
  12. Episode 12: Chernobyl - 'Nobody Thought it Could Happen' Apr 6, 1987 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.
  13. Episode 13: Front Line Blues: Policing the Cities Apr 13, 1987 Britain'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…
  14. Episode 14: Scientology: The Road to Total Freedom? Apr 27, 1987 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.
  15. Episode 15: AIDS - The Fight for Control May 11, 1987 Panorama 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.
  16. Episode 16: Gorbachev and the Defence of Europe May 18, 1987
  17. Episode 17: The Party Leaders: David Owen and David Steel May 26, 1987 With 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.
  18. Episode 18: The Party Leaders: Neil Kinnock Jun 1, 1987 With 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.
  19. Episode 19: The Party Leaders: Margaret Thatcher Jun 8, 1987 As 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…
  20. Episode 20: Episode 20 Jun 15, 1987
  21. Episode 21: Sailing Too Close to Disaster Jun 22, 1987 On 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…
  22. Episode 22: Fair Play for Britain's Blacks Jul 6, 1987 For 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…
  23. Episode 23: Not in My Backyard Jul 13, 1987 Waste 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…
  24. Episode 24: Britain's Amateur Justice System: A Jail Lottery? Jul 20, 1987 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…
  25. Episode 25: Dying to Win - Drugs in Sport Sep 21, 1987 It'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…
  26. Episode 26: Must Labour Lose? Sep 28, 1987 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…
  27. Episode 27: Inner Cities - We Want Them Too Oct 5, 1987 Tomorrow, 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.
  28. Episode 28: Alcohol: More Harm Than Heroin Oct 12, 1987 Everyone 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.
  29. Episode 29: Arms Control - Checking on Cheating Oct 19, 1987 Tom Mangold explains how verification has become the litmus test of superpower relations, and how it has been politically manipulated by each side.
  30. Episode 30: Poll Tax - What Price on Your Head? Oct 26, 1987 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…
  31. Episode 31: A Class Revolution Nov 2, 1987 Education 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…
  32. Episode 32: Adrift in Space Nov 9, 1987 What 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…
  33. Episode 33: Harming or Helping? - The New Abortion Bill Nov 16, 1987 David 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…
  34. Episode 34: The Storm Beyond the Crash Nov 23, 1987 What 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…
  35. Episode 35: The Uncertain Summit Nov 30, 1987 American 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…
  36. Episode 36: Debt: How Deep Are You in? Dec 7, 1987 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…
  37. Episode 37: The Troubled Madonna of the Philippines Dec 14, 1987 21 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…