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Panorama : Season 35
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Air date: 27 Apr '87 - 37 episodesLong-running factual programme reporting on all aspects of life in Britain.
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List of Episodes (37)
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1. The President's Star Warriors
12 Jan '87President 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?
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2. Citizen Murdoch
19 Jan '87
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3. Living with AIDS
26 Jan '87AIDS 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.
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4. Stockton - Never Had It So Good
09 Feb '87
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5. The Kinnock Alternative
16 Feb '87As 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.
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6. The Private Wars of Colonel North
23 Feb '87Michael Cockerell reports on the key role of Colonel Oliver North, US Deputy National Security Adviser, in the Iran-Contra arms scandal.
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7. The Alliance Alternative
02 Mar '87
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8. Your Child - Unfit for Life
09 Mar '87
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9. Austin Rover - Breakthrough or Breakdown?
16 Mar '87Labour rescued it by nationalisation. The Conservatives cannot wait to privatise it. What is the truth about Austin Rover's future?
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10. Northern Ireland: The Troubled Peace
23 Mar '87With 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.
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11. Brent Schools - Hard Left Rules
30 Mar '87Ever 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.
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12. Chernobyl - 'Nobody Thought it Could Happen'
06 Apr '87Tonight 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.
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13. Front Line Blues: Policing the Cities
13 Apr '87Britain'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.
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14. Scientology: The Road to Total Freedom?
27 Apr '87John 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.
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15. AIDS - The Fight for Control
11 May '87Panorama 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.
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16. Gorbachev and the Defence of Europe
18 May '87
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17. The Party Leaders: David Owen and David Steel
26 May '87With 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.
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18. The Party Leaders: Neil Kinnock
01 Jun '87With 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.
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19. The Party Leaders: Margaret Thatcher
08 Jun '87As 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.
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20. Episode 20
15 Jun '87
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21. Sailing Too Close to Disaster
22 Jun '87On 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.
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22. Fair Play for Britain's Blacks
06 Jul '87For 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.
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23. Not in My Backyard
13 Jul '87Waste 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.
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24. Britain's Amateur Justice System: A Jail Lottery?
20 Jul '87What 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.
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25. Dying to Win - Drugs in Sport
21 Sep '87It'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.
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