Panorama — 1988

01 Thatcher's 3,000 Days

Jan 4, 1988

Mrs. Thatcher has now been in office for 3,167 days - overtaking Asquith as longest serving Prime Minister this century.

02 Arthur Scargill Evermore?

Jan 11, 1988

Later this month Britain's 100,000 miners will vote on future direction of their leadership and in particular on Arthur Scargill.

03 Rajiv Gandhi - India's Pilot Prime Minister

Jan 18, 1988

As an airline pilot, Rajiv Gandhi would press a button, pull a lever and get results.

04 The Margaret Thatcher Interview

Jan 25, 1988

The Prime Minister, Right Hon Margaret Thatcher, MP, in a live interview with David Dimbleby.

05 NHS - A Terminal Case?

Feb 1, 1988

Forty years after its birth, National Health Service is in grip of continued crisis.

06 The Two Billion Pound Rip-Off

Feb 8, 1988

The Two Billion Pound Rip-Off With few effective controls and checks EEC's Common Agricultural Policy has been described as 'greatest incentive to crime in Western Europe'.

07 Violence on Television

Feb 15, 1988

Violence on Television since Hungerford massacre violence on television has become a hot political issue.

08 Is There No Alternative?

Feb 22, 1988

09 The IRA: The Long War

Feb 29, 198858m

A history of the Provisional IRA political and military campaign.

10 A Hard Act to Follow

Mar 7, 1988

Vice President George Bush and Senator Bob Dole are battling for Republican Presidential nomination.

11 The Underclass of 88

Mar 14, 1988

The Underclass of 88 In tomorrow's Budget Chancellor is widely expected to announce further tax cuts for better off.

12 Electricity - A Shock in Store

Mar 21, 1988

Disturbing new evidence of a connection between electricity and small but significant increases in childhood and adult cancers are mystifying scientists.

13 Church of England - One Foundation?

Mar 28, 1988

In Church of England recent passionate arguments about ordination to priesthood of women or of practising homosexuals are symptoms of a much wider debate.

14 Charles, Prince of Conscience

Apr 11, 1988

Charles, Prince of Conscience Is Prince of Wales sharpening an impression that he is increasingly out of tune with Thatcherit.

15 Child Abuse: Battering the System

Apr 18, 1988

Clare is 4, and her mother fears she has been sexually abused by her father. She's just 30,000 children on local authority 'at risk' register.

16 Israel at 40

Apr 25, 1988

Next week, as Israel celebrates 40 years of statehood, Panorama reports on growing-problems of troubled nation.

17 In the Shadow of the Killing Fields

May 9, 1988

Ten years after Pol Pot 's reign of terror, Cambodians fear horror of killing fields may return.

18 Replacing the Hidden Bomb

May 16, 1988

Few people know Britain has a class of nuclear bombs other than those carried in Polaris submarines.

19 A Revolution Without Shots

May 23, 1988

Mikhail Gorbachev has called his attempt to reform Soviet Union 'a revolution without shots'.

20 Selling the Nuclear Dream

Jun 6, 1988

When Government privatises electricity industry, everyone in Britain will have chance to buy a stake in nuclear power.

21 Northern Ireland: The Long Peace

Jun 13, 1988

After 20 years of unrest, there are first signs of a wind of political change in Northern Ireland.

22 In Wealth We Trust

Jun 20, 1988

In his last Budget, Chancellor Lawson gave to those who already had. He cut tax for well-off.

23 The Price of Success?

Jun 27, 1988

Britain's South East is beginning to boom. In a crescent around London, new business parks and housing estates are fast expanding.

24 Can We Afford the Doctor?

Jul 4, 1988

The death of hole-in-the-heart baby, Matthew Collier has provoked most fundamental review of National Health Service for 40 years.

25 Who Is This Man Dukakis?

Jul 11, 1988

As son of Greek immigrants is about to be sent forth as Democratic Party's challenger to recapture American Presidency, Panorama examines credentials of Michael Dukakis.

26 Hot Property

Jul 18, 1988

It involves estate agents, valuers and solicitors as well as purchasers, and it's happening both because mortgages are so easily available and because bodies set up to monitor house sales seem unable to cope with buying market.

27 Labour's Agonising Reappraisal

Sep 5, 1988

At a time when Opposition should have been making capital of Government's difficulties.

28 Jam Today, Jam Tomorrow?

Sep 12, 1988

By year 2000, there will be up to 30 per cent more cars on road. Peter Taylor examines ways of getting out of jam and interviews Secretary of State The Rt Hon Paul Channon.

29 Piper Alpha: The Human Price of Oil

Sep 19, 1988

In July, 167 men were killed in world's worst ever oil disaster. Jane Corbin talks to crucial eyewitnesses aboard Piper Alpha that nigbt.

30 A Class Apart

Sep 26, 1988

One-hundred-and-eighty children have just begun term at most controversial school in Britain, brand new City Technology College in Solihull.

31 Inundation of a Nation

Oct 3, 1988

32 Violent Britain - The Hurd Instinct

Oct 10, 1988

On eve of Conservative Party Conference, Home Secretary Rt Hon Douglas Hurd MP is preparing for his toughest challenges of year.

33 The SAS

Oct 17, 1988

An investigation into the role of the SAS in Northern Ireland.

34 Choosing the Future - The Genetic Revolution

Oct 24, 1988

Using latest DNA technology, scientists are identifying genes which help to determine kind of people we are.

35 Pakistan: Paying for a Holy War

Oct 31, 1988

Pakistan has been chief backer of Afghan guerrillas in their Holy War against Soviet army.

36 The Tories: Friends of the Earth?

Nov 7, 1988

Mrs Thatcher claims Conservatives are green at heart. The local authorities monitoring Britain's booming waste industry have yet to be convinced.

37 Adios General Pinochet?

Nov 21, 1988

After 15 years, people of Chile have voted to get rid of General Pinochet. But his dictatorship continues for next year-and-a-half as a nation, divided by hatred, tries to move towards democracy.

38 Europe: My Way or Theirs?

Nov 28, 1988

On eve of Summit of Common Market Leaders, Fred Emery reports on battle for future of Europe after 1992.

39 Council Housing: The Last Frontier

Dec 5, 1988

Council estates are Conservatives' next political battlefield. Once, council housing, subsidised and secure, symbolised Welfare State.

40 The Shadow of the Swastika

Dec 12, 1988

Half a century after war, hunting down of old Nazis has never been more intense. In America, Canada and Israel, Nazis and their collaborators are facing trial.