Season 40 · Episode 1 — Risky Business
King's Cross, Zeebrugge, Piper Alpha - more than a thousand people died in the big disasters of the late 80s. Yet after most disasters and deaths at work, company managements escape unpunished.
Season 40 episodes
E1King's Cross, Zeebrugge, Piper Alpha - more than a thousand people died in the big disasters of the late 80s. Yet after most disasters and…
E2The Prime Minister praised the NHS for the treatment his parents received when they were ill in their old age. But many health authorities…
E3The collapse of Soviet Union has left thousands of nuclear warheads, vast amounts of plutonium and entire cities full of scientists who kno…
E4As the General Election approaches, opinion polls suggest an increasing likelihood of the result being a hung Parliament. If so, the balanc…
E5Next week George Bush sets out on the long electoral road to a 2nd term in the White House. But America is ill disposed to reward the Presi…
E6As the opinion polls indicate that-half the Scottish electorate now favours independence, David Dimbleby chairs a debate from Edinburgh on…
E7Three men are serving life sentences for gruesome murder of a Cardiff prostitute. Tom Mangold investigates some of methods used by police i…
E8Since the miners' strike 7 yrs ago, productivity in Britain's mines has soared and efficiency improved beyond expectations. But there have…
E9Now that it is officially admitted that Britain's current economic recession is the longest since the Second World War, a bitter debate has…
E10David Dimbleby chairs a debate on one of the issues crucial to the outcome of the imminent General Election.
E11David Dimbleby face-to-face with party leaders. Tonight: Paddy Ashdown, Leader of Liberal Democrats.
E12David Dimbleby face-to-face in live interviews with party leaders. Tonight: Neil Kinnock, Leader of Labour Party.
E13The Prime Minister and Leader of the Conservative Party, John Major, is interviewed live by David Dimbleby. Can the Conservatives win the e…
E14What are the implications of the election result for the nation and for its political parties? David Dimbleby and the Panorama team assess…
E15Summer has not yet arrived but already large areas of southern Britain are subject to hosepipe bans and other restrictions on use of water.
E16Are golden days over for British home owners? Reporter John Plender looks at whether in future owning a house will still be a sure way of d…
E17The Citizen's Charter, which John Major launched as Tories' "big idea" for 90s, is rapidly breeding mini-charters setting new standards for…
E18At Earth Summit in Rio this week, tax payers in rich countries like Britain will be asked to pay billions of pounds to save world from envi…
E19E20Are police now calling a truce in war on drugs? Fewer users are being prosecuted, but does this mean there is a move towards a decriminalis…
E21As Israel prepares to go to the polls, the Middle East peace process hangs in the balance. Jane Corbin reports on how the Israeli voters wi…
E22In wake of Maxwell scandal, there are fears that pension funds are vulnerable to theft and sharp practice by people who run them.
E23In a few days' time, Britain's last governor will arrive in Hong Kong - in preparation for handing the colony over to China. Can Chris Patt…
E24Almost a year after abortive coup against Gorbachev, ghost of communism still haunts former Soviet Union.
E25New fears about an Aids epidemic in the heterosexual community have been raised by recent highly publicised cases. Tom Mangold looks at new…
E26Is free dental care in danger of becoming a thing of past? As dentists threaten to withdraw from NHS over Government's attempts to regulate…
E27Supporters of death penalty in America used to claim it was a deterrent to violent crime.
E28Britain is poised to become a major player in an international trade in deadly plutonium.
E29Forced to remain in harbour against their will and obliged to throw almost half their catch back into sea, British fishermen are angrier th…
E30Despite the recession, the pay of Britain's company directors is rising faster than ever. How do they justify double-figure increases? Mich…
E31Horse racing in Britain is in crisis. Is it because it's not run in a business-like way or because bookies aren't paying their fair share?
E32New payments to farmers to produce less food will result in an area of farmland bigger than Devon being released. Will this lead to widespr…
E33E34On the eve of the Conservative Party conference, another in-depth investigation and analysis of current events with the Panorama team.
E35Recent events have shaken the foundations of the EC. As the 12 gather for a summit in Britain this week, Martha Kearney looks at the view f…
E36This year, hundreds of thousands of people will be smuggled into the west from the former communist states of eastern Europe. Nisha Pillai…
E37Bill Clinton has suffered the most sustained attacks on a candidate's character in recent American history, over sex, drugs and the draft.…
E38The future of some popular BBC tv shows, from Eldorado to the Generation Game, is under scrutiny. Why should viewers pay a licence for the…
E39Animal sacrifice, child sexual abuse, cannibalism and murder: crimes committed, claim some, in the name of Satan. According to one estimate…
E40Crack cocaine is most dangerous illegal drugs ever to reach Britain. The intense pleasure it gives soon leads to addiction, and a deadly sp…
E41E42E43Under Mrs Thatcher, ministers said they meant to privatise British Rail, but left it in public ownership. Now John Major's government inten…
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