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Panorama: 1981

46 episodes · first aired Jan 5, 1981

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  1. 1 Whatever Happened To Afghanistan? Jan 5, 1981 A year ago rumble of Russian tanks invading Afghanistan was met by a chorus of condemnation from around world.
  2. 2 Italy's Other Earthquake Jan 12, 1981 Money is now pouring in to rebuild lives and homes of survivors of Italy's earthquake.
  3. 3 How the Left Won Jan 19, 1981 This week, at a special conference at Wembley, Labour Party will decide how to choose its leader.
  4. 4 Episode 4 Jan 26, 1981
  5. 5 The Politics of Hunger Feb 2, 1981 Before the year 2000, the world is likely to face famine on a scale hitherto unknown. Today .more than half the African countries still face severe food shortages, despite the millions of…
  6. 6 Episode 6 Feb 9, 1981
  7. 7 Who's Afraid of Rupert Murdoch? Feb 16, 1981 At 49, the Australian millionaire is set to become one of the world s most powerful press tycoons. His critics say he makes and breaks politicians, he fires editors who don't fit, and…
  8. 8 Episode 8 Feb 23, 1981
  9. 9 The Right to Privacy - The Need to Know Mar 2, 1981 How far should the state look into our lives, and what should be done with the information that is collected? Computers now contain millions of records and intelligence files; the police…
  10. 10 Has the Lady Turned? Mar 9, 1981 After two years in pursuit of a radical economic experiment, has the Government now decided to change course? The capitulation to the miners, the massive injections of cash into British…
  11. 11 The Last of the Big Spenders? Mar 16, 1981 The Conservative Government has told local authorities to cut back and spend less. The highest-spending council in Britain is Camden in London. It is now in a financial crisis. The Labour…
  12. 12 Episode 12 Mar 23, 1981
  13. 13 Episode 13 Mar 30, 1981
  14. 14 Gold and Diamonds - The Kremlin Connection Apr 6, 1981 'You can carry enough diamonds on your naked body to set you up for life,' said Ian Fleming. Diamonds and gold - the most precious substances known to man - excite the imagination. But by…
  15. 15 Episode 15 Apr 13, 1981
  16. 16 France's Seven-Year Itch Apr 27, 1981 For seven years Giscard d'Estaing has been the dominant force in French politics, and French prosperity has been the envy of Europe. But his critics say he has become arrogant and…
  17. 17 Episode 17 May 11, 1981
  18. 18 The Re-arming of America May 18, 1981 The United States, in keeping with President Reagan's election promise, has just begun the largest and most expensive peace-time military build-up in its history. The Pentagon is embarking…
  19. 19 Episode 19 Jun 1, 1981
  20. 20 The DPP Jun 8, 1981 Sir Thomas Hetherington is the Director of Public Prosecutions, the man who has to decide whether to prosecute in important or difficult cases, which charges to lay and whether it is in…
  21. 21 South Africa: To the Last Drop of Blood Jun 15, 1981 Peter Taylor reports from within South Africa on the black opposition - an opposition which is becoming increasingly frustrated and violent. The thousands of Soweto youths who left the…
  22. 22 Episode 22 Jun 22, 1981
  23. 23 The PLO - The Road to Respectability Jun 29, 1981 The Palestinian Liberation Organisation, responsible for some of the world's worst acts of terrorism, has found a new respectability. Less than a decade after the slaying of Israeli…
  24. 24 Crash - Whatever Happened To Flight 1008? Jul 6, 1981 In April 1980, Dan Air Flight 1008 crashed en-route from Manchester to Tenerife, claiming 146 lives. The programme covers the disaster from as many angles as possible, interviewing experts…
  25. 25 Episode 25 Jul 13, 1981
  26. 26 Episode 26 Jul 20, 1981
  27. 27 Episode 27 Jul 27, 1981
  28. 28 The Islamic Bomb Aug 10, 1981 After the Israeli raid on Iraq's nuclear reactor, Pakistan alone is developing the Islamic worlds first nuclear weapon. With millions of pounds from Libya's Colonel Gaddafi, the Pakistanis…
  29. 29 Episode 29 Aug 17, 1981
  30. 30 Episode 30 Aug 24, 1981
  31. 31 The Class of 81 Sep 7, 1981 For-the past 12 months Panorama has been following the fortunes of the 250 school leavers at Craig-bank Secondary School in Glasgow. John Stapleton follows what happened to them In their…
  32. 32 Episode 32 Sep 14, 1981
  33. 33 The Provo's Last Card Sep 21, 1981 Panorama's Peter Taylor reports from the Maze prison during the hunger strike campaign and addresses the political and military consequences.
  34. 34 Labour: Which Direction Will the Party Go? Sep 28, 1981 Labour's choice of a deputy leader is the culmination of a momentous struggle for the party's future.
  35. 35 Episode 35 Oct 5, 1981
  36. 36 Episode 36 Oct 12, 1981
  37. 37 KGB -Russia's Secret Service in the West Oct 19, 1981 Soviet Intelligence has a huge presence in every Western country; some four out of every ten Russian diplomats are KGB officers. They wage war by clandestine means. Their methods…
  38. 38 Episode 38 Oct 26, 1981
  39. 39 How Many More Skeletons? Nov 2, 1981 · 50m In this report from a longer programme, Tom Mangold speaks to Leo Long, one of the men whom Anthony Blunt recruited into his Cambridge spy ring.
  40. 40 Episode 40 Nov 9, 1981
  41. 41 Episode 41 Nov 16, 1981
  42. 42 Libya: Trading in Terror Nov 23, 1981 In Britain, Libyan hit squads murder Colonel Gaddafi's exiled opponents. All over the world the Libyans back terrorist groups - including the IRA. Now Panorama reveals the key men behind…
  43. 43 Trade Unions and the Law Nov 30, 1981 Panorama tonight examines the Government's controversial proposals to limit the power of trade unions. The Rt Hon Norman Tebbit , mp, Secretary of State for Employment, explains why he…
  44. 44 Episode 44 Dec 7, 1981
  45. 45 Experimenting with Life Dec 14, 1981 Next year there'll be a boom in test tube babies. Laboratory fertilisation is becoming commonplace, and human embryos are now being frozen for future use. Margaret Jay examines the…
  46. 46 Episode 46 Dec 21, 1981