1971/1972

01 B Specials Episode 16th September 1971 Alan Hart reports from Ulster on efforts of disbanded B-Specials to campaign for a new force. 02 The Cinderella Service Episode 213th September 1971 The most important cause of death among the under-45s is accidental death. Need it be? Robert MacNeil examines the under-staffed and over-stretched accident and emergency facilities of the Health Service and asks: How safe is it to have an accident in Britain today? 03 The Fight for the Wild Places Episode 320th September 1971 Tonight Nicholas Harman reports from the edge of the Dartmoor Park on the opening shots being fired in a public enquiry which starts next week in Exeter about plans to expand mining operations which could affect this part of the Devon countryside for the next 50 years; shots whose echoes can be heard in other National Parks, as mining companies are being given permission to prospect for valuable minerals. 04 Episode 4 Episode 427th September 1971 05 Episode 5 Episode 54th October 1971 06 The Edward Heath Interview Episode 611th October 1971 On the eve of the Conservative Party Conference, Robin Day goes to Downing Street to talk to the prime minister, the Rt Hon Edward Heath MP, about his record in office and the major problems he now faces. 07 China - Two into One Won’t Go Episode 718th October 1971 In 1949, Gen Chiang Kai-shek fled mainland China for Taiwan. He still hasn't found the right time to return; and as President Nixon prepares to meet Chairman Mao, and world opinion in the UN moves against the Chinese Nationalists, Julian Pettifer reports from Taiwan. 08 Episode 8 Episode 825th October 1971 09 Episode 9 Episode 91st November 1971 10 Episode 10 Episode 108th November 1971 11 Episode 11 Episode 1115th November 1971 12 Episode 12 Episode 1222nd November 1971 13 Episode 13 Episode 1329th November 1971 14 Episode 14 Episode 146th December 1971 15 Episode 15 Episode 1513th December 1971 16 Episode 16 Episode 1620th December 1971 17 Review of the Year: The Sights and Sounds of ‘71 Episode 1727th December 1971 If you worked in at UCS, or went on strike at the Post Office; if you waited for the sack at Rolls-Royce; if you can't understand decimals; if you used to read the Daily Sketch, or insured your car with the V & G; if you tried to follow the great debate, or missed out on your school milk - then this programme is about you. The rest of us lived through it all - Ibrox, Ulster, Europe, Etna, Rhodesia, Pakistan. Harold Wilson wrote a book - Ted Heath spoke French. Rudi Dutschke went home - Chay Blyth came home. Mao came in - Chiang went out. Arsenal the double - Trevino the treble. And Harvey Smith gave us the sign of the times. 18 Please Sit, Can I Leave School? Episode 183rd January 1972 A report on the revolution that must hit our secondary schools if the 16-year-old school-leaving age is to mean more than an extra year's boredom and frustration for final year pupils. 19 Episode 19 Episode 1910th January 1972 20 Episode 20 Episode 2017th January 1972 21 Episode 21 Episode 2124th January 1972 Two days ago, Britain was set on a new course when we signed the Treaty of Accession to the EEC. In Brussels this weekend, Panorama talked exclusively to the Prime Minister at this moment of personal triumph and asked him how he wants to shape and influence the Europe we are in the process of joining. 22 Episode 22 Episode 2231st January 1972 On the eve of the Winter Olympics in Japan, the President of the Games Avery Brundage speaks out on the great 'shamateurism' conflict and Panorama investigates the role of amateurs in sport. 23 Episode 23 Episode 237th February 1972 24 Episode 24 Episode 2414th February 1972 25 Episode 25 Episode 2521st February 1972 “What do the Chinese communists want? They want the world.” (Richard Nixon, 1960) But now it’s President Nixon who wants the Chinese, and today he's gone calling. Why? To win the peace in Asia or an election in America? What does his visit really mean? 26 Episode 26 Episode 2628th February 1972 27 Episode 27 Episode 276th March 1972 28 Episode 28 Episode 2813th March 1972 29 Episode 29 Episode 2920th March 1972 30 Episode 30 Episode 3027th March 1972 31 Episode 31 Episode 3110th April 1972 32 Episode 32 Episode 3217th April 1972 33 Episode 33 Episode 3324th April 1972 34 Episode 34 Episode 341st May 1972 35 Episode 35 Episode 358th May 1972 36 Episode 36 Episode 3615th May 1972 37 Episode 37 Episode 3722nd May 1972 38 Episode 38 Episode 385th June 1972 39 Episode 39 Episode 3912th June 1972 40 Episode 40 Episode 4019th June 1972 41 Episode 41 Episode 4126th June 1972 42 Episode 42 Episode 423rd July 1972 43 Episode 43 Episode 4310th July 1972 44 Episode 44 Episode 4417th July 1972 Tonight, as the school year ends, Panorama reports on the problem of why some children leave school unable to read or write. 45 Panorama Special: The Docks Dispute - Part 1 Episode 4524th July 1972 Michael Charlton reports on the Docks Dispute and how far it is likely to spread, while Alan Watson chairs a debate about the new Industrial Relations Act. Alan Hart reports from Belfast on events in Northern Ireland since Bloody Friday. 46 The Price of Your Car Episode 4631st July 1972 This year nearly 100,000 people will be casualties on our roads. There are ways to reduce accidents - but they all cost money. Would you be prepared to pay £250 extra to have a safer car? Or be willing to be stopped at random by a policeman for a breath test? Or be legally compelled to wear a seat belt? Tonight Panorama looks at the rising cost and suffering of road accidents, and asks what price are we prepared to pay to make our cars and roads safer? 47 Episode 47 Episode 477th August 1972 48 Episode 48 Episode 4814th August 1972 49 Episode 49 Episode 4921st August 1972