Panorama · SEASON 33
Bhopal: The Lingering Tragedy
Episode 18 · 1985-05-20

- Documentary
- News
Episode overview
Six months ago, at least 2,500 Indians were killed and thousands more injured in the world's worst industrial disaster. After the gas leak at the Union Carbide plant, the people of Bhopal are still trying to rebuild their lives while the company is learning to live with the stigma of the tragedy. On the sidelines, the lawyers and politicians are bickering over questions of blame and compensation. As Nick Clarke reports from Bhopal, there's a sense throughout the chemical industry of 'there but for the grace of God ..."
Season 33 episodes
1. Episode 11985-01-07
2. Episode 21985-01-14
3. The Politics of Plenty1985-01-21
4. No University for You?1985-01-28
5. How Much Longer?1985-02-04
6. Jobs - What's the Answer?1985-02-11
7. Bad Deal for Britain1985-02-18
8. Comrade Bob's Election1985-02-25
9. Coal's Unsettled Future1985-03-04
10. No Asylum?1985-03-11
11. Episode 111985-03-18
12. The Jewish Pawns in Russia's Game1985-03-25
13. Men of Honour1985-04-01
14. Protecting the Unborn Child?1985-04-15
15. Germany Divided - for Good?1985-04-22
16. Episode 161985-04-29
17. Deadly Force1985-05-13
18. Bhopal: The Lingering Tragedy1985-05-20
19. Nicaragua: Seeing Red1985-06-10
20. Short Sharp Shock1985-06-17
21. When the Roof Falls In1985-06-24
22. Selling Star Wars1985-07-15
23. Episode 231985-07-22
24. Family of Spies1985-07-08
25. Doctor in a Hurry1985-09-09
26. Prisons for Profit1985-09-16
27. Episode 271985-09-23
28. Neil Appeal: The Relaunch of Labour1985-09-30
29. Maggie's Market Forces1985-10-07
30. Jasmine, A Death Too Many Last March1985-10-14
31. South Africa: The Black Mans' Burden1985-10-21
32. Aircrash - What Price Survival?1985-10-21
33. Episode 331985-10-28
34. Poachers Turned Gamekeepers1985-11-04
35. The Year of the Spy1985-11-11
36. The Summit Debate1985-11-18
37. Voices from the Ghetto1985-11-25
38. AIDS - The Race for a Cure1985-12-02
39. Whatever Happened to Solidarity?1985-12-09
40. Arafat: Paying the Price of Terror1985-12-16