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Disaster at Sea: The Piper Alpha Story
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Episode 159 min2025-08-24
The Golden Ticket
Told through the testimony of rig workers and their families back home, this is the minute-by-minute story of how the 1980s oil boom turned to disaster when Piper Alpha exploded.
Episode 258 min2025-08-31
Dark Cloud over Aberdeen
Piper Alpha burns, and the platform begins to collapse. With 167 men dead and just a handful of survivors, grief turns to fury, and the fight for justice begins back home.
Episode 358 min2025-09-07
The Perfect Storm
With Piper Alpha gone, survivors’ evidence becomes key to the truth. The inquiry reveals fatal errors, ignored warnings and failed systems. Will there be justice?