1984
1984 · 39 episodes
Episodes
1. Episode 1
January 1, 1984
2. Vietnam: Children of the Dust
January 9, 1984
3. The Illusive Peace (Israel and the PLO)
January 23, 1984
4. Maggie's Militant Tendency
January 30, 1984
5. Will the Cap Fit?
February 6, 1984
6. Hands That Once Picked Cotton
February 13, 1984
7. The Television Revolution
February 20, 1984
8. The Electric Shock
February 27, 1984
9. Bitter Sweet Pill
March 5, 1984
10. Super Tuesday
March 12, 1984
11. America's Other Election
March 19, 1984
12. The Habit the Government Won't Break
March 26, 1984
13. The Certain Road to Absurdity
April 2, 1984
14. The Prime Minister
April 9, 1984
Robin Day interviews Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in Downing Street.
15. On Course for War
April 16, 1984
16. The Coal War
April 30, 1984
The prospect of closure for collieries across Britain is believed to be pushing moderate areas towards more militant approaches. Led by Arthur Scargill of the National Union of Mineworkers, many believe that participation in the strike is their only hope of securing a future for the mining industry. In the studio, Scargill and Ned Smith of the National Coal Board discuss the issues surrounding this wave of industrial action.
17. The Bradford Experiment
May 14, 1984
David Lomax reports on the policies Bradford council has devised to meet the needs of the city's Muslim Asian schoolchildren and combat the lack of integration, poor attendance and attainment among that community - while simultaneously trying to not alienate the white majority.
18. The Stolen Children
May 21, 1984
19. The President's World
June 4, 1984
20. A Vote For Europe?
June 11, 1984
21. Turning The Mersey Tide
June 18, 1984
22. The Battle Against Heroin
June 25, 1984
23. The Police Bill: Excessive Force?
July 2, 1984
24. Living Dangerously
July 9, 1984
25. Limehouse Blues
September 10, 1984
26. Is The Coal Face Crumbling?
September 17, 1984
Six months into the miners' strike, 'Panorama' speaks to all sides about the ongoing dispute. Representatives of the National Coal Board explain their 'back to work' policy, while those who have already returned to work explain their decision and their feelings about being branded 'scabs'. We also hear from the wives of the miners still on strike, whose fury over strike-breakers matches their determination to win the battle.
27. Prisoners Of Zion
September 24, 1984
28. Live from Labour Party Conference
October 1, 1984
29. Thatcher Revolution: What Next?
October 8, 1984
30. The Battle For Power
October 15, 1984
31. Rethinking The Unthinkable
October 22, 1984
32. The Sale Of The Century?
October 29, 1984
33. Four More Years?
November 5, 1984
34. Justice Under Fire
November 12, 1984
Profile of recent shoot to kill incidents and supergrass trials. Panorama asks, can terror be defeated by ordinary law of the land and what rules should govern the Sectarian Forces.
35. Spain: The Carrot And The Stick
November 19, 1984
36. Scandal Down Under
November 26, 1984
37. Wasting Welfare
December 3, 1984
38. To the bitter end?
December 10, 1984
With the winter of 1984 biting, and a solution to the Miners' Strike no nearer, Panorama spends 10 days filming exclusively with the police and the striking miners themselves in South Yorkshire.
39. O Come All Ye Faithful?
December 17, 1984