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Panorama : Season 40
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Air date: 10 Aug '92 - 44 episodesLong-running factual programme reporting on all aspects of life in Britain.
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List of Episodes (44)
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1. Risky Business
13 Jan '92King'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.
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2. Getting Rid of Granny
20 Jan '92The Prime Minister praised the NHS for the treatment his parents received when they were ill in their old age. But many health authorities are now cutting back or even abandoning long-stay beds, moving the elderly to private nursing homes.
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3. Nuclear Nightmare
27 Jan '92The collapse of Soviet Union has left thousands of nuclear warheads, vast amounts of plutonium and entire cities full of scientists who know how to make nuclear weapons: what happens to them now?
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4. The Third Man
03 Feb '92As the General Election approaches, opinion polls suggest an increasing likelihood of the result being a hung Parliament. If so, the balance of power may be held by Paddy Ashdown , the leader of the Liberal Democrats.
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5. Bush's Domestic Storm
10 Feb '92Next 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 President for his foreign policy successes. The campaign spotlight has focused on the ailing US economy.
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6. Episode 6
17 Feb '92As the opinion polls indicate that-half the Scottish electorate now favours independence, David Dimbleby chairs a debate from Edinburgh on the future of Scotland's government.
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7. Unsafe Convictions
24 Feb '92Three men are serving life sentences for gruesome murder of a Cardiff prostitute. Tom Mangold investigates some of methods used by police in a case led to longest murder trial in British history.
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8. Crisis at the Coalface
02 Mar '92Since the miners' strike 7 yrs ago, productivity in Britain's mines has soared and efficiency improved beyond expectations. But there have been pit closures and redundancies as the coal industry has felt the chill blast of market forces.
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9. The Slide Into Slump
09 Mar '92Now that it is officially admitted that Britain's current economic recession is the longest since the Second World War, a bitter debate has broken out about its origins.
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10. The Chancellors' Debate
16 Mar '92David Dimbleby chairs a debate on one of the issues crucial to the outcome of the imminent General Election.
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11. Leaders: Liberal Democrats
23 Mar '92David Dimbleby face-to-face with party leaders. Tonight: Paddy Ashdown, Leader of Liberal Democrats.
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12. Leaders: Labour Party
30 Mar '92David Dimbleby face-to-face in live interviews with party leaders. Tonight: Neil Kinnock, Leader of Labour Party.
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13. Leaders: Conservative Party
06 Apr '92The Prime Minister and Leader of the Conservative Party, John Major, is interviewed live by David Dimbleby. Can the Conservatives win the election despite the longest economic recession since the war?
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14. Episode 14
13 Apr '92What are the implications of the election result for the nation and for its political parties? David Dimbleby and the Panorama team assess last Thursday's poll.
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15. Not a Drop to Drink
27 Apr '92Summer has not yet arrived but already large areas of southern Britain are subject to hosepipe bans and other restrictions on use of water.
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16. The House Party's Over
11 May '92Are 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 doubling your money or whether.
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17. Citizen Major's Charter
18 May '92The Citizen's Charter, which John Major launched as Tories' "big idea" for 90s, is rapidly breeding mini-charters setting new standards for most public services.
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18. The South Strikes Back
01 Jun '92At 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 environmental disaster.
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19. Episode 19
08 Jun '92
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20. Episode 20
15 Jun '92Are police now calling a truce in war on drugs? Fewer users are being prosecuted, but does this mean there is a move towards a decriminalisation of drugs use?.
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21. Episode 21
22 Jun '92As Israel prepares to go to the polls, the Middle East peace process hangs in the balance. Jane Corbin reports on how the Israeli voters will affect the prospect for peace.
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22. Pension Funds
29 Jun '92In wake of Maxwell scandal, there are fears that pension funds are vulnerable to theft and sharp practice by people who run them.
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23. Hong Kong
06 Jul '92In a few days' time, Britain's last governor will arrive in Hong Kong - in preparation for handing the colony over to China. Can Chris Patten save the way of life of its people, or will it fall prey to the regime in Peking?
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24. Dollars, Deals and the Old Guard
13 Jul '92Almost a year after abortive coup against Gorbachev, ghost of communism still haunts former Soviet Union.
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25. AIDS
20 Jul '92New fears about an Aids epidemic in the heterosexual community have been raised by recent highly publicised cases. Tom Mangold looks at new evidence on how Aids spreads among heterosexuals, and whether current health policies are effective
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